Ballet on the Braes
Kate Molleson and Dr John Purser trace Chisholm’s ventures into ballet, and his wartime travels.
Kate Molleson, with Dr John Purser, follows Chisholm’s leap from opera to ballet – from the Celtic Ballet and The Forsaken Mermaid to his symphonic ballet The Earth Shapers. Against a backdrop of political upheaval and wartime austerity, we hear how Chisholm kept music alive, from painting streets with secret staves, to staging lecture-recitals for soldiers, and how his wanderlust led him towards India and beyond.
Tango
Gottlieb Wallisch, piano
Symphony No. 2 “Ossian”: Allegro animado and Epilogue
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor
Scottish Airs for Children: 6-12
Murray Mclachlan, piano
From the True Edge of the Great World: Prelude 1, 8 and 9
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Ceol Mor Dances: No. 1 and 2
Murray Mclachlan, piano
Pictures from Dante (After Doré): I: Inferno
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor
Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales and West
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Erik Chisholm
Tango
Performer: Gottlieb Wallisch.- GRAND PIANO : GP950.
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Erik Chisholm
Symphony No 2 "Ossian" (3rd mvt & Epilogue)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.- DUTTON : CDLX-7196.
- DUTTON.
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Erik Chisholm
Scottish Airs for Children (No's 6-12)
Performer: Murray McLachlan.- DIVINE ART : DDV 24131.
- DIVINE ART.
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Erik Chisholm
From the True Edge of the Great World (Preludes 1, 8 & 9)
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- Erik Chisholm: Violin Concerto & Dance Suite.
- Hyperion.
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Erik Chisholm
Pictures from Dante (Inferno)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.- DUTTON : CDLX-7239.
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