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Art & Literature

Jamie explores how the world of art and literature have been a source of inspiration to classical composers through the ages.

In this special edition Jamie explores how the world of art and literature have been a source of inspiration to classical composers through the ages. Featured music includes Scottish pianist Steven Osbourne performing Mussorgsky鈥檚 Picture At An Exhibition inspired by the paintings of Russian artist Viktor Hartmann. The 主播大秀 Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform works taken their inspiration from Robert Burns & Shakespeare (My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose/The Tempest) and the RSNO perform the Waltz Suite by Prokofiev (War & Peace, Cinderella) and music referencing Sir Walter Scott (The Land of the Mountain and the Flood).

1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Robert Burns

    My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: I. Andante con moto

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: II. Allegro moderato

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: III. Allegro vivace

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: IV. Andante con moto

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: V. Allegro animato

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Tempest, Op. 18: VI. Andante non tanto

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Waltz Suite, Op. 110: I. Since We Met (from War and Peace)

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Waltz Suite, Op. 110: II. In the Palace (from Cinderella)

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Waltz Suite, Op. 110: III. Mephisto Waltz (from Lermontov)

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Waltz Suite, Op. 110: IV. End of the Fairy Tale (from Cinderella)

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Waltz Suite, Op. 110: V. New Year's Eve Ball (from War and Peace)

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Waltz Suite, Op. 110: VI. Happiness (from Cinderella)

  • Hamish MacCunn

    Jeanie Deans, Opera: XI. Sleep for the Day Is Done (Effie)

    Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: 主播大秀 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Hamish MacCunn

    Jeanie Deans, Opera: XII. O Effie, Darling (Staunton/Effie)

    Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: 主播大秀 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Hamish MacCunn

    Jeanie Deans, Opera: XIII. That Shout! (Staunton/Effie/Rioters)

    Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: 主播大秀 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Scottish Opera Chorus.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 1

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 2

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il castello vecchio "The Old Castle"

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 3

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: III.Tuileries

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo "The Oxcart"

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 4

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg & Schmu每le

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 5

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. The Market at Limoges

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIa. Catacombae "Sepulcrum romanum"

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIb. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Macbeth, Act III: Ballet Music

  • Hamish MacCunn

    Land of the Mountain and the Flood, Op. 3: Overture

Broadcasts

  • Sun 30 Jun 2024 19:00
  • Sun 6 Oct 2024 19:00