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Bruckner鈥檚 Symphony No 7

Elizabeth Alker marks the 90th birthday of the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, she also has exclusive recordings of great Romantic violin concertos and chamber music from Sweden.

Throughout the week, Elizabeth Alker introduces an afternoon of compelling performances from the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in their 90th anniversary year and shines a spotlight on violin concertos of the Romantic era. There鈥檚 also chamber music from Sweden, from the Swedish Radio Choir and highlights from the 2025 Change Music Festival.

On today鈥檚 Classical Live we鈥檒l hear Arabella Steinbacher and the KBS Symphony Orchestra, with Pietari Inkinen performing the most romantic of the Romantic violin concertos 鈥� Bruch鈥檚 First.

The 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Ryan Wigglesworth perform Bruckner鈥檚 monumental Seventh Symphony; and under the baton of Elim Chan.

Today鈥檚 Swedish Chamber festival recording is a string quartet by the Polish composer and violinist Gra偶yna Bacewicz; and, after having heard Beethoven鈥檚 Eroica Symphony yesterday, Elizabeth has located Alexander Gadjiev鈥檚 performance of Beethoven鈥檚 15 Variations and a Fugue on a Theme from Prometheus (Eroica Variations).

Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)
KBS Symphony Orchestra
Pietari Inkinen (conductor)

Ludwig van Beethoven
15 Variations and a Fugue on a Theme from Prometheus in E-flat, Op. 35 (Eroica Variations)
Alexander Gadjiev (piano)

Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in E major
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)

Gra偶yna Bacewicz
String Quartet No. 4
Malin Broman (violin)
Annabelle Meare (violin)
Lawrence Power (viola)
Jesper Svedberg (cello)

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2 hours, 56 minutes

Last on

Thu 4 Dec 2025 13:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

    Performer: Arabella Steinbacher. Orchestra: KBS Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Pietari Inkinen.

  • Eug猫ne Ysa每e

    Obsession, from 'Sonata for Solo Violin in A minor, Op. 27/2'

    Performer: Arabella Steinbacher.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Eroica Variations

    Performer: Alexander Gadjiev.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony no.7 in E major (3rd mvt - extract)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.
    • 麻豆社 recording.

  • Gra偶yna Bacewicz

    String Quartet No. 4

    Performer: Malin Broman. Performer: Annabelle Meare. Performer: Lawrence Power. Performer: Jesper Svedberg.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 25 in C major, K 503 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Leonard Bernstein. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Leonard Bernstein plays and conducts Beethoven/Mozart/Schumann etc.
    • Sony Music.
    • 5.

  • Trad.

    I love my love

    Music Arranger: Gustav Holst. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Justin Doyle.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Four songs from 'Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52'

    Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Justin Doyle.

  • Trad.

    The Turtle Dove

    Music Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Justin Doyle.

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Dec 2025 13:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3