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Radio 3,03 Dec 2025,117 mins

Beethoven’s Eroica

Classical Live

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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 music from Sweden, including recitals by Piotr Anderszewski, the Swedish Radio Choir and the 2025 Change Music Festival. It’s a Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra takeover today. Classical Live opens with Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, with Ryan Wigglesworth doing the honours; we’ll hear Mozart’s Incidental Music for Thamos, King of Egypt, performed with Ludovic Morlot; and finally, Bomsori Kim is the soloist with Wigglesworth conducting the Âé¶¹ÉçSSO in a performance of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, filling today’s Romantic violin concerto slot. Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op 55 'Eroica' Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Thamos, King of Egypt: Incidental Music, K345 Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ludovic Morlot (conductor) Jean SIbelius Violin Concerto Bomsori Kim (violin) Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say 'Ask Âé¶¹Éç Sounds to play Classical Live'.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 55 (Eroica)
    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 55 (Eroica)
    Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. 2.
    Violin Concerto
    Violin Concerto
    Jean Sibelius
  4. 3.
    Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo
    Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo
    Frédéric Chopin
  5. 4.
    Thamos, King of Egypt: Incidental music, K345
    Thamos, King of Egypt: Incidental music, K345
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart