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1. Stopping at the top

Music MattersTurning the Page

Violinist Tasmin Little talks to musicians Kathryn Stott and Sean Bishop who have decided to explore a new life, away from public performance.

Violinist Tasmin Little talks to musicians Kathryn Stott and Sean Bishop who have decided to turn the page and explore a new life, away from public performance.

Like Tasmin, pianist Kathryn Stott also had a mission to stop at the top of her game. They talk about the realities of acting on that decision, having to leave long-standing partnerships behind and how their final performances felt.

Tasmin also speaks to violist Sean Bishop who made a huge transition in the middle of his working life from a busy freelancer in the London orchestras, to a fine instrument dealer. Tasmin reflects on her decision to sell her beloved violin just days after her final performance, and that she hasn’t played a single note since.

Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for BBC Audio North

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin Concerto; 3rd movement

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    8 Pièces brèves, Op. 84: II. Fantaisie in A-Flat Major

    Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Huit pièces brèves, Op 84.
    • Hyperion.
    • 2.

  • Charles Gounod

    Ave Maria

    Performer: Kathryn Stott. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.
    • SONGS FROM THE ARC OF LIFE.
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Claude Debussy

    Deux Arabesques; No.1

    Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • KATHRYN STOTT: THE COMPLETE SOLO RECORDINGS.
    • Sony.
    • 6.

  • César Franck

    Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, arr. for cello IV. Allegretto poco mosso

    Performer: Kathryn Stott. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.
    • THE CLASSICAL CELLO COLLECTION.
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor; 2nd movement

    Performer: Alfred Brendel. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Kurt Sanderling.
    • Universal.

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto; 1st movement

    Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Octet in E Flat; scherzo

    Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène. Ensemble: Belcea Quartet.
    • Enescu & Mendelssohn: Octets.
    • Erato.
    • 3.

  • Pablo de Sarasate

    Introduction and Tarantella

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Performer: Piers Lane.
    • Tasmin Little: Violin Showpieces.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 1.

  • Ernesto Lecuona

    Valses fantasticos, No. 4: Vals arabesque

    Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Piano Music From Cuba.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.

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