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Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major from the BBC SSO at Aldeburgh Festival

Former opera singer Judith Ralston picks highlights from her classical repertoire, including Delibes' Flower Duet, Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs and La Maja Dolorosa by Granados

From classic to contemporary, Steven Osborne performs Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Aldeburgh Festival, and Judith discovers the film music of lead guitarist of Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood, with music from the score for Phantom Thread. She also delves into the work of Danish composer Agnes Obel and plays favourites from Shostakovich, Verdi and Bach.

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Sun 12 Jul 2026 19:00
BBC Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Léo Delibes

    Flower duet (Dôme épais le jasmin à la rose s'assemble)

    Performer: Natalie Dessay. Performer: Delphine Haidan. Orchestra: Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Michel Plasson.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante défunte

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Saint-Saëns.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 19.

  • Richard Strauss

    Beim Schlafengehen (Four Last Songs)

    Performer: Gerhard Bosse. Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Kurt Masur.
    • Strauss, R.: Four Last Songs; 6 Orchestral Songs - Norman, Gewandhausorchester L.
    • Philips.

  • Jonny Greenwood

    Phantom Thread III

    Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ames.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Jonny Greenwood

    House of Woodcock (Phantom Thread)

    Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ames.
    • Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Nonesuch.
    • 13.

  • George Gershwin

    Bess, you is my woman now (Porgy and Bess)

    Singer: Sir Willard White. Singer: Cynthia Haymon. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Porgy and Bess (highlights).
    • EMI.
    • 11.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G Major

    Performer: Steven Osborne. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • Agnes Obel

    Parliament Of Owls

    • dark academia.
    • UMG Recordings, Inc..
    • 10.

  • Agnes Obel

    Riverside

    • Riverside.
    • Play It Again Sam.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No.1 in G major: Prelude and Allemande

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.
    • SONY.

  • Teresa Berganza & Félix Lavilla

    La Maja dolorosa - 1. Oh! muerte cruel

    • The Art of Teresa Berganza.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 77.

  • Teresa Berganza & Félix Lavilla

    La Maja dolorosa - 2. Ay! majo de mi vida

    • The Art of Teresa Berganza.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 17.

  • Teresa Berganza & Félix Lavilla

    La Maja dolorosa - 3. De aquel majo amante

    • The Art of Teresa Berganza.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 78.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La Traviata - Act 1

    Lyricist: Francesco Maria Piave. Lyricist: Alexandre Dumas. Singer: Zhang Liping. Singer: Yang Xu. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Graeme Jenkins.
    • Sempre Libera.
    • Go East Music Entertainment Consulting Limited.
    • 4.

  • Nino Rota

    A Time for Us (From "Romeo and Juliette")

    • A Time for Us (Silence, on joue!).
    • ANALEKTA.
    • 1.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Marian and Robin (From "The Adventures of Robin Hood")

    • A Time for Us (Silence, on joue!).
    • ANALEKTA.
    • 13.

  • Howard Shore

    Concerning Hobbits (From "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings")

    • A Time for Us (Silence, on joue!).
    • ANALEKTA.
    • 5.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz II

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Shostakovich: The Jazz Album.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Jazz Suite No. 2: VII. Dance II

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Jazz Suite No. 2: VIII. Finale

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Jul 2026 19:00
    BBC Radio Scotland