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Radio 3,10 Mar 2026,176 mins
Shostakovich's Symphony No 11 from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Classical LiveAvailable for 29 days
Linton Stephens brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making. Today, there is a continuation of the week-long focus on the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor Thomas Sondergard joins the orchestra for a performance of Tchaikovsky's magical Swan Lake Suite and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11. Also in the programme, chamber music composed by Ravel and Haydn. Ravel's Sonatine for piano is played by pianist Tim Horton and the Kleio Quartet plays Haydn's String Quartet in C major, Op.33 No.3, nicknamed "The Bird". Plus the artists in focus are renowned Dutch piano duo, Lucas and Arthur Jussen who join forces with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra to play Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 10 in E flat for Two Pianos. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite Royal Scottish National Orchestra Thomas Sondergard (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 10 in E flat for Two Pianos, K. 365 Jussen Piano Duo Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C major, Op.33 No.3, "The Bird" Kleio Quartet Maurice Ravel Sonatine for piano Tim Horton (piano) Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 Royal Scottish National Orchestra Thomas Sondergard (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live"
Programme WebsiteTracklist
- TrackArtist
- 1.Swan Lake Suite, Op.20aSwan Lake Suite, Op.20aPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 2.Clarinet SonataClarinet SonataFrancis Poulenc
- 3.Piano Concerto No. 10 in E flat for Two Pianos, K. 365Piano Concerto No. 10 in E flat for Two Pianos, K. 365Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 4.String Quartet in C major, Op.33 No.3, "The Bird"String Quartet in C major, Op.33 No.3, "The Bird"Joseph Haydn
- 5.Cinque melodies populaire grecquesCinque melodies populaire grecquesMaurice Ravel
- 6.Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103Dmitry Shostakovich