BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - China Tour 2000
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra continue their first tour of the People's Republic of China. This evening's concert, presented by Sandy Burnett from the Grand Theatre in the heart of Shanghai, forms part of China's first truly worldwide celebration of all cultures-
Shanghai's International Festival of the Performing Arts.
Paul Watkins (cello),
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Alexander Titov
Britten Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes ) Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor
8.15 Twenty Minutes: Heaven-Taught Fergusson
5: The poet Robert Fergusson died, aged 24, in an Edinburgh madhouse and his final tragic end can overshadow our perception of his glorious vivacity and buoyant talent. Robert Crawford talks to poets Tracey Herd and Les Murray about the line between madness and sanity and the impact on the creative instinct of treading that line.
8.35 Thea Musgrave Aurora for strings Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 in F minor