大象传媒

Katie Derham introduces music by Mozart, Respighi, Tippett, Lawes and Saint-Sa毛ns with the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, including material from a forthcoming commercial release - and also, Dylan Thomas Day, with a poem by the Welsh bard every hour on the hour, introduced by Ian Macmillan.
The programme starts with the poem Fern Hill, read by Richard Burton. It's followed by Mozart's Symphony No. 39 in E flat major and Respighi's suite The Birds. Then, another poem by Thomas, There Was a Saviour, read by Ian McMillan. It's followed by Tippett's Double Concerto and an arrangement of a Fantasy by William Lawes, orchestrated by Andrew Manze, who conducts the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in repertoire from a recent concert recorded in Inverness. Then, material from a 大象传媒 SSO forthcoming commercial recording of cello music by Saint-Sa毛ns, also conducted by Manze, this time with soloist Natalie Clein. First, his Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, and La Muse et le po猫te, in the version for violin, cello and orchestra, recorded in Glasgow. Violinist Antje Weithaas accompanies Clein. In between these two French pieces, another contribution by Dylan Thomas, his poem Love in the Asylum, read by the poet himself.

2.02pm
Dylan poem: Fern Hill (introduced by Ian McMillan and read by Richard Burton)

2.08pm
Mozart: Symphony no. 39 in E flat major K.543

Respighi: The Birds - suite

2.59pm
Dylan poem: There was a Saviour (introduced and read by Ian McMillan)

3.04pm
Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra

3.29pm
Lawes: Fantasy in G minor-major (orch Manze)

大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze (conductor)
Recorded in Inverness - Eden Court Theatre

3.37pm
Saint-Sa毛ns: Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor Op.33
3.59pm
Dylan poem: Love in the Asylum (introduced by Ian McMillan and read by Dylan Thomas)

4.03pm
Saint-Sa毛ns: La Muse et le po猫te Op.132, vers. for violin, cello and orchestra

Natalie Clein, cello
Antje Weithaas, violin
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze (conductor)
Recorded in Glasgow - City Halls.