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More than a Celtic Twilight

Tuesday 3 January 2006 17:00-18:30 (Radio 3)

Martin Handley presents a series spotlighting some of the unexplored music composed in Britain in the 20th Century.

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Playlist:

7/10. More than a Celtic Twilight

The music composed in Scotland over the past 40 years has not always travelled well south of the border. There is, however, a lot more to the Scottish voice than James Macmillan - as Martin Handley aims to reveal.

Thomas Wilson: There is no Rose
Cappella Nova Choir
Alan Tavener (director)

Buxton Orr: Intrada (A John Gay Suite)
Guildhall Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Peter Gane (conductor)

Thea Musgrave: Winter (The Seasons)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Kraemer (conductor)

Ronald Stevenson: Traighen (Shores); The Rose of All the World
Susan Hamilton (soprano)
John Cameron (piano)

Leighton: Double Concerto, Op 88
John Turner (recorder)
Keith Elcombe (harpsichord)
Northern Ballet Sinfonia
Gavin Sutherland (conductor)

Hans Gal: 3 Preludes
Leon McCawley (piano)

Thomas Wilson: Refrains and Cadenzas
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Peter Parkes (conductor)

Edward McGuire: Calgacus
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Rob Wallace (pipes)
Takuo Yuasa (conductor)

James Macmillan: The Gallant Weaver
BBC Singers
James Macmillan (conductor)




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