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Musical Moments

Jamie MacDougall shares some of the best Classical Music written for specific moments, from birthday presents to grand entrances, love tokens and memorials. Including music by Strauss, Germaine Tailleferre, Eric Whitacre and William Grant Still.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 3 Jan 2021 21:00
±«Óătv Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Sinfonia 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' (Solomon)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.

  • Maria Theresia von Paradis

    Sicilienne

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Orchestra: ±«Óătv National Orchestra of Wales. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Warren‐Green.

  • Paul Mealor

    Ubi Caritas

    Choir: Tenebrae. Singer: Tom Fetherstonhaugh. Conductor: Nigel Short.

  • John Adams

    The Dharma At Big Sur

    Orchestra: ±«Óătv Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Adams.
    • The Dharma At Big Sur.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Richard Strauss

    Horn Concerto No 1, Op 11 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: William Caballero. Performer: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto no.2 in F major Op.102 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: David Curtis.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Concertino for Harp and Orchestra (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Nicanor Zabaleta. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Jean Martinon.

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour, Op 12

    Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Peter Pettinger.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah: For we like sheep have gone astray

    Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie.

  • FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin

    Polonaise in A major, Op 40 No 1, 'Military'

    Performer: Arthur Rubinstein.

  • William Grant Still

    In Memoriam: The Colored Soldiers Who Died for Democracy

    Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.

  • Eric Whitacre

    This Marriage

    Ensemble: Apollo5.

  • Judith Weir

    Illuminare Jerusalem

    Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Performer: Peter Stevens. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 3 in F major, Op 90 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph von DohnĂĄnyi.

  • Zade Dirani

    Tango Live

    Performer: Zade Dirani.
    • One Night In Jordan.
    • ZD Records.

  • Arvo PĂ€rt

    Cantus In Memoriam Benjamin Britten

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme JĂ€rvi.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Funeral March (In Memory of Richard Nordraak)

    Ensemble: London Brass Virtuosi. Conductor: David Honeyball.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Zadok The Priest, HWV 258

    Orchestra: ±«Óătv Concert Orchestra. Choir: Royal Choral Society. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Variations On A Rococo Theme Op.33

    Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich. Performer: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.

  • Clara Schumann

    Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann, Op 20

    Performer: Judith Pfeiffer.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 29 Nov 2020 21:00
    ±«Óătv Radio Scotland
  • Sun 3 Jan 2021 21:00
    ±«Óătv Radio Scotland