Dalia’s Mix Tape - BBC Symphony Orchestra 90th Birthday Celebration

Petroc Trelawny presents a mixture of live and pre-recorded music given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra with its Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska, from its home at the Maida Vale studios, marking its 90th birthday.
Dalia’s Live Mixtape is inspired by the BBC SO’s tour to Scandinavia in 1956, and offers a time-travel through Finnish and British music. Dalia writes: “The time travel idea was inspired by 90 years of history and the amazing accomplishments of the orchestra, but as well, by the title of Sibelius's Scenes Historiques. We’re celebrating the history of BBCSO, the history of British music and the close friendship the UK has with Finnish music. See how a unique combination of music communicates with us, how pieces communicate with each other across time, and what kind of story they tell us.”

Rautavaara: Into the heart of light

Sibelius: Scenes Historiques Op.66 Mov 1. Metsästys (The Chase)

Purcell: Fantasia Upon One Note

Sibelius: Scenes Historiques Op.66 Mov 2. Minnelaulu (The Minnesong/Love Song)

Judith Weir: Still, Glowing

Oliver Knussen: ...upon one note: Fantasia After Purcell

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves

Sibelius: Scenes Historiques Op.66 Mov 3. Nostosillalla (On the Drawbridge)

From 1500

George Walker: Lyric for Strings

Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring
Roderick Williams (Baritone)

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem

Lotta Wennäkoski: Hava

BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dalia Stasevska.

And to conclude the afternoon, from the archive....

BBC SO's 80th Birthday Concert in 2010
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Robertson