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Thursday - A Scottish Coast to Coast with Petroc Trelawny

Live from Oban, the gateway to the Isles, we join Mendelssohn and JMW Turner on their visits to the area, and discover the rich cultural traditions of Oban music making, including its Gaelic choir.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Charlie Hunter

    The Hills of Lorne

    Performer: Jordi Savall. Performer: Andrew Lawrence鈥怟ing.
    • The Celtic Viol II.
    • Alia Vox.
  • Robert Carver

    Missa Dum sacrum mysterium - Sanctus

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • CORO.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in E flat, Op. 74 'Harp' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.
    • Wigmore Hall Live.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV80: opening chorus

    Orchestra: Barockorchester Stuttgart. Choir: Kammerchor Stuttgart. Conductor: Ton Koopman.
    • CARUS.
  • James Oswald

    Thistle (Airs for the Seasons)

    Ensemble: Concerto Caledonia. Director: David McGuinness.
    • Colin's Kisses: The Music of James Oswald.
    • Linn.
    • 2-3.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Morag

    Singer: Jamie MacDougall. Ensemble: Haydn Trio Eisenstadt.
    • Haydn - Scottish Songs Volume 1.
    • Brilliant Classics.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Silent Woods

    Performer: Jean鈥怗uihen Queyras. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Butterfly (Lyric Pieces - book 3 Op.43)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • EMI.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Cuckoo! (Friday afternoons Op.7)

    Singer: Cosmo Sheldrake.
    • Wake Up Calls.
    • Tardigrade Records.
    • 7.
  • Robert Burns

    My Heart's in the Highland

    Singer: Kenneth McKellar. Music Arranger: Bob Sharples.
    • VOCALION.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    The Hebrides Overture (2 pianos)

    Ensemble: Duo Lontano.
    • Mendelssohn: Works for Piano Duo.
    • GENUIN.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Op.27

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Trad.

    Puirt-脿-beul set [鈥渕outh music鈥漖

    Choir: Oban Gaelic Choir. Conductor: Sileas Sinclair.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    脡cossaises, Op 72 (No 1 in D major)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Alexandre Tharaud: Chopin; Journal Intime.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 11.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    脡cossais No 2 in G major, Op 72 No 3

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Alexandre Tharaud: Chopin; Journal Intime.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 12.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    脡cossais in D flat major, Op 72 No 3

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Alexandre Tharaud: Chopin; Journal Intime.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 13.
  • Nicola Matteis

    Ground after the Scotch humour (Suite in F major)

    Performer: Pamela Thorby. Ensemble: Palladian Ensemble.
    • An Excess of Pleasure & The Winged Lion: Palladian Ensemble.
    • Linn.
    • 23.
  • Trad.

    Mh貌rag a鈥 Mh貌rag [Dunollie lullaby]

    Choir: Oban Gaelic Choir. Conductor: Sileas Sinclair.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet C, Op. 74 no.1 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.
    • LINN.
  • Traditional Scottish

    Braes Of Lochiel; Bonnie Oban Bay

    Composer: Colin Campbell. Performer: Colin Campbell and his Highland Band.
    • Highland Style.
    • Lismor Recordings.
  • Kurt Weill

    Alabama Song

    Librettist: Bertolt Brecht. Singer: Lotte Lenya. Ensemble: The Four Admirals. Orchestra: Orchestra of Kurfurstendamm, Berlin. Conductor: Hans Sommer.
    • VIDEO ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL.
  • Ernest Irving

    Whisky Galore! (Prelude)

    Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn.
    • The Ladykillers: Those Glorious Ealing Films.
    • Silva Screen Records.
    • 6.
  • Kurt Weill

    Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)

    Librettist: Bertolt Brecht. Performer: The Doors. Translation: Elisabeth Hauptmann.
    • The Very Best of the Doors.
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 3.
  • James McMillan

    Os mutorum

    Ensemble: Canty. Performer: William Taylor. Performer: Rebecca Tavener.
  • Aidan O鈥橰ourke

    Clarenville

    Performer: Aidan O鈥橰ourke.
    • Hotline.
    • aidanorourkemusic.bandcamp.com.
    • 2.
  • Trad.

    Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel

    Performer: Paul Robeson.
    • Freedom Train and the Welsh Transatlantic Concert (Live).
    • Folk Era.
    • 4.
  • Aidan O鈥橰ourke

    TAT-1

    Performer: Aidan O鈥橰ourke.
    • Hotline.
    • aidanorourkemusic.bandcamp.com.
    • 1.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Sonata Sopra Sancta Maria (Vespro della beata Vergine (1610))

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts. Conductor: John Butt.
    • Linn.
  • Archie MacNeill

    Donald MacLean's Farewell to Oban

    Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Phil Cunningham. Performer: Violet Tullioch.
    • Aly Bain & Friends.
    • GREENTRAX.

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