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Sam Sweeney, Mikhail Nemstov, Mari Poll

Suzy Klein is joined by cellist Mikhail Nemtsov, violinist Mari Poll and folk violinist Sam Sweeney.

Suzy Klein's guests include two young rising stars, Russian cellist Mikhail Nemtsov and Estonian violinist Mari Poll. they will be performing live in the studio ahead of their appearance together at this summer's City of London Festival.

Also playing live in the studio is folk violinist Sam Sweeney, performing songs from his upcoming show 'Made in the Great War', telling the fascinating story of Sam's violin that was built during the first World War, and finished 90 years later.

Suzy is also joined by MP Caroline Spelman and German MP Stephan Mayer to chat about their participation in a choir of MPs from the UK and German parliaments to mark the centenary of the first world war.

Plus, as part of Radio 3's two-week season Music in the Great War, writer, broadcaster and pianist David Owen Norris presents another in his series of personal musical stories from the war - this time focusing on the work of Russian composer Alexander Scriabin.

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Tue 1 Jul 2014 16:30
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Music Played

  • Alexander Vertinsky

    'In the wings', Crimea 1916

    Singer: Alexander Vertinsky.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No.2 'Lobgesang' - Mov 10 'Ihr Volker'

    Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Choir: Berlin Radio Choir.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Easter Cantata - No. 1 Chorus: 'Gott hat den Heern auferwecket'

    Orchestra: Das Kleine Konzert. Director: Hermann Max.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Souvenir d'une marche boche (Remembrance of a German march)

    Performer: Josef Christof.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Troika in E major Op.34 No.11

    Performer: Sergey Rachmaninov.

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