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BBC Proms Chamber Music Concert Two distinguished concerto soloists (see Prom 51 & Prom 57) join forces with a brilliant young Hungarian pianist for music of poetry and drama. Schumann's four delightful character pieces were his first works for piano trio, composed in 1842 when he was experiencing what his wife Clara called 'the joy of discovering a passion for trios'. Schumann himself dubbed Mendelssohn's Opus 49 'the master trio of our age'; it carries this anniversary composer's hallmarks of an expressive 'song without words' and a fleeting 'scherzo', encircled by the Romantic sweep and grandeur of its outer movements. There will be no interval. Approx finish time: 14:00. Broadcast Live on BBC Radio 3.

Cast/Performers

Joshua Bell (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello), Denes Varjon (piano)