Classical Christmas Cracker
Jamie MacDougall with a special festive edition, including seasonal classics from Earthtones Trio, Prokofiev’s Winter Bonfire, and music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker.
Jamie MacDougall presents a special festive edition of the programme, including some seasonal classics from the Earthtones Trio introduced by pianist Euan Stevenson (We Three Kings/O Holy Night), Prokofiev’s Winter Bonfire, Thea Musgrave’s setting of Robert Burns poems featuring soprano Lisa Milne, and it wouldn’t be a Christmas show without music from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, performed tonight by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Plus Jamie shares news of next year’s Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician award. If you have any special requests or classical news you’d like to share, you can contact the programme via classicalnow@bbc.co.uk
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Broadcast
- Tomorrow 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland