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Arts, Classical and Jazz Zone

James MacMillan at 50

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland MWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland MW

RUNNING ORDER

Timings are approximate and given in hours and minutes from the start of the Zone.

00:00 Britannia (Composed in 1994)
00:15 The Usual Suspects (1994) An early interview between MacMillan and Pat Kane.
01:09 Into the Ferment (Composed in 1998)
01:34 Celtic Connections (1994) MacMillan discusses his musical influences with Fiona Ritchie.
02:48 So Deep (Composed in 1992)
02:52 For the Record (2008) Jamie MacDougall assesses the impact of MacMillan's breakthrough piece The Confession of Isobel Goudie.
03:45 The Morning After (1998) Kirsteen McCue interviews Evelyn Glennie about MacMillan's percussion concerto Veni Veni Emmanuel.
04:12 The Gallant Weaver MacMillan's new setting of the Burns poem.
04:18 The Usual Suspects (1996) Brian Morton interviews MacMillan about his first full scale opera Ines de Castro.
05:09 Piano Sonata (Composed in 1985)
05:25 A Child's Prayer - MacMillan's response to the Dunblane Massacre. Show less

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