Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Part 1 | 20100520 | LIVE - Presented by Catherine Bott. From Glasgow City Halls, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Swedish maestro Stefan Solymon with an all-Rusian repertoire featuring Rodion Shchedrin's Concerto for Orchestra No.1, 'Naughty Limericks', followed by Tchaikovsky's evergreen Piano Concerto No. 1 with virtuoso Simon Trpceski, one of today's most exciting soloists, and to end the concert, Rachmaninov's so-called 'American' Symphony, written in the United States at the end of his life, when exile made him reflect -not without sadness and nostalgia- on his beloved Russia. SHCHEDRIN - Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, 'Naughty Limericks TCHAIKOVSKY - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 Simon Trpceski, piano Stefan Solyom, conductor. Catherine Bott presents the BBC SSO under Stefan Solymon in Shchedrin and Tchaikovsky. Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert. |
| 02 | Part 2 | 20100520 | LIVE - Presented by Catherine Bott. From Glasgow City Halls, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Swedish maestro Stefan Solymon with an all-Rusian repertoire featuring Rodion Shchedrin's Concerto for Orchestra No.1, 'Naughty Limericks', followed by Tchaikovsky's evergreen Piano Concerto No. 1 with virtuoso Simon Trpceski, one of today's most exciting soloists, and to end the concert, Rachmaninov's so-called 'American' Symphony, written in the United States at the end of his life, when exile made him reflect -not without sadness and nostalgia- on his beloved Russia. RACHMANINOV - Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 Simon Trpceski, piano Stefan Solyom, conductor. Catherine Bott presents the BBC SSO in Rachmaninov's Symphony No 3 in A minor (American). Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert. |