Suk Fantastic Scherzo Op25

[LeMartinPecheur]

Will someone please tell me why I know this work?

I recall driving to work listening to Breakfast a year or more ago and recognising a familiar orchestral piece that I couldn't name. Nothing new there then, but when Rob Cowan(?) told us what he'd just played, the title meant nothing to me whatsoever. A check with the River People revealed about one current recording, so it didn't look any sort of popular classic.

I've just bought the new Naxos/Falletta CD and tried it on LaMartinePecheur. She recognises it too.

We deduce therefore that it's had exposure as a theme tune: can anyone tell us where??

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

i know exactly what you mean but have no idea what this was used for my intuition is a radio programme since they have all disappeared from memory!

[LeMartinPecheur]

Thanks for the link CDJ. The bit that really sticks in my memory is the waltz-y theme for strings about a minute in.

[notnerb]

You may be confusing this piece with the similar Saint-Saens Dance Macabre, which was used as the theme tune for Jonathan Creek on TV.

[Don Petter]

i know exactly what you mean but have no idea what this was used for my intuition is a radio programme since they have all disappeared from memory!

Hmm. Can't get that link to work. Youtube said I needed to upgrade to Flash Player 10, which I did, and restarted computer, but I just get the same message again?

[Barbirollians]

When I first heard this piece on the Mackerras recording of a few year's back I thought the same thing but I came to the conclusion it was just such a great tune that I thought I must have heard it before !