Performance on 3 - Aldeburgh Festival 2009 - Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Ligeti, Birtwistle, Haydn

Radio 3 at the Summer Festivals. Petroc Trelawny presents the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the international ensemble founded by Claudio Abbado, in a concert given as part of the 2009 Aldeburgh Festival. The programme features music from the 20th century - one of the orchestra's specialities - along with two symphonies by Haydn, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the composer's death. Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Mahler Chamber Orchestra Susanna Malkki (conductor) Ligeti: Ramifications Haydn: Symphony No 60 in C (Il distratto) Birtwistle: Slow Frieze for piano and ensemble Haydn: Symphony No 101 in D (The Clock) Followed by a focus on celebrated historical recordings made at Aldeburgh. With a highlight from the memorable piano duet recital given in 1965 at The Jubilee Hall by Benjamin Britten and Sviatoslav Ricther, featuring Schubert's Grand Duo in C, D812. Grainger: Shallow Brown Peter Pears (tenor) John Shirley-Quirk (bass baritone) English Chamber Orchestra Benjamin Britten (conductor)