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Scottish Awards for New Music and a new national music census

Jamie MacDougall hears from Nicola Henderson ahead of the Scottish Awards for New Music, plus Dr Matt Brennan explains how a national live music census might affect Scotland.

Jamie talks to Nicola Henderson from New Music Scotland ahead of the inaugural Awards for New Music and shares tracks from the shortlist, plus news of a ground-breaking live music census taking the pulse of the UK music scene. New releases from tenor Nicky Spence, horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill and pianist Vikingur Olafsson.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations on a theme by Paganini Op 35, Thema and Variations 12-14

    Performer: Jonathan Plowright.
  • Louis Vierne

    Kyrie from Messe Solonelle

    Performer: Choir of Westminster. Conductor: James O’Donnell.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Contredanse en rondeau from Les Boreades

    Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
  • James MacMillan

    Conclusion and Postlude from Since it was the Day of Preparation

    Performer: Synergy Vocals, Hebrides Ensemble.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Quartet for strings no. 6 (Op.80) in F minor, 3rd mvt.

    Performer: Carducci Quartet.
  • Buxton Orr

    Shy Geordie

    Performer: Nicky Spence, Iain Burnside.
  • Buxton Orr

    The Boy in the Train

    Performer: Nicky Spence, Iain Burnside.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    Reverie Op 24

    Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill, Alasdair Beatson.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Wie Melodien zieht es mir

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti, London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in A minor for 2 violins, RV 523

    Performer: Viktoria Mullova, Giuliano Carmignola, Venice Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.
  • Philip Glass

    Etude no.14

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Caroline Shaw

    Partita for 8 Voices, No. 4. Passacaglia

    Performer: Roomful of Teeth.
  • Sally Beamish

    Miranda Dreaming

    Performer: Robert Irvine.
  • Francesco Cavalli

    Che Dunque Sara & Io T’Abbraccio

    Performer: Raquel Andueza, Xavier Sabata.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony no. 6 (Op.60) in D major, Scherzo

    Performer: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: José Serebrier.
  • William Byrd

    Nunc Dimittis

    Performer: The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge. Conductor: Mark Williams.
  • Michael Giacchino

    Carl Goes Up

    Performer: Michael Giacchino.
  • George Butterworth

    Rhapsody from A Shropshire Lad

    Performer: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.

Broadcast

  • Sun 5 Mar 2017 21:00