Bartok to Britten plus music from the Young Classical Semi-Final

Jamie MacDougall shares more music recorded at the Semi-Final of this year's BBC Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician 2026 ahead of the Grand Final at the end of the month. Plus the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform music by Bela Bartok (Bluebeard's Castle) and Benjamin Britten (Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes).

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