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Vintage Classics - A Celebration of Age

Jamie celebrates the musical creations of composers and performers in later life.

With composers John Williams and Thea Musgrave in their nineties and Meredith Monk and Arvo Part in their eighties, Jamie celebrates the musical creations of composers and performers in later life. His Album of the Week comes from remarkable pianist Ruth Slenczynska who at the age of 94 has just released her latest album. Plus musical musings on growing old from Nico Muhly, Ned Rorem, Florence Price and Herbert Howells.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Jul 2022 19:00
±«Óãtv Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Nikos Skalkottas

    The Vintage (4 Images)

    Orchestra: Athens State Orchestra. Conductor: Stefanos Tsialis.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Old King Cole

    Performer: Bradley Creswick. Choir: Sinfonia Chorus. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.

  • Edward McGuire

    At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners

    Author: John Donne. Choir: Paisley Abbey Choir. Conductor: George McPhee.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849

    Performer: Ruth Slenczynska.

  • John Adams

    It is Spring (The Gospel According to the Other Mary)

    Performer: Kelley O'Connor. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Choir: Berlin Radio Choir.

  • Helena Paish

    Seven Ages of Woman

    Composer: Electra Perivolaris. Composer: Samantha Fernando. Composer: Emily Hall. Composer: Deirdre Gribbin. Composer: Cecilia McDowall. Composer: Rhian Samuel. Choir: ±«Óãtv Singers. Conductor: Grace Rossiter.

  • Florence Price

    The Old Boatman

    Performer: Althea Waites.

  • Tobias Picker

    Old and Lost Rivers

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.

  • Samuel Barber

    Nocturne 'Homage to John Field', Op. 33

    Performer: Ruth Slenczynska.

  • Meredith Monk

    The Games: Spaceship

    Ensemble: Bang on a Can All-Stars.

  • Nico Muhly

    Senex puerum portabat

    Choir: Los Angeles Master Chorale. Conductor: Grant Gershon.

  • Philip Glass

    Metamorphosis three

    Performer: Philip Glass.

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    There was an old woman (Songs before Sleep)

    Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Roderick Williams.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    13 Preludes, Op. 32 (No. 5 in G Major)

    Performer: Ruth Slenczynska.

  • Arvo Pärt

    And I Heard a Voice...

    Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.

  • Herbert Howells

    An Old Man's Lullaby

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: John Mark Ainsley.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

    Performer: Ruth Slenczynska.

  • John Williams

    The Imperial March (The Empire Strikes Back)

    Orchestra: Skywalker Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.

  • John Williams

    Jurassic Park Theme

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: John Williams.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Golden Age, Op.22; Entr'acte: Exhibition Hall, Tahiti Trot

    Orchestra: Moscow Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Constantine Orbelian.

  • Thea Musgrave

    Spring (The Seasons)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Kraemer.

  • Tom Lehrer

    When You Are Old And Grey

  • Ned Rorem

    Mallet Concerto: III. Back and Forth

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie. Orchestra: City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. Conductor: Jean Thorel.

  • Gustav Holst

    Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (The Planets Op.32)

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Philharmonic. Conductor: Andrew Davis.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 22 May 2022 19:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio Scotland
  • Sun 24 Jul 2022 19:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio Scotland