Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | St Magnus International Festival: Trondheim Soloists | 20171010 | The first of four lunchtime concerts from the St. Magnus International Festival, recorded in the stunning 12th-century St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. Norway's foremost string ensemble, The Trondheim Soloists, play movements from Bach's Goldberg Variations arranged for strings by Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Arnold Schoenberg's lustrous tone poem, Verkl䀀rte Nacht. J.S. Bach: Movements from The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky) Schoenberg: Verkl䀀rte Nacht, Op. 4 Trondheim Soloists. Director: Oyvind Gimse Presenter: Kate Molleson Producer: Laura Metcalfe Photo credit: L Burgher. The Trondheim Soloists play Bach and Schoenberg at St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney. |
| 02 | St Magnus International Festival: Steven Osborne | 20171011 | In this, the second lunchtime concert from Orkney's annual celebration of the arts, pianist Steven Osborne contrasts Debussy's visionary and atmospheric 'La cath退drale engloutie' with the emotional and technical intensity of Rachmaninov's ɀtudes-Tableaux, Op. 33 and a selection of the later Op. 39 Etudes. Recorded in the stunning setting of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney as part of this year's St. Magnus International Festival. Rachmaninov: ɀtudes-tableaux, Op. 33 Debussy: Pr退ludes Book I, No. 10: La cath退drale engloutie Rachmaninov: Selection from ɀtudes-Tableaux, Op. 39 Steven Osborne (piano) Presenter: Kate Molleson Producer: Laura Metcalfe. Pianist Steven Osborne plays Rachmaninov and Debussy at St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. |
| 03 | St Magnus International Festival: Duo Van Vliet | 20171012 | Duo Van Vliet perform a diverse programme that includes works from John Dowland, Henry Purcell, Toshio Hosokawa and new work by Andrew Thomas; all arranged for the unusual combination of accordion and viola. This atmospheric, late-night concert was recorded in St Magnus Cathedral as part of Orkney's mid-summer music festival. John Dowland: Flow My Tears John Dowland: If My Complaints Could Passions Move Andrew Thomas: The Sound of Waves (World Premi耀re) Henry Purcell: Dido's Lament Toshio Hosokawa: Into the Depth of Time Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae Rafa? ?uc (accordion) Ian Anderson (viola) Presenter: Kate Molleson Producer: Laura Metcalfe. Accordionist Rafal Luc and violist Ian Anderson perform in St Magnus Cathedral. |
| 04 | St Magnus International Festival: Joseph Shiner And Ashley Fripp | 20171013 | For our final lunchtime concert in the St. Magnus International Festival 2017 series, pianist Ashley Fripp performs Debussy's 'Images, Premi耀re S退rie'. He is joined by clarinettist Joseph Shiner for Schumann's delicate 'Drei Fantasiestücke', Debussy's 'Premi耀re rhapsodie' and Poulenc's popular Clarinet Sonata. Today's recital was recorded in the town hall at the beautiful fishing port of Stromness. Schumann: Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 Debussy: Premi耀re rhapsodie, L116 Debussy: Images, Premi耀re S退rie, L110 Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata, FP 184 Joseph Shiner (clarinet) Ashley Fripp (piano) Presenter: Kate Molleson Producer: Laura Metcalfe. Joseph Shiner (clarinet) and Ashley Fripp (piano) perform in the town hall at Stromness. |