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Scottish Ensemble and the Commonwealth Strings

The Scottish Ensemble and Commonwealth Strings perform music by Elgar, Sculthorpe, Vaughan Williams, Farr and Tippett at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh.

The Scottish Ensemble bring together fourteen of the foremost string players in the country and here join forces with some exceptional young string players from across the Commonwealth to perform a rich mixture of music from England, Australia and New Zealand. Works include two dazzling masterpieces for double orchestra by Vaughan Williams and Tippett and a world premiere from New Zealander Gareth Farr featuring mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly.

Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings Op.47
Peter Sculthorpe: Sonata for Strings No.3
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis

Interval at 11.50am approx

Kiri Te Kanawa sings
Mozart: Dove sono from The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart: Laudate Dominum
Canteloube: Bailero from Chants d'Auvergne

Gareth Farr: Relict Furies for mezzo-soprano and double string orchestra
Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra

Scottish Ensemble
Commonwealth Strings
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano.

2 hours

Broadcast

  • Tue 26 Aug 2014 11:00