Concert Highlights from the Festival City
Jamie hears about the latest Global Violin Sessions taking place this month with the Benedetti Foundation
Jamie hears about the latest Global Violin Sessions taking place this month with the Benedetti Foundation, where people can join special classes exploring music traditions across the world, from the comfort of their own home. The Album of the Week features the singular life and music of American George Antheil, who called himself ‘a pianist and futurist’…plus Jamie shares recordings from a recent chamber music series at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh, featuring the outstanding Amatis Trio, Armida Quartet and SCO Chamber Ensembles.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
10 Preludes Op.23 for piano: no.5 in G minor
Music Arranger: Lucien Cailliet. Orchestra: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sergiu Comissiona.- Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances.
- CBC.
- 001.
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Traditional Spiritual
We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace
Music Arranger: Undine Smith Moore. Choir: VocalEssence Ensemble Chorus. Conductor: Philip Brunelle.- Dance Like The Wind.
- CLARION.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin sonata No.7, Op.30 No.2 (4th mvt)
Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Performer: Joonas Ahonen.- Le Monde Selon - George Antheil.
- Alpha.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Chaconne (Partita No.2 in D minor)
Performer: Laure Chan.- Tribute To Bach.
- Laure Chan.
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George Frideric Handel
The harmonious blacksmith (Suite No 5 in E major)
Ensemble: Royal Danish Brass.- Â鶹ԼÅÄ â€“ British Brass Connection.
- RONDO.
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Gabriel Fauré
Apres Un reve
Ensemble: Amatis Trio. -
George Frideric Handel
Silent Worship
Singer: Kenneth McKellar. Orchestra: Orchestra of The Royal Opera House. Conductor: Adrian Boult.- Kenneth McKellar Sings Handel.
- Australian Eloquence.
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John Cage
Nocturne for violin and piano
Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Performer: Joonas Ahonen.- Le Monde Selon - George Antheil.
- Alpha.
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Maxim Emelyanychev
Piano Quintet in A major, D667, 'The Trout'
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Béla Bartók
Evening in the Village (Hungarian Sketches)
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.- Bartok: Orchestral Works Vol.1: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer.
- Philips.
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Edvard Grieg
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt Suite no.1)
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Berglund.- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2.
- EMI.
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Igor Stravinsky
Final Hymn (Firebird Suite)
Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Igor Stravinsky.- Igor Stravinsky - The Complete Album Collection.
- Sony.
- 12.
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Clara Schumann
Quatre Pieces Fugitives Op.15 No.1
Performer: Jozef de Beenhouwer.- Complete Works for Piano.
- Partridge.
- 010.
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George Antheil
Sonata No 1
Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Performer: Joonas Ahonen.- Le Monde Selon - George Antheil.
- Alpha.
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James McMillan
Memento
Ensemble: Emperor Quartet.- James MacMillan - String Quartets.
- BIS.
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Euan Stevenson
Wheels slowly turning
Ensemble: Earthtones Trio.- Wheels slowly turning.
- iOcco Music.
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Bob Chilcott
Now the green blade riseth
Performer: Matthew Martin. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Conductor: Daniel Hyde.- Choral Music For Easter.
- Kings College.
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Nigel Hess
London Eye
Performer: The Central Band of the RAF. Conductor: Nigel Hess.- New London Pictures.
- Chandos.
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Arnold Schoenberg
Verklärte Nacht
Performer: Pauline Sachse. Performer: Eckart Runge. Ensemble: Armida Quartett. -
Richard Strauss
Violin Concerto in D min Op8
Performer: Tanja Becker-Bender. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Garry Walker.- Busoni & Strauss: Violin Concertos.
- Hyperion.
Broadcast
- Sun 8 May 2022 19:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Scotland