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Radio 3,30 Sep 2026,59 mins

SeriesCyril Scott (1879-1970)

Exploring the Occult

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Donald Macleod delves into Cyril Scott’s interest in mysticism and occultism, including his clairvoyant connection with Mahatma Koot Hoomi. This was a period when Scott was socialising with some of the elite of British artistic circles, and also a time when he married the novelist Rose Laure Allatini, remembered for her 1918 novel Despised and Rejected. Soirée japonaise, Op 67 No 4 Noriko Ogawa, piano Piano Trio No 1 (Rondo giocoso) Gould Piano Trio Ballad of Fair Helen of Kirkonnel, Op 8 Roderick Williams, baritone BBC Concert Orchestra John Andrews, conductor Piano Quintet in C, No 1 (excerpt) Raphael Terroni, piano Bingham String Quartet Guitar Sonatina (Finale) Graham Anthony Devine, guitar Violin Concerto (excerpt) Olivier Charlier, violin BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins, conductor Produced by Luke Whitlock

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Soirée Japonaise, Op.67 No.4
    Soirée Japonaise, Op.67 No.4
    Cyril Scott
  3. 2.
    Piano Trio No.1 (4th mvt)
    Piano Trio No.1 (4th mvt)
    Cyril Scott
  4. 3.
    The Ballad of Fair Helen of Kirkconnel, Op.8
    The Ballad of Fair Helen of Kirkconnel, Op.8
    Cyril Scott
  5. 4.
    Piano Quintet No.1 (1st & 2nd mvts)
    Piano Quintet No.1 (1st & 2nd mvts)
    Cyril Scott
  6. 5.
    Guitar Sonatina
    Guitar Sonatina
    Cyril Scott
  7. 6.
    Violin Concerto (3rd & 4th mvts)
    Violin Concerto (3rd & 4th mvts)
    Cyril Scott