Respighi, Rossini, Tchaikovsky

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in three great orchestral frescoes by Respighi; more Rossini from the mezzo-soprano Victoria Simmonds; and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Radio 3 New Generation Artist Aleksey Semenenko. And also Our Classical Century piece this week: Walton’s Crown Imperial

Ottorino Respighi is best known for his trilogy of orchestral tone poems: Roman Festivals, Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome

Presented by Penny Gore

Donizetti: Don Pasquale Overture
Puccini: Capriccio sinfonico
Respighi: Feste Romane
Respighi: Fontane di Roma
Respighi: Pini di Roma
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)

3.15pm
Langgaard: Violin Concerto
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Linus Roth (violin)
Antony Hermus (conductor)

3.25pm
Rossini: The Thieving Magpie Overture
Rossini: La pace mia smarrita from Moses in Egypt
Victoria Simmonds (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Richard Farnes (conductor)

3.40pm
Richard Rodney Bennett: A History of the Dansant
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
John Wilson

3.50pm
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto op.35
Aleksey Semenenko, violin
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Holly Mathieson, conductor

4.20pm
Walton: Crown Imperial
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)