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The BBC Singers and the BBC SSO

The BBC Singers and organist Ashley Grote perform Messiaen's La Nativité du Seigneur in London. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart and Schumann in Glasgow.

Georgia Mann introduces a week celebrating the BBC Performing Groups.

Today - The BBC Singers, live from the Temple Church, London, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra from Glasgow.

Messiaen: La Nativité du Seigneur, interspersed with thematically related choral works.
BBC Singers
Conductor Nicholas Chalmers
with Ashley Grote (organ)

Live from the Temple Church, London. Presented by Emma Cleobury

15.40: The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, live from Glasgow.

Elfrida Andrée: Concert Overture in D major
Schumann: Cello Concerto
Sally Beamish: Reckless
Mozart: Symphony No 34, K.338

Steven Isserlis, cello
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Chloé van Soeterstède, conductor

From City Halls, Glasgow.
Presented by Kate Molleson.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 10 Dec 202014:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Pierre Villette

    Hymn a la Vierge

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    No. 1 La vierge et l'enfant (The Virgin and Child)

    Performer: Ashley Grote.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Quem vidistis pastores

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    No. 2 Les bergers'(The Shepherds)

    Performer: Ashley Grote.

  • Joanna Marsh

    Lord, Thou hast searched me and known me

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • William Byrd

    Non vos relinquam orphanos

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    No. 3 Desseins éternels (Eternal designs)

    Performer: Ashley Grote.

  • Egil Hovland

    The Glory of the Father

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    No.4 Le verbe (The Word)

    Performer: Ashley Grote.

  • Egil Hovland

    The Glory of the Father

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    No. 5 Les enfants de Dieu (The Children of God)

    Performer: Ashley Grote.

  • Adrian Peacock

    Venite, Gaudete!

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    No. 6 Les anges (The Angels)

    Performer: Ashley Grote.

  • Sarah Quartel

    This endris night

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    No. 7 Jesus accepte la souffrance (Jesus accepts suffering)

    Performer: Ashley Grote.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Videntes stellam

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    No. 8 Les mages (The Magi)

    Performer: Ashley Grote.

  • Naji Hakim

    Noel

    Choir: BBC Singers.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    No. 9 Dieu parmi nous (God among us)

    Performer: Ashley Grote.

  • Elfrida Andrée

    Concert Overture in D

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède.

  • Robert Schumann

    Cello Concerto in A minor

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède.

  • Sally Beamish

    Reckless

    Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No.34

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède.

  • Ildebrando Pizzetti

    The Quayside at the port of Famagusta

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcast

  • Thu 10 Dec 202014:00
    BBC Radio 3

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