The Growing Scotsman

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Kate Molleson, joined by Dr John Purser, begins Erik Chisholm’s story in Glasgow, where a boy with Highland pride discovered the piano and the lure of folk melody. From classroom mishaps to teenage fugues and summers with Leff Pouishnoff, we follow the restless energy that shaped one of Scotland’s most original musical voices. Airs from the Patrick MacDonald Collection: No. 18, Air Murray Mclachlan, piano Airs from the Patrick MacDonald Collection: No. 23-26 Murray Mclachlan, piano Piano Sonatina No. 1 Murray Mclachlan, piano Straloch Suite: No. 1 and 2 Murray Mclachlan, piano Erik Chisholm Piano Concerto No. 1 “Piobaireachd”: I. Molto moderato Danny Driver, piano BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Rory Macdonald, conductor Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales and West