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Radio 3,28 Sep 2026,59 mins

SeriesCyril Scott (1879-1970)

Time in Frankfurt

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Donald Macleod explores Cyril Scott’s early life, including his time in Frankfurt, where he met and became friends with Percy Grainger. Scott quickly made a name for himself with a performance of his First Symphony in Darmstadt, followed by his Piano Quartet presented in London by the celebrated Fritz Kreisler. Scott arr. Bernd Alois Zummermann Lotus Land, Op 47 No 1 WDR Sinfonieorchester Heinz Holliger, conductor Lullaby, Op 57 No 2 Julian Lloyd Webber, cello John Lenehan, piano Water Wagtail, Op. 71 No. 3 Nino Gvetadze, piano Paradise-Birds (Five Poems, No 5) Nino Gudtadze, piano Symphony No 1 in G (excerpt) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, conductor Etude, Op 4 No 3 Leslie De’Ath, piano Piano Quartet in E minor, Op 16 The Primrose Piano Quartet Susanne Stanzeleit, violin Susie Mészáros, viola Bernard Gregor-Smith, cello John Thwaites, piano Produced by Luke Whitlock

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Lotus Land, Op.47, No.1
    Lotus Land, Op.47, No.1
    Cyril Scott
  3. 2.
    Lullaby, Op.57, No.2
    Lullaby, Op.57, No.2
    Cyril Scott
  4. 3.
    Water-Wagtail, Op.71, No.3
    Water-Wagtail, Op.71, No.3
    Cyril Scott