Radio 3 in Concert: Beethoven Unleashed: Symphonies 1 & 3

As part of a special week of programmes, Kate Molleson dips into the archive of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to explore recent performances of Beethoven symphonies, with tonight's featuring the First and Third recorded at Glasgow's City Halls in 2017. She also talks to chief conductor Thomas Dausgaard about how Beethoven's music emerged amid the influence of his predecessors and contemporaries. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Haydn: Chaos and Im Anfange schuf Gott from The Creation. Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Matthew Rose (bass). Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Recorded at Glasgow's City Halls in 2017. Beethoven: Symphony No 1. Donald Runnicles (conductor). Recorded at Aberdeen Music Hall in 2009. 8.05 Interval. BBC SSO chief conductor Thomas Dausgaard discusses his concept of Composer Roots, and we hear some of the music that influenced Beethoven's musical personality. 8.20 Beethoven: Symphony No 3. Ilan Volkov. Recorded at Glasgow's City Halls in 2017