William Tell, George Gershwin and the Battle of Leningrad
Jamie MacDougall tells the amazing story of a symphony played in the midst of battle.
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Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue: Classical Icons
Duration: 08:04
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Gioachino Rossini
William Tell Overture
Artist: Philadelphia Orchestra
- Songs from Stage and Screen.
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Johann Strauss II
Thunder and Lightning Polka
Artist: Boston Pops Orchestra
- Strauss Family Waltzes.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco)
Artist: Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- HMV Classics Opera Collection.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Six Variations in F major - Variation 6 K 398
Artist: Gottlieb Wallisch
- Mozart: Paris & Vienna.
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John Adams
Wild Nights, from Harmonium
Artist: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- John Adams & Louis Andriessen.
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Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Artist: London Symphony Orchestra
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice / Peter And The Wolf / Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra.
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Claude Debussy
Nuits d'etoiles
Artist: William Berger
- Insomnia.
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George Frideric Handel
Bacchus, ever fair and young (from Alexander's Feast)
Artist: William Berger
- Alexander’s Feast.
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Debussy arr. Stokowski
Clair de Lune
Artist: Philadelphia Orchestra
- Premieres.
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Vroni Holzmann
Lullaby
Artist: Vroni Holzmann
- Wandelung.
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Eric Coates
Dam Busters
Artist: BBC Symphony Orchestra
- 40 most beautiful classical anthems.
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Robert Lucas Pearsall
Tu es Petrus
Artist: Choir of Gonville and Caius College Cambridge
- Haec Dies.
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Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D- 3rd movt: Notturno
Artist: The Lindsay Quartet
- Borodin Quartets.
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Korb/Roever arr. Simon Kerwin
Highland Cathedral
Artist: Scottish Co-op Band
- By Request.
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Mike Hall
Evensong
Artist: Lara James
- The Glittering Plain.
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Joseph Haydn
The Creation - Finale
Artist: Boston Baroque
- The Creation.
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William Lloyd Webber
Nocturne
Artist: Julian Lloyd Webber
- Invocation.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad"
Artist: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 ‘Leningrad’.
Broadcasts
- Tue 17 Jul 201220:05BBC Radio Scotland
- Sun 22 Jul 201217:05BBC Radio Scotland
