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William Tell, George Gershwin and the Battle of Leningrad

Duration:
1 hour, 55 minutes
First broadcast:
Tuesday 17 July 2012

Jamie MacDougall tells the amazing story of a symphony played in the midst of battle.

Music Played

18 items
  • Image for Gioachino Rossini

    Gioachino Rossini William Tell Overture

    Artist: Philadelphia Orchestra

    Songs from Stage and Screen

  • Image for Johann Strauss II

    Johann Strauss II Thunder and Lightning Polka

    Artist: Boston Pops Orchestra

    Strauss Family Waltzes

  • Image for Giuseppe Verdi

    Giuseppe Verdi ‘Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves’ from Nabucco

    Artist: Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

    HMV Classics Opera Collection

  • Image for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Six Variations in F major - Variation 6 K 398

    Artist: Gottlieb Wallisch

    Mozart: Paris & Vienna

  • Image for John Adams

    John Adams Wild Nights, from Harmonium

    Artist: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    John Adams & Louis Andriessen

  • Image for Paul Dukas

    Paul Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

    Artist: London Symphony Orchestra

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice / Peter And The Wolf / Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra

  • Image for Claude Debussy

    Claude Debussy Nuits d’etoiles

    Artist: William Berger

    Insomnia

  • Image for George Frideric Handel

    George Frideric Handel Bacchus, ever fair and young (from Alexander’s Feast)

    Artist: William Berger

    Alexander’s Feast

  • Debussy arr. Stokowski Clair de Lune

    Artist: Philadelphia Orchestra

    Premieres

  • Vroni Holzmann Lullaby

    Artist: Vroni Holzmann

    Wandelung

  • Image for Eric Coates

    Eric Coates Dam Busters

    Artist: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    40 most beautiful classical anthems

  • Image for Robert Lucas Pearsall

    Robert Lucas Pearsall Tu es Petrus

    Artist: Choir of Gonville and Caius College Cambridge

    Haec Dies

  • Image for Alexander Borodin

    Alexander Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D- 3rd movt: Notturno

    Artist: The Lindsay Quartet

    Borodin Quartets

  • Korb/Roever arr. Simon Kerwin Highland Cathedral

    Artist: Scottish Co-op Band

    By Request

  • Mike Hall Evensong

    Artist: Lara James

    The Glittering Plain

  • Image for Joseph Haydn

    Joseph Haydn The Creation - Finale

    Artist: Boston Baroque

    The Creation

  • Image for William Lloyd Webber

    William Lloyd Webber Nocturne

    Artist: Julian Lloyd Webber

    Invocation

  • Image for Dmitri Shostakovich

    Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 “Leningrad”

    Artist: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 ‘Leningrad’

Broadcasts

Studio One Sessions

On Air Sign

Live music sessions from BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow.

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