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Jamie MacDougall with the best in classical music from Scotland & beyond. New releases from The King's Singers and Craig Armstrong, plus concert sets from the RSNO and BBC SSO.

Jamie MacDougall with the best in Classical music from Scotland & beyond including new releases from The King's Singers & Craig Armstrong. Plus concert recordings from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, performing Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra play music by Grażyna Bacewicz and Arvo Pärt. We also hear classic recordings featuring Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Band and The Ugly) and the soaring voice of Dawn Upshaw performing music from Górecki's 3rd Symphony.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Jan 202619:00
BBC Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Johann Strauss II

    The Blue Danube, Op 314

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fritz Reiner.
    • Strauss: Waltzes.
    • RCA.
    • 6.

  • Robert Parsons

    Ave Maria

    Choir: The King’s Singers.
    • Signum Records.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O Euchari

    Choir: The King’s Singers.
    • Signum Records.

  • Anonymous

    Salva nos, Domine

    Choir: The King’s Singers.
    • Signum Records.

  • Ennio Morricone

    The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

    • Sony.
    • 88985354872.

  • Grażyna Bacewicz

    Overture

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stephanie Childress.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Fratres (for strings and percussion)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anu Tali.

  • Craig Armstrong

    Pacific 2 (feat. Lena Angelina von Almen)

    • Pacific.
    • CMA Records (3).
    • 2.

  • Craig Armstrong

    Pacific 3 (feat. Lena Angelina von Almen)

    • Pacific.
    • CMA Records (3).
    • 3.

  • George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Hahn.

  • Henryk MikoÅ‚aj Górecki

    Gorecki: Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: II. Lento e Largo - Tranquillissimo

    Conductor: David Zinman. Singer: Dawn Upshaw. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta.
    • Elektra Nonesuch.

  • Henryk MikoÅ‚aj Górecki

    Gorecki: Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: III. Lento - Cantabile Semplice

    Conductor: David Zinman. Singer: Dawn Upshaw. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta.
    • Elektra Nonesuch.

Broadcast

  • Sun 11 Jan 202619:00
    BBC Radio Scotland