Stravinsky's Firebird from the ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite performed by the ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by ѿý orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.
This week on Classical Live, we have special recordings from the Perth Piano Series, held at Perth Concert Hall in Scotland. Today, Bertrand Chamayou plays music by Schumann and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason performs Debussy and Scriabin’s turbulent Second Sonata.
Elizabeth also has a spotlight on the ѿý performing groups in recent concert recordings. Today, it’s the turn of the ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra who we’ll hear perform three dramatic masterpieces – Hector Berlioz’s Le Carnaval Romain and Symphonie Fantastique, plus Igor Stravinsky's magical Firebird Suite given in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)
Claude Debussy
Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano)
Alexander Scriabin
Sonata No 2
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano)
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan (conductor)
Antonin Dvorak
String Quintet in E flat major, Op. 97
Calefax Reed Quintet
Robert Schumann
Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
Hector Berlioz
Le carnaval romain
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)
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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth. -
Claude Debussy
The Girl With the Flaxen Hair
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. -
Alexander Scriabin
Sonata No 2 Op 19
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Air)
Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Lorenza Borrani. Performer: Lucy Gould. Performer: Stewart Eaton. Performer: William Conway. Performer: Enno Senft. Performer: Stephan Maass. Performer: Stephan Rath.- 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No 3 in G major K.156
Ensemble: Modigliani Quartet. -
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird (suite)
Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan. -
Antonín Dvořák
String Quintet in E flat major Op.97 - Allegro non tanto, Allegro vivo
Music Arranger: Jelte Althuis. Ensemble: Calefax Reed Quintet. -
Robert Schumann
Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. -
Franz Schubert
Mass No. 6 in E flat major, D950 - Kyrie
Choir: Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge. Conductor: George Guest. -
Hector Berlioz
Le carnaval Romain
Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.
Broadcast
- Thu 29 May 2025 13:00ѿý Radio 3