26 May 2006
Friday 26 May 2006 17:00-19:30 (Radio 3)
Sean Rafferty presents an edition live from the City Halls in Glasgow.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs a selection of orchestral pieces, including Richard Strauss' Don Juan, Haydn's Symphony No 68 and the world premiere of a BBC commission by Edward McGuire, called Hall of Memories.
Plus Sibelius and Tchaikovsky songs from Finnish soprano Anu Komsi, and Scottish folk music from Alastair Savage and his trio.
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Playlist
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom, conductor
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
Overture: Ruslan and Ludmilla
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Don Juan
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony No 68 in Bb major
1 – Vivace
2 – Andante cantabile
3 – Menuetto
4 – Finale: Presto
Sean walks from the Cathedral to the Merchant City with historian Ronnie Scott
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Jubal (Jubal) Op.35 No.1
Kaiutar (The Echo Nymph) Op.72 No.4
Norden (The North) Op.90 No.1
Anu Komsi – soprano
Lynda Cochrane - piano
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Ya li v polye (Was I not a little blade of grass) Op.47 No.7
Alexander Aliabiev (1787-1851)
Solovej moj (The Nightingale)
Pauline Viardot (1821-1910)
Coquette
Anu Komsi – soprano
Lynda Cochrane - piano
Sean takes a walk around the City Halls with architect Kerr Robertson and director of Glasgow Cultural Enterprises Louise Mitchell
Edward McGuire
Hall of Memories (World premiere)
Alastair Savage
Mystery Mind
Alastair Savage – fiddle
Eain Crawford – double bass
James Scott Skinner (1843-1927)
Hector the hero/The Iron Man/Milladen/The Devil and the Dirk
Alastair Savage – fiddle
Eain Crawford – double bass
Vox pops with members of the audience
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
En Saga
