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Four Seasons In One Day – Vivaldi – Anna Meredith – Max Richter – BBC SSO

Jamie presents music inspired by the seasons and the great outdoors, including Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, An Alpine Symphony by Strauss, and Schumann’s Symphony No. 1, Spring.

Jamie MacDougall presents a special edition, featuring music inspired by the seasons and the great outdoors, including Vivaldi’s baroque masterpiece The Four Seasons. We’ll hear Vivaldi’s music performed by a variety of artists, including Scottish Ensemble and Nicola Benedetti, together with new pieces re-composed and inspired by Vivaldi from Max Richter and Anna Meredith. Alongside Vivaldi, we have music taking in mountain views (An Alpine Symphony by Strauss performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra) and storms at sea (The Tempest by Tchaikovsky with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra) plus the Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Schumann’s Symphony No. 1, Spring.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 21 Dec 202519:00
BBC Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera" (spring): III. Allegro

    Orchestra: La Serenissima. Conductor: Adrian Chandler.

  • Anna Meredith

    SPRING: Stoop

    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi. Performer: Anna Meredith. Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble.

  • Richard Strauss

    Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64, TrV 233: XVII. Stille vor der Sturm

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.

  • Richard Strauss

    Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64, TrV 233: XVIII. Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.

  • Richard Strauss

    Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64, TrV 233: XXI. Nacht

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.

  • Richard Strauss

    Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64, TrV 233: XXI. Nacht

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.

  • Richard Strauss

    Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64, TrV 233: XXI. Nacht

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315, 'Summer' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Conductor: Christian Curnyn. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: I. Andante con moto

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: II. Allegro moderato

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: III. Allegro vivace

    Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: IV. Andante con moto

    Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: V. Allegro animato

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: VI. Andante non tanto

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Max Richter

    Vivaldi Recomposed: Summer 3

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": II. Larghetto

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Molto vivace

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring": IV. Allegro animato e grazioso

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for Violin and Strings in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3: The Four Seasons: Autumn, RV293

    Ensemble: TrondheimSolistene. Conductor: Anne‐Sophie Mutter.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    'L'Inverno' - Winter: I Allegro non molto

    Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble. Director: Jonathan Morton.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    'L'Inverno' - Winter: III Allegro

    Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble. Director: Jonathan Morton.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 29 Jun 202519:00
    BBC Radio Scotland
  • Sun 21 Dec 202519:00
    BBC Radio Scotland