Alexander McCall Smith and the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
The best-selling author with selections from his work, in a special concert of readings and appropriate music, performed by the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra with conductor David Parry.
Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and best-loved authors. His highly successful series The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency sold over twenty million copies in the English language alone, and his books have become bestsellers throughout the world.
Recorded at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex, he joins forces with the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra to bring to life much-loved characters from Botswana, Scotland and Italy, with an eclectic array of his favourite music.
MUSIC SELECTIONS:
RESPIGHI: Gli Uccelli (The Birds) No 3 - La Colomba
WALTON: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part
ARNOLD: Scottish Dance No 1
BARRY: Out of Africa (Main Theme)
RESPIGHI: Trittico Botticelliano, No 3 - La Nascita di Venere (The Birth of Venus)
MOZART: Overture: The Marriage of Figaro
Conductor: David Parry
Producers: Benedict Warren (±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra) and Steve Doherty (Giddy Goat Productions)
A Giddy Goat production for ±«Óãtv Radio 4
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- Sat 25 May 2019 14:30±«Óãtv Radio 4