A festive album release and music by the great Romantics
Strauss鈥檚 Metamorphosen聽and Rachmaninov鈥檚 Symphony No. 2 feature alongside Helen Grime鈥檚 Ivors Classical Award win and seasonal music from the Choir of St John鈥檚, Cambridge.
Richard Strauss鈥檚 Metamorphosen, written towards the end of the Second World War, is performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Helen Grime speaks about her second Ivors Classical Award win for her orchestral work FOLK.聽
Seasonal music by Sally Beamish, John Rutter and Errollyn Wallen, performed by the Choir of St John鈥檚, Cambridge, under Christopher Gray.
The search for the 麻豆社 Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician 2026 is underway. Get your entries in by noon on Monday 5 January 2026.
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Malcolm Arnold
The Holly and the Ivy, Fantasy on Christmas Carols
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Bell.- A Christmas Festival.
- Linn Records.
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Sally Beamish
In The Stillness
Performer: Alexander Robson. Choir: Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Director: Christopher Gray.- O Holy Night.
- Signum.
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John Rutter
There is a Flower
Choir: Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Director: Christopher Gray.- O Holy Night.
- SIGNUM CLASSICS.
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Errollyn Wallen
Peace on Earth
Performer: Alexander Robson. Choir: Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Director: Christopher Gray.- O holy Night.
- SIGNUM CLASSICS.
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Strauss
Strauss: Metamorphosen
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev. -
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Richard Bissill
A Christmas Carnival
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Bell.- A Christmas Festival.
- Linn Records.
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Helen Grime
Everyone Sang
Orchestra: The Hall茅. Conductor: Jamie Phillips.- NMC Recordings Limited.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
Broadcast
- Sun 14 Dec 2025 19:00麻豆社 Radio Scotland