Historically, the residents of Great Britain haven't always gotten along. Scotland and England, in particular, have a long and bloody history together. But never mind all that. There was a very friendly Scottish invasion in London recently. Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti, Scottish conductor Donald Runnicles, and the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland gave a concert at the Proms. We'll hear highlights, including Benedetti playing Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Philippe Gaubert: Madrigal
James Galway flute, Phillip Moll, piano, the London Mozart Players
Claude Debussy: Poissons d'or (Goldfish), from Images, Book 2
Dang Thai Son, piano
The Frick Collection, New York City
Erich Korngold: Marietta's Lied and Tanzlied des Pierrot, from Die Tote Stadt (the Dead City)
Nicola Benedetti, violin, Alexei Grynyuk, piano
The BBC Proms, London, England
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Michael Kalm from Salt Lake City
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 314
James Galway, flute, the Ulster Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
Hour 2
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Presto from Symphony in E-flat, Wq 179
Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie, conductor
Huang Haihuai: Horse Race
The Stradivari Quartet
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
Johann Sebastian Bach: First movement from Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052
Alexandre Tharaud, piano, Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie, director
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
Nicola Benedetti, violin, the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Donald Runnicles, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
Willie Hunter: Leaving Lerwick Harbour
Nicola Benedetti and Daniel Rainey, violins
The BBC Proms, London, England
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