Time in Frankfurt
Donald Macleod explores Cyril Scott’s early life, including his time in Frankfurt, where he met and became friends with Percy Grainger.
Donald Macleod explores Cyril Scott’s early life, including his time in Frankfurt, where he met and became friends with Percy Grainger. Scott quickly made a name for himself with a performance of his First Symphony in Darmstadt, followed by his Piano Quartet presented in London by the celebrated Fritz Kreisler.
Scott arr. Bernd Alois Zummermann
Lotus Land, Op 47 No 1
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Heinz Holliger, conductor
Lullaby, Op 57 No 2
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
John Lenehan, piano
Water Wagtail, Op. 71 No. 3
Nino Gvetadze, piano
Paradise-Birds (Five Poems, No 5)
Nino Gudtadze, piano
Symphony No 1 in G (excerpt)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Etude, Op 4 No 3
Leslie De’Ath, piano
Piano Quartet in E minor, Op 16
The Primrose Piano Quartet
Susanne Stanzeleit, violin
Susie Mészáros, viola
Bernard Gregor-Smith, cello
John Thwaites, piano
Produced by Luke Whitlock
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