Bruckner’s Symphony No 7
Elizabeth Alker marks the 90th birthday of the Âé¶¹Éç 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 Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra in their 90th anniversary year and shines a spotlight on violin concertos of the Romantic era. There’s also chamber music from Sweden, from the Swedish Radio Choir and highlights from the 2025 Change Music Festival.
On today’s Classical Live we’ll hear Arabella Steinbacher and the KBS Symphony Orchestra, with Pietari Inkinen performing the most romantic of the Romantic violin concertos – Bruch’s First.
The Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Ryan Wigglesworth perform Bruckner’s monumental Seventh Symphony; and under the baton of Elim Chan.
Today’s Swedish Chamber festival recording is a string quartet by the Polish composer and violinist Grażyna Bacewicz; and, after having heard Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony yesterday, Elizabeth has located Alexander Gadjiev’s performance of Beethoven’s 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
Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)
Grażyna Bacewicz
String Quartet No. 4
Malin Broman (violin)
Annabelle Meare (violin)
Lawrence Power (viola)
Jesper Svedberg (cello)
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Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performer: Arabella Steinbacher. Orchestra: KBS Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Pietari Inkinen. -
Eugène Ysaÿe
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
Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth. -
Grażyna 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.
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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. -
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The Turtle Dove
Music Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Justin Doyle.
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- Thu 4 Dec 2025 13:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 3