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Musical Joy

Jamie MacDougall has music to spark joy, including Holst's Jupiter from The Planets, Debussy's L'isle Joyeuse and Beethoven's Ode to Joy from his Ninth Symphony. Violinist Pekka Kuusisto celebrates the joys of spring, and Jamie explains why Stravinsky's Firebird Suite will always make him smile.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 23 Aug 2026 19:00
麻豆社 Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (The Planets, Op.32)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Holst: Orchestral Works, Volume 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 13.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 9 "Choral" (4th mvt)

    Conductor: Riccardo Chailly. Singer: Katerina Beranova. Singer: Lilli Paasikivi. Singer: Robert Dean Smith. Singer: Hanno M眉ller鈥怋rachmann. Choir: Gewandhauschor Leipzig. Choir: MDR Radio Choir Leipzig. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Choir: The Leipzig Childrens Choir.
    • Beethoven: Symphony No.9.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 6.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major No. 1: "Spring"

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Orchestra: Virtuosi di Kuhmo.
    • Vivaldi, A.: Four Seasons (The) / Violin Concerto in A Minor.
    • Ondine.
    • 3.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird Suite

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Channel.

  • Claude Debussy

    L'isle joyeuse for piano

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Debussy: Children's Corner, Suite Bergamasque, Pour le Piano: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 18.

  • Florence Price

    Violin Concerto No 2

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1; Florence Price: Violin Concertos.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dances, WoO 1

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Joseph Swensen.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no.5 in E flat major, Op.82 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.
    • Sibelius: Symphony no.5&7: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Segerstam.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Sun 23 Aug 2026 19:00
    麻豆社 Radio Scotland