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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SSO at The Proms & Mozart with the SCO & Sir Charles Mackerras

Jamie MacDougall has concert highlights from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Proms, plus the Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras play music by Mozart.

Jamie MacDougall introduces music from the 2025 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms, featuring the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra performing Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.1. Tonight’s featured album is a new compilation of music by Mozart performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra under conductor Sir Charles Mackerras. Plus we have concert highlights from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra performing a piece by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor alongside a classic archive recording featuring selections from Gustav Holst’s iconic The Planets suite.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Alexander Glazunov

    The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 4 "Autumn"

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • Khachaturian: Spartacus and Gayaneh highlights etc.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.
  • Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus

    Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 I. Molto allegro

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Ballade In A Minor

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat major, Op 107

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Delyana Lazarova.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 I. Molto allegro

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Linn Records.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 II. Andante

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Linn Records.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 III. Menuetto (Allegretto)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Linn Records.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 IV. Finale (Allegro assai)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Linn Records.
  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age

    Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 & The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.
  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets: VI. Uranus, the Magician

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.
    • Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 & The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.
  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.
    • Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 & The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18.
    • Naxos.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Sep 2025 19:00