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The Best of 2010

Jamie MacDougall looks back at some of the highlights of Classics Unwrapped's year, including the St Magnus Festival, Royal Highland Show and Baby Opera.

The Best of 2010: Jamie looks back at some of the highlights of Classics Unwrapped's year.

Jamie relives trips to the St. Magnus Festival in Orkney, the Highland Show in Edinburgh, and Loch Shiel Festival on the Ardnamurchan Peninsular, as well as hearing about Scottish Opera's unique project for 6-18 month olds, Baby Opera. He also reflects on three great figures lost to the music world during 2010: Kenneth McKellar; Sir Charles MacKerras, and Dame Joan Sutherland.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 Dec 2010 17:05

Music Played

  • Nino Rota

    Romeo and Juliet

    Artist: City of Prague Philharmonic

  • Herbert von Karajan

    Tristan and Isolde, excerpt

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker Composer: Wagner

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Variations of a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra

    Performer: Leonard Rose Conductor: Eugene Ormandy Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra

  • Bogdan Precz

    Three Three Two

    Artist: Karen Kustner

  • Hamish MacCunn

    Land of the Mountain and the Flood

    Artist: ±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra Artist: Martyn Brabbins

  • Karol Szymanowski

    String Quartet No.1, Scherzando alla burlesca: Vivace

    Artist: Royal String Quartet

  • Olga Pasichnyk and Natalya Pasichnyk

    O Little Moon

    Composer: Ukranian Traditional

  • Gioachino Rossini

    William Tell Overture

    Artist: The Philadelphia Orchestra Artist: Ricardo Muti

  • Eric Coates

    By the Sleepy Lagoon ['Desert Island Discs' Theme Tune]

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.

    Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Artist: Barry Wordsworth

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    Composer: Freddie Mercury

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No.2, 3rd Movement

    Artist: Francois-Rene Duchable

  • The Choir and Symphony Orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR

    The National Anthem of the USSR

    Composer: Alexandriv / Mikhalov Artist: Yuri Simonov [conductor]

  • The Red Army Ensemble: Moscow Military District

    Kalinka

    Composer: Traditional

  • Charles Mackerras

    Overture, from Cosi Fan Tutte

    Composer: Mozart Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

  • Joan Sutherland

    In Questa Reggia, from Turandot

    Composer: Puccini Artist: Luciano Pavarotti Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Artist: Zubin Mehta

  • Coward

    Where are the songs we sung?

    Artist: Dame Joan Sutherland Artist: Richard Bonynge

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Dec 2010 17:05
  • Sun 19 Dec 2010 18:00