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| | | | RBS coughs up first divi in a decade | The UK government has pocketed £150 million as Royal Bank of Scotland coughed up the first dividend since its £45 billion bailout a decade ago. |
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| | And finally... | | Music review: The SCO and SCO Chorus | The Seasons is often overlooked in favour of Haydnâs earlier oratorio, The Creation. This could be due to part to Baron Gottfried van Swietenâs idiosyncratic libretto. Taking the epic pastoral poem The Seasons by Scot James Thomson, van Swieten transposes the action to Germany, tones down the Scottish dourness and adds some hunting and spinning scenes for good measure. But if you forget about the words thereâs an abundance of musical riches here, as demonstrated by Maxim Emelyanychev, the SCOâs principal conductor designate stepping in for an indisposed Bernard Labadie. |
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