MAGIC IN THE AIRA look behind the scenes at the West Cork Chamber Music FestivalThis documentary follows rural cattle farmer Francis Humphrys as he masterminds the annual two-week, international West Cork Chamber Music Festival. Two years before, Humphrys had a vision; having successfully mounted a series of small concerts in local churches around south-west Ireland, he set about a more ambitious masterplan: to bring a festival of international standard to West Cork, held at the beautiful Bantry House. And that"s exactly what he has done. The 1998 programme is rich in classical and Irish music and features celebrity artists such as Joanna MacGregor, the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet and a John Tavener première.BANTRY HOUSE MUSICTwo concerts in which Marc-André Hamelin accompanies the Leopold String Trio in Fauré"s Piano Quartet in C minor, Op 15, and the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet in Dvorák"s Piano Quintet in A major, Op 81Featuring: Leopold String Trio, RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, Borodin String Quartet, Joanna MacGregor, Junita Lascarro, Hugh Tinney, Marc-André HamelinMAGIC IN THE AIRChapter 1 Jody Applebaum Marc-André Hamelin (piano)Chapter 2 Dvorák Piano Quintet in A major, Op 81RTÉ Vanbrugh QuartetMarc-André Hamelin (piano)Chapter 3 Leopold String Trio rehearse Beethoven Trio in G major, Op 9/1Chapter 4 Akhmatova Songs by John TavenerJunita Lascarro (soprano)Anne Gastinel (cello)Chapter 5 Liszt: Bach Variations, S180Hugh Tinney (piano)Chapter 6 Schnittke Piano QuintetRTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet Joanna MacGregorJS Bach: Art of FugueJoanna MacGregorChapter 7 Fauré Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 15Leopold String TrioMarc-André Hamelin (piano)Chapter 8 Final concertTchaikovsky: String SextetSouvenirs de FlorenceBorodin Quartet and members of RTÉ Vanbrugh QuartetBANTRY HOUSE MUSICGabriel FauréPiano Quartet in C minor, Op 15Chapter 9 1st MovementAllegro molto moderatoChapter 10 2nd MovementScherzo. Allegro vivoChapter 11 3rd MovementAdagioChapter 12 4th MovementAllegro moltoAntonin DvorákPiano Quintet in A major, Op 81 Chapter 13 1st MovementAllegro ma non tantoChapter 14 2nd MovementDumka: Andante con motoChapter 15 3rd MovementScherzo molto vivaceChapter 16 4th MovementFinale: AllegroRecorded at Bantry House during the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, June 28th to July 5th 1998