Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Edvard Grieg
Sonata no. 2 in G major Op.13 for violin and piano
Johannes Brahms
Trio no. 1 in B major Op.8 for piano and strings
Performer: Baiba Skride. Performer: Lauma Skride
Edge of Sound: Beyond Finlandia
Magnus Lindberg: Chorale
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island
Värttinä: Syyllinen Syli (Faithless Arms)
Värttinä: Linnunmieli (A Bird's Mind); Lemmennosto (Love Spell); Emoton (Motherless)
INTERVAL
Sibelius: Finlandia, Op 26
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Lintukoto (Isle of Bliss)
Värttinä: Katariina
Värttinä: Meri (The Sea); Äijö (Old Man)
Värttinä:
Mari Kaasinen; Susan Aho; Karoliina Kantelinen - vocals
Matti Kallio - accordion
Lassi Logren - fiddle
Matti Laitinen - guitar & bouzouki
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Stephen Bell*
Stephen Bell replaces Charles Hazlewood who has had to withdraw from this concert due to illness.
