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A celebration of much-loved classics

Jamie shares some iconic classical music this week; starting with Debussy’s La Mer, evoking playful waves and stormy seas with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Jamie shares some iconic classical music this week; starting with Debussy’s La Mer, evoking playful waves and stormy seas with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. There’s a concert recording by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra of Tchaikovsky’s well-known 5th symphony in an intimate chamber setting. Plus Beethoven played by pianist Steven Osborne and Liszt in waltz mode with the BBC SSO.

1 hour, 26 minutes

Last on

Sun 4 Jun 202319:00
BBC Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor Op.90

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Piano Sonata in E minor, Op 90.
    • HYPERION.
    • 9-10.

  • Claude Debussy

    La Mer - 3 symphonic sketches for orchestra

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.

  • Maxwell String Quartet

    Meg McRae / Father John MacMillan of Barra

    Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.
    • Gather.
    • Linn.
    • 1.

  • Jean Sibelius

    The Tempest: Suite No. 2 Op.109 No. 3

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: John Storgårds.

  • Franz Liszt

    Mephisto Waltz No 1

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • Liszt: Funeral Odes.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: John Storgårds.

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 Jun 202319:00
    BBC Radio Scotland