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The First Time

Jamie shares listener stories and memories of their first encounters with classical music

Jamie and Classics listeners remember their first encounters with classical music. We hear about school days, Glasgow's Kelvinhall Proms and the smell of elephants, festival trips in Wales, a trip to Dundee and The Caird Hall, plus well worn cassette tapes and vinyl. The effect? Jamie rediscovers the sheer unadulterated joy of hearing a great classic for the first time.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 28 Mar 2021 21:00
麻豆约拍 Radio Scotland except Extra

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Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    Mercury, the Winged Messenger (The Planets, Op 32)

    Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Philharmonic. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Holst: Orchestral Works, Volume 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 12.

  • Richard Wagner

    The Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Georg Solti.
    • Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (orchestral excerpts).
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    The Young Juliet (Romeo and Juliet)

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Boston Symphony Orchestra/Ozawa.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 5.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    1812 Overture Op.49

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Jacqueline du Pr茅. Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.
    • Sargent Conducts Elgar.
    • Pristine Audio.
    • 1.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315, 'Summer' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Curnyn.
    • Italia.
    • Decca.
    • 18.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 & Wagner: Lohengrin Prelude to Act 1.
    • DG.
    • 2.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Danse macabre

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Performer: Maya Iwabuchi. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Saint-Saens: Neeme Jarvi Conducts.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos.
    • Decca.

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Spargi d'amaro pianto (Lucia di Lammermoor)

    Singer: Joan Sutherland. Choir: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor.
    • DECCA.
    • 9.

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Fratres for violin, strings and percussion

    Performer: Gil Shaham. Performer: Roger Carlsson. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • P盲rt: Tabula Rasa.
    • DG.
    • 1.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Christian Zacharias.
    • Schubert: Piano Sonatas & Scherzi.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in G major K.525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Mozart: Night Music.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Che gelida manina (La Boh猫me)

    Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Favourite Tenor Arias: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends.
    • Decca.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    String Sonata no 3 in C major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Elizabeth Wallfisch. Performer: Marshall Marcus. Performer: Richard Tunnicliffe. Performer: Chi-Chi Nwanoku.
    • Rossini: String Sonatas.
    • HELIOS.
    • 7.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (4th mvt)

    Performer: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Singer: Christianne Stotijn. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'.
    • CSO Resound.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor, Op 23 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Minnesota Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • Tchaikovsky; The Three Piano Concertos, Concert Fantasia.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 7 in A major, Op 92 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Kurt Masur.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies no.2 and 7.
    • Philips.
    • 6.

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations, Op 36 (Variation 9, 'Nimrod')

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Simon Rattle on EMI Classics.
    • EMI Classics.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 6 Sep 2020 21:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio Scotland
  • Sun 28 Mar 2021 21:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio Scotland except Extra
  • Sun 28 Mar 2021 22:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio Scotland Extra