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Amelia Freedman in Conversation

Amelia Freedman in Conversation

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Summary

Sandy Burnett talks to Amelia Freedman CBE about the ethos of the Nash Ensemble which she founded 46 years ago, the reasons for their longevity and success, her commissioning and programming strategies for contemporary music, and the moving experiences of the Nash Ensemble’s Theresianstadt weekend at Wigmore Hall earlier in 2010.

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Music Clips

All music clips are taken from the Nash Ensemble recordings on Wigmore Hall Live:

1. Mendelssohn Octet in E flat Op. 20 - Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco - extract taken from WHLive0001
2. Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B flat, Op.11 – Adagio - extract taken from WHLive0001
3. Elliott Carter ‘Mosaic’ - taken from a Wigmore Hall concert on 25 March 2009
4. Moscheles Fantasy, Variations and Finale, Op. 46 – Finale - extract taken from WHLive0007
5. Schumann Märchenzählungen, Op. 132 - Lebhaft, sehr markiert - extract taken from WHLive0007

Credits

• Presented by Sandy Burnett
• Co-produced by Artsaudio and Helen Granger
• Edited by Darius Weinberg