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Competitions, Awards and New Releases

Jamie hears of a new opportunity for Scottish classical musicians and shares his Album of the Week, featuring Russian-German pianist Igor Levit.

Jamie hears about a major new competition for musicians in Scotland and shares some of the award winners from this year鈥檚 大象传媒 Music Magazine awards. Shostakovich and Scottish composer Ronald Stevenson feature in the Album of the Week, alongside new music releases from pianist composer Alexis Ffrench, the Chiaroscuro Quartet and Oliver Davis. Plus composer David Fennessy joins Gareth Williams for the first in a new series of Future Classics Extra, a deep dive into the music of living composers.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 15 May 2022 19:00
大象传媒 Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Reborn

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Evolution.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen

    Singer: Matthew Brook. Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Director: John Butt.
    • Bach: Ich habe genug. Cantatas BWV 32, 82 & 106.
    • LINN RECORDS.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Prelude No. 1 in C Major

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • On DSCH.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto No 2 in D major, H VIIb 2 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Pieter Wispelwey. Ensemble: Florilegium.
    • Haydn: Symphony 104.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 10.

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Spargi d'amaro pianto (Lucia di Lammermoor)

    Singer: Joan Sutherland. Choir: Royal Opera House Chorus. Orchestra: Orchestra of The Royal Opera House. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor.
    • DECCA.
    • 9.

  • David Fennessy

    The first thing, the last thing and everything in between

    Performer: Mary Dullea.
    • Gothic: New Piano Music From Ireland.
    • METIER.
    • 2.

  • David Fennessy

    ppp (1st mvt)

    Performer: David Fennessy.
    • ppp.
    • Seven Things.

  • David Fennessy

    ppp (2nd mvt)

    • ppp.
    • Seven Things.

  • David Fennessy

    ppp (5th mvt)

    Performer: Sonia Cromarty. Performer: David Fennessy.
    • ppp.
    • Seven Things.

  • David Fennessy

    ppp (7th mvt)

    Performer: Judith Keaney. Performer: John HARRIS.
    • ppp.
    • Seven Things.

  • Hans Abrahamsen

    Quartet No. 4 For Strings

    Ensemble: Arditti Quartet.
    • Hans Abrahamsen: String Quartets No.1-4.
    • Winter & Winter.
    • 2.

  • Ronald Stevenson

    Lament for the Children (Passacaglia on DSCH)

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • On DSCH.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.

  • Georges Bizet

    L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen)

    Singer: Teresa Berganza. Choir: Ambrosian Singers. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: The Collectors' Edition 2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 010.

  • Lili Boulanger

    颁辞谤迟猫驳别

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.
    • The Jukebox Album.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 201.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No. 1 in E Minor (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.

  • Max Bruch

    Scottish Fantasy (4th mvt)

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rory Macdonald.
    • Homecoming: A Scottish Fantasy.
    • Decca.
    • 004.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 3 in D major, D 200 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.
    • Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5 & 6: RPO/Beecham.
    • EMI.
    • 2.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate.
    • Classic FM Hall Of Fame The Silver Edition.
    • Decca.

  • Ronald Stevenson

    Reverie-Fantasy (Passacaglia on DSCH)

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • On DSCH.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 8.

  • Pippa Murphy

    Sleep now

    Composer: Karine Polwart. Performer: Karine Polwart. Performer: Hugo Ticciati. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

Broadcast

  • Sun 15 May 2022 19:00
    大象传媒 Radio Scotland