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Edinburgh. Saturday - Martin Handley

Breakfast from Edinburgh. Martin Handley presents an eclectic mix of music reflecting events at the Edinburgh Festival, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Part of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ at the Edinburgh Festivals.

Producer Peter Thresh.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 5 Aug 2017 07:00

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 56, 'Scottish' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado.
    • Harmonia Mundi HMC 902228.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 2.
  • William Brade

    Cornish Dance; Irish Dance; Scottish Dance

    Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts. Performer: Timothy Roberts.
    • English music from Henry VIII to Charles II.
    • HYPERION.
    • 17.
  • Peter Klatzow

    Return of the Moon; The Broken String

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie. Choir: The King’s Singers.
    • RCA.
  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ‘k

    Prague Waltzes

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: IvΓ‘n Fischer.
    • Dvorak: Legends;Prague Waltzes: BFO, Fischer.
    • Philips.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Trio in E flat "Kegelstatt" K.498 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Martin Frost. Performer: Antoine Tamestit. Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • BIS.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Alcina: 'Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana'

    Singer: Emilie Renard. Ensemble: Ensemble Marsyas. Director: Peter Whelan.
    • LINN.
  • Francesco Barsanti

    Logan Water

    Ensemble: Ensemble Marsyas. Conductor: Peter Whelan.
    • LINN.
  • Frederic Lamond

    Sword Dance (A Life in the Scottish Highlands)

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Lamond: Symphony in A Major.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in E major, K 380

    Performer: Pletnev, Mikhail.
    • Virgin.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 3

    Orchestra: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • Linn.
  • Richard Wagner

    The Ride of the Valkyries (Die WalkΓΌre)

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
    • Wagner: Der Ring - Orchestral Highlights: Runnicles.
    • Teldec.
  • Marin Marais

    Le Basque

    Performer: Dennis Brain. Performer: Denis Matthews.
  • Gustav Mahler

    RΓΌckert Lieder: No.4, 'Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen'

    Singer: Kathleen Ferrier. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Bruno Walter.
    • DECCA.
  • Amanda Palmer & Grand Theft Orchestra

    A Grand Theft Intermission

    • 8FT RECORDS.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 94 in G major, 'Surprise' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenobles. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Haydn, 12 London Symphonies: Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenobles.
    • Naive.
    • 1.

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