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Seonaid Aitken

Gypsy jazz violinist and singer Seonaid Aitken explores six connections in music ranging from censorship to complete freedom via Shostakovich, music of Syria, the pioneering sacred Sufi music by the Orchestral Qawwali Orchestra through Scottish Jazz to Sibelius.

Produced by Lindsay Pell.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Jan 2023 00:00

Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
  • Maya Youssef

    My Homeland

    Composer: Al MacSween.
    • Finding Home.
    • Seven Gates.
  • Amir Khusrau

    Dam Mast Qalandar

    Music Arranger: Rushil. Ensemble: Orchestral Qawwali Project. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.
  • Brian Molley

    Lotus and Thistle

    Ensemble: Brian Molley Quartet.
    • Intercontinental.
    • Brian Molley.
  • Fergus McCreadie

    Forest Floor

    Performer: Fergus McCreadie.
    • Forest Floor.
    • Edition Records.
    • 5.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia, Op. 26

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Sibelius: Finlandia: Valse triste; Karelia Suite.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Jan 2023 00:00