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Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op 28
Composer: Camille Saint-Sa毛ns
Performer: Esther Yoo (Violin)
Performer: Robert Koenig (Piano)
Recording date: 23 October 2014
Date of broadcast: 2 January 2015
Sometimes a soloist is so amazing that great composers fight to write for them. In 1863, Saint-Sa毛ns tested the star violinist Pablo Sarasate and, though fiendishly tricky, the Spaniard passed with flying colours.
Composer: Camille Saint-Sa毛ns
Performer: Esther Yoo (Violin)
Performer: Robert Koenig (Piano)
Recording date: 23 October 2014
Date of broadcast: 2 January 2015