About this programme

Robert Worby introduces a trio of British string quartets recorded at the Cheltenham Festival. And in Hear and Now Fifty, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard champions the music of German composer Helmut Lachenmann, introducing a work performed at last month's Aldeburgh Festival. Giles Swayne: String Quartet No 3. Hugh Wood: String Quartet No 2. Michael Nyman: String Quartet No 2. Castalian Quartet. Helmut Lachenmann: Mouvement (- vor der Erstarrung). Ensemble Modern, conductor Franck Ollu.