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Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition from the Edinburgh Festival

Elizabeth Alker introduces Samuel Barber's Symphony No.1 from the 麻豆社 Proms, plus a brass band arrangement of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhbition from the Edinburgh Festival.

Elizabeth Alker introduces highlights from this year's 麻豆社 Proms, including Samuel Barber's Symphony No. 1 from the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and conductor James Gaffigan. We also visit the Edinburgh International Festival for highlights from three concerts today, including a dazzling brass band arrangement of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and performances of Handel and Geminiani from the Venice Baroque Orchestra.

Edinburgh International Festival:
Georg Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso in G major, Op. 6 No. 1
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

麻豆社 Proms:
Samuel Barber 鈥� Symphony No. 1
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan (conductor)

Edinburgh International Festival:
Modest Mussorgsky arr. Elgar Howarth
Pictures at an Exhibition
The Wallace Collection & Friends

Summer Festivities of Early Music, Prague:
Giovanni da Palestrina
Missa Papae Marcelli (Credo)
Stile Antico

Edinburgh International Festival:
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso in D minor 鈥淟a Folia鈥� (after Corelli鈥檚 Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5 No. 12)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto grosso in G, Op.6 No.1, HWV.319

    Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.

  • Samuel Barber

    Symphony No 1

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Gaffigan.

  • Cameron Biles-Liddell

    The Breakers: I. The Storm, II. Twighlight

    Performer: Hamish Brown. Singer: Beth Taylor.

  • Trad.

    The Grey Selkie o' Sule Skerry

    Performer: Hamish Brown. Music Arranger: Cameron Biles-Liddell. Singer: Beth Taylor.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an exhibition

    Performer: Wallace Collection. Music Arranger: Elgar Howarth.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Credo, from 'Missa Papae Marcelli'

    Ensemble: Stile Antico.

  • Robert Schumann

    Fr眉hlingsnacht, Op. 39/12, from 'Liederkreis'

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.

  • Francesco Geminiani

    Concerto Grosso in D minor 'La Folia'

    Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.

Broadcast

  • Wednesday 13:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3