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Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Anna Phoebe’s new album and Handel's Messiah.

Festive music from Handel and Arvo Pärt, BBC SSO’s Debussy focus, and a live spotlight on Beethoven’s Fifth.

Seasonal music for Advent, including traditional carols and works by Bob Chilcott and Arvo Pärt.

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 is our live performance spotlight, with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under principal conductor Maxim Emelyanychev.

And the search for the BBC Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician 2026 is now open, and Jamie has full details.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 7 Dec 202519:00
BBC Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Troika (Lieutenant Kije)

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

  • Claude Debussy

    Children's Corner, CD 119: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

    Performer: Steven Osborne.

  • Claude Debussy

    Children's Corner, CD 119: II. Jimbo's Lullaby

    Performer: Steven Osborne.

  • Claude Debussy

    Children's Corner, CD 119: III. Serenade for the Doll

    Performer: Steven Osborne.

  • Claude Debussy

    Children's Corner, CD 119: IV. The Snow Is Dancing

    Performer: Steven Osborne.

  • Claude Debussy

    Children's Corner, CD 119: V. The Little Shepherd

    Performer: Steven Osborne.

  • Claude Debussy

    Children's Corner, CD 119: VI. Cakewalk

    Performer: Steven Osborne.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, Pt.1. No.1; Sinfonia

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • Handel: Messiah.
    • Linn Records.
    • 1.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, Pt.1. No.1; Comfort Ye, My People

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort.
    • Handel: Messiah: Dunedin Consort & Players.
    • Linn.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, Pt.1. No.4; And The Glory of the Lord

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort.
    • Handel: Messiah: Dunedin Consort & Players.
    • Linn.

  • George Frideric Handel

    For unto us a child is born (Messiah)

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • Handel: Messiah: Dunedin Consort & Players/John Butt.
    • Linn.
    • 13.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, Pt. 2: No. 41. Soli and Chorus "How Beautiful Are the Feet"

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • Handel: Messiah.
    • LINN.
    • 12.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, Pt. 2: No. 45. Chorus "Hallelujah"

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Director: John Butt.
    • Handel: Messiah: Dunedin Consort & Players.
    • Linn.

  • Trad.

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

    • A Scottish Christmas.
    • Maggie's Music.
    • 1.

  • Bob Chilcott

    Mid-Winter

    Lyricist: Christina Rossetti.
    • A Christmas Festival.
    • Linn Records.
    • 3.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.

  • Arvo Pärt

    7 Magnificat Antiphons: I. O Weisheit

    Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Director: Stephen Cleobury.
    • A Year at King's: Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.

  • Arvo Pärt

    7 Magnificat Antiphons: No. 7, O Immanuel

    Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Director: Stephen Cleobury.
    • A Year at King's: Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 2.

  • Anna Phoebe

    Dawn

    Performer: Anna Phoebe. Performer: Jack Liebeck.
    • Divergence.
    • Eat The Peach.
    • 10.

  • John Williams

    Flying Theme - From "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"

    • John Williams: The Berlin Concert.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 17.

  • John Williams

    Harry's Wondrous World - From "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"

    • John Williams: The Berlin Concert.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 6.

  • John Williams

    Raiders March - From "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark"

    • John Williams: The Berlin Concert.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Dec 202519:00
    BBC Radio Scotland