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Beethoven in Scotland
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The 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra launches its new concert
season at Glasgow City Halls with Beethoven's Choral Symphony
in a live broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Two Scotland on Thursday 25 September.
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Launching his final season at the helm of the 91Èȱ¬ Scottish
Symphony Orchestra (91Èȱ¬ SSO), Chief Conductor Ilan Volkov directs a
programme that
culminates in the summit of Beethoven's achievement, the Choral
Symphony No.9, with its universal human message in the Ode To
Joy.
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This performance will feature a chorus specially assembled by
Scottish Opera and a stellar group of international soloists in
soprano Susan Gritton, mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill, tenor Timothy
Robinson and bass Neal Davies.
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Beethoven also features in the concert aria Ah! Perfido. Soprano
Susan Gritton will bring to life the violently conflicting
emotions of a woman whose lover has betrayed her, a scenario that
offers Beethoven every opportunity to explore psychological drama
through music.
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The concert opens with Janácek's powerful and passionate
"rhapsody" Taras Bulba. Inspired by Gogol's historical novel,
Janácek's music captures the book's barbaric magnificence in a
climax dominated by brass, organ, and the chiming of bells.
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In the Pre-Concert Prelude Roger Wright, Controller of 91Èȱ¬ÌýRadio 3
and Director of the 91Èȱ¬ Proms, discusses the 91Èȱ¬ SSO's forthcoming
season.
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In the Post-Concert Coda, 10 minutes after the main
concert, bass soloist Neal Davies sings excerpts from Schubert's
Schwanengesang.
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As well as the second half being broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Two Scotland,
the entire concert will be recorded for future broadcast on 91Èȱ¬
Radio 3.
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The 91Èȱ¬ Two broadcast is presented by Mary Ann Kennedy,
and features contributions from one the world's leading Beethoven
authorities, Professor Barry Cooper, of Manchester University.
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The orchestra's appearances on 91Èȱ¬ TV will be available to view
via the 91Èȱ¬ iPlayer for seven days after broadcast.
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91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven in Scotland, live on 91Èȱ¬ Two Scotland,
Thursday 25 September 2008, 8.30-9.50pm, presented by Mary Ann Kennedy Ìý
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