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Radio Scotland,25 Oct 2026,115 mins

Halloween music, Scottish composers and Max Richter

Classical Now

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Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice nods towards Halloween this week, and Jamie shares Max Richter's chart-topping film score to Hamnet.  A new album from St Andrews Chamber Orchestra features works by lesser-known Scottish-based composer Cedric Thorpe Davie, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven with award-winning Korean violinist Bomsori Kim.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    Paul Dukas
  3. 2.
    On the Nature of Daylight
    On the Nature of Daylight
    Max Richter
  4. 3.
    Goldberg Variations (Aria and Variations 1-12)
    Goldberg Variations (Aria and Variations 1-12)
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. 4.
    Festal Overture
    Festal Overture
    Cedric Thorpe Davie
  6. 5.
    Miserere mei Deus
    Miserere mei Deus
    Gregorio Allegri
  7. 6.
    Violin Concerto in D Major
    Violin Concerto in D Major
    Ludwig van Beethoven