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Ballet on the Braes

Kate Molleson and Dr John Purser trace Chisholm鈥檚 ventures into ballet, and his wartime travels.

Kate Molleson, with Dr John Purser, follows Chisholm鈥檚 leap from opera to ballet 鈥 from the Celtic Ballet and The Forsaken Mermaid to his symphonic ballet The Earth Shapers. Against a backdrop of political upheaval and wartime austerity, we hear how Chisholm kept music alive, from painting streets with secret staves, to staging lecture-recitals for soldiers, and how his wanderlust led him towards India and beyond.

Tango
Gottlieb Wallisch, piano

Symphony No. 2 鈥淥ssian鈥: Allegro animado and Epilogue
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor

Scottish Airs for Children: 6-12
Murray Mclachlan, piano

From the True Edge of the Great World: Prelude 1, 8 and 9
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

Ceol Mor Dances: No. 1 and 2
Murray Mclachlan, piano

Pictures from Dante (After Dor茅): I: Inferno
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor

Produced by Ellie Ajao for 麻豆社 Audio Wales and West

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Music Played

  • Erik Chisholm

    Tango

    Performer: Gottlieb Wallisch.
    • GRAND PIANO : GP950.
    • GRAND PIANO.
    • 7.
  • Erik Chisholm

    Symphony No 2 "Ossian" (3rd mvt & Epilogue)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.
    • DUTTON : CDLX-7196.
    • DUTTON.
    • 3.
  • Erik Chisholm

    Scottish Airs for Children (No's 6-12)

    Performer: Murray McLachlan.
    • DIVINE ART : DDV 24131.
    • DIVINE ART.
    • 9.
  • Erik Chisholm

    From the True Edge of the Great World (Preludes 1, 8 & 9)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Erik Chisholm: Violin Concerto & Dance Suite.
    • Hyperion.
    • 5.
  • Erik Chisholm

    Pictures from Dante (Inferno)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.
    • DUTTON : CDLX-7239.
    • DUTTON.
    • 7.

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