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Hallowe'en Spooktacular

Ellie Slorach conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to celebrate Hallowe'en, including Danse Macabre, Night on Bald Mountain, and classics from film and TV.

Ellie Slorach conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a celebration of all things Hallowe'en.

Recorded in BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff on the 30th of October. Presented by Owain Wyn Evans.

Bach, arr. Lawson: Toccata in D minor
Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (Baba Yaga)
John Williams: Hedwig’s Theme (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
Mussorgsky, arr. Rimsky-Korsakov: Night on Bald Mountain
Gold arr. King: Doctor Who Theme
Shostakovich: Symphony No 10 in E minor (mvt 2)
John Williams: Shark Theme (Jaws)
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, Op 40
Prokofiev: Cinderella Suite No 1, Op 107 (Cinderella’s Waltz; Midnight)
Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt)
Williams: Flying Theme (E.T.)

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Ellie Slorach (conductor)

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Fri 31 Oct 202519:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude in D Minor, Bwv 539

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Pictures From An Exhibition)

    Music Arranger: Maurice Ravel. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • John Williams

    Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    A Night On The Bare Mountain

    Music Arranger: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Concerto Macabre (Hangover Square)

    Performer: Joaquín Achúcarro. Conductor: Charles Gerhardt.
    • Herrmann Film Music.
    • RCA.
    • 9.

  • Murray Gold

    Doctor Who Theme

    Music Arranger: Alastair King. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No 10 in E Minor, Op 93 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • John Williams

    Shark Theme (Jaws)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Danse Macabre, Op 40

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cinderella's Waltz and Midnight (Cinderella suite No 1, Op 107)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • Edvard Grieg

    In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt Suite)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • John Williams

    Flying Theme (E.T.)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ellie Slorach.

  • Maurice Ravel

    String Quartet in F major

    Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.
    • MIRARE.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Dolly Suite, Op 56: iii. Le jardin de Dolly, iv. Kitty-Valse, v. Tendresse

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.
    • Bizet, Ravel, Faure: Katia & Marielle Labeque.
    • Philips.

Broadcast

  • Fri 31 Oct 202519:30
    BBC Radio 3

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