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Birdsong – Blackbirds, Swans, Waders, Thrush and Bluebirds herald the start of a new year for Classics Unwrapped.

Birdsong; Blackbirds, Swans, Waders, Thrush and Bluebirds herald the start of a new year for Classics Unwrapped. Jamie is joined in this birdsong-themed show by Canadian-born, Scotland-based composer Emily Doolittle who has studied bird calls for over 20 years and uses them in her music. Plus, Paul Walton, the RSPB's Head of Habitats and Species chooses a particularly touching piece for his My Music.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 12 Jan 202021:00
BBC Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    The Sea Hawk

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.
    • Korngold: Suites From Film Scores.
    • Duetsche Grammophon.
    • 001.

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Cantus arcticus, Op.61, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra, 3rd Mvt, Swans Migrating

    Conductor: Max Pommer. Orchestra: MDR Sinfonieorchester.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Der Vogelfänger Bin Ich Ja

    Singer: Bryn Terfel. Conductor: James Levine. Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No 6 in D Major, Gigue

    Performer: Rachel Podger.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Il cuccu (The Birds)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances.
    • HMV Classics.
    • 17.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Il cuccu (The Birds)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances.
    • HMV Classics.
    • 17.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Peter and the Wolf, The Bird

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Narrator: Sting.

  • Pau Casals

    Song of the Birds

    Performer: Harriet Krijgh. Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz. Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno.
    • Elegy.
    • Capriccio.
    • 009.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no.6 in F major, Op.68 'Pastoral' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Richard Strauss

    Der Held (The Hereo)

    Performer: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.

  • Paul McCartney

    Blackbird

    Composer: John Lennon. Performer: Miloš Karadaglić.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite Op.11 (Intermezzo)

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.

  • John Ole Morken

    Fjellvåk (Mountain Bird)

    Composer: Annlaug Borsheim. Composer: Olav L. Mjelva. Ensemble: Nordic Fiddlers Bloc.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    The Blue Bird

    Choir: CBSO Chorus. Conductor: Simon Halsey. Singer: Elizabeth Atherton.

  • Franz Schubert

    Scherzo, Allegro vivace, Trio. Un poco più lento

    Performer: Andrea Lucchesini.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in A major for two violins, 1st Mvt

    Orchestra: Irish Baroque Orchestra.

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Cantus arcticus, Op.61, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra, 2nd Mvt, Melancholy

    Conductor: Max Pommer. Orchestra: MDR Sinfonieorchester.

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Cantus Arcticus [Concerto for birds and orch.] Op.61 (The Bog)

    Orchestra: MDR Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: Max Pommer.
    • Rautavaara: Cantus Articus/+.
    • Catalyst.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No 1 in D major 'Titan', 2nd Mvt

    Orchestra: Staatsorchester Braunschweig. Conductor: Alexander Joel.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chloé (Lever du jour)

    Choir: Berlin Radio Choir. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Jun 201921:00
    BBC Radio Scotland
  • Sun 12 Jan 202021:00
    BBC Radio Scotland