BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is Scotland's national broadcasting orchestra and considered one of the leading orchestras in Europe. It is one of the five full-time BBC orchestras, and the oldest full-time radio orchestra in Scotland. While most of its performances are in studio for the BBC, it has enjoyed success performing throughout the U.K. and internationally.
The BBC SSO was founded as the BBC Scottish Orchestra in 1935 by conductor and composer Ian Whyte while he served as the first head of music in Scotland for the BBC. Originally located in Edinburgh, the orchestra moved in 1938 to its newly built home in Glasgow. Throughout World War II, the orchestra continued broadcasting its live studio performances for the BBC Home and World Services. Following the war, Whyte expanded the size of the orchestra and in 1948 began the orchestra's annual trip to perform in the Edinburgh Festival. However, the majority of its performances remained in studio.
In 1960, Norman Del Mar was named principal conductor. In 1961, Del Mar lead the BBC Scottish Orchestra, along with the Scottish National Orchestra, in the U.K. premiere of Stockhausen's Gruppen für drei orchester. The following year he would lead the orchestra in its first performance at the BBC Proms. The orchestra expanded further under Del Mar, and in 1963 was renamed the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Following Del Mar's departure in 1965, the BBC SSO had a number of principal conductors, including James Loughran (1965-1971), Christopher Seaman (1971-1977), and Jerzy Maksymiuk (1983-1993). In 2003, Ilan Volkov became the youngest chief conductor of a BBC orchestra; during Volkov's tenure, the orchestra moved to its new home at City Halls in Glasgow. He served as chief conductor until 2009. In 2016, Thomas Dausgaard was named chief conductor with a contract running through 2022.
In the 1990s, while continuing to perform for BBC programming, the BBC SSO began performing more often in public. It went on international tours across Europe, the Americas, India, and China. The orchestra also attended more festivals, including the Cheltenham Festival and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
Alongside its live broadcast performances, the BBC SSO has released a multitude of commercial recordings, with a majority on the Hyperion label. The BBC SSO under Dausgaard released a recording of Sibelius' Kullervo in 2019 on Hyperion.
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Rootham: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 97 & Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity, Op. 81
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Lyrita le 3 juill. 2015
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British Violin Concertos
Clare Howick, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 1 déc. 2017
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Roslavets: Chamber Symphony & In the Hours of the New Moon
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 nov. 2006
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Sterndale Bennett: Piano Concerto No. 4 – Bache: Piano Concerto (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 43)
Howard Shelley, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 oct. 2007
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BRIAN: Symphony No. 18 / Violin Concerto / The Jolly Miller
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 1 déc. 1993
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Erik Chisholm: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Danny Driver, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Rory MacDonald
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 23 mars 2012
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English Orchestral Songs: Finzi, Gurney, Stanford & Parry
Christopher Maltman, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 mars 1999
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Mythologies & Mad Songs
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins, Laurent Ben Slimane
Classique - Paru chez Orchid Classics le 17 mai 2024
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Nápravník & Blumenfeld: Works for Piano & Orchestra (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 37)
Evgeny Soifertis, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Titov
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 juill. 2005
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Brüll: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 20)
Martin Roscoe, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 févr. 1999
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Dohnányi: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 6)
Martin Roscoe, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Fedor Glushchenko
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 oct. 1993
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Stojowski: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 28)
Jonathan Plowright, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 févr. 2002
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Searle: Symphonies 2, 3 & 5
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis
Classique - Paru chez CPO le 5 nov. 1996
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Pettersson: Symphony No. 2 - Symphonic Movement
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis
Classique - Paru chez CPO le 1 janv. 1994
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Violin Concerto / Cello Symphony
Rebecca Hirsch, Tim Hugh, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 1 juill. 1999
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Glazunov & Goedicke: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 13)
Stephen Coombs, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 août 1996
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Thea Musgrave: Clarinet Concerto, The Seasons & Autumn Sonata
Victoria Soames Samek, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Thea Musgrave
Classique - Paru chez Clarinet and Saxophone Classics le 21 avr. 1997
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Janáček: Mr Brouček Suite, The Eternal Gospel & Other Orchestral Music
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 sept. 2005
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Erik Chisholm: Violin Concerto & Dance Suite
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 sept. 2017
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Musique orchestrale (Volume 1)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Garry Walker
Classique - Paru chez Toccata Classics le 11 mars 2011
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William Wordsworth : Orchestral Works
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Lyrita le 1 avr. 2016
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