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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO at City Halls in Glasgow. With the UK premiere of Rebecca Saunders's Alba, plus music by Johannes Schollhorn, Franck Bedrossian and Ann Cleare.

Presented by Tom Service

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the first UK performances of works by Rebecca Saunders, Johannes Schollhorn, Franck Bedrossian and Ann Cleare, including Rebecca Saunders 'Alba' with trumpeter Marco Blaauw. Recorded at Glasgow's City Halls in November 2014

Plus a new recording of Rebecca Saunders's Solitude for solo cello, performed by Severine Ballon

Johannes Schollhorn: Dämmerung-Schmetterlinge (UK Premiere)
Rebecca Saunders: Traces
Franck Bedrossian: Itself (UK premiere)
Ann Cleare: phôsphors (...of ether) (UK premiere)
Rebecca Saunders: Alba (for trumpet and orchestra)* (UK premiere)
*Marco Blaauw (trumpet)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Rebecca Saunders: Solitude (for solo cello)
Séverine Ballon (cello).

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Sat 16 Jan 201622:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Franck Bedrossian

    Itself

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Rebecca Saunders

    Traces

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Ilan Volkov.

  • Johannes Schöllhorn

    Dämmerung-Schmetterlinge

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Ann Cleare

    phôsphors (...of ether)

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Rebecca Saunders

    Alba (for Trumpet and Orchestra)

    Performer: Marco Blaauw. Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Rebecca Saunders

    Solitude for solo cello

    Performer: Severine Ballon.
    • Solitude.
    • Aeon.
    • 1.

Credit

PerformerBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Jan 201622:00
    BBC Radio 3

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