Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 12th November 2023 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

Featuring 

Interviews with: 

  • Mirusia- Australian international classical crossover artist, formerly a regular with Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra.
Mirusia
  • Bill Brennan (in Newfoundland) explains the influences behind his percussive compositions, and explains “Belo Horizonte”
Bill Brennan

And outstanding recordings from leading sopranos..

  • Dame Joan Sutherland
  • Renee Fleming
  • Carmen Monarcha
  • Carla Maffioletti
  • Maria Callas

With    Aled Jones, Johnny Morris introduces “Carnival Of The Animals,

Sergio Mendes, Burkhard Schleissmann plays Bach, and Gustav Holst concludes with a hopeful thought.

http://www.thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm)

Thereafter on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15

Cooler Classics, Events and Shows, Interviews, Literature, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 5th November 2023 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

  • Interview with international cellist Matthew Barley, who will be at Stratford Playhouse with The Orchestra of The Swan performing a programme “From Bach to Barber, via Brazil)
Courtesy Matthew Barley & OOTS
  • With music from: Bill Brennan, Brian Eno, JS Bach, Maurice Ravel, Richard Wagner, Jean Sibelius, Jamie Lonsdale, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gustav Holst, Andre Rieu,Piotr Tchaikovsky, Bernard Herrmann, Aaron Copland.

And don’t forget…….

http://www.thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm)

Thereafter on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15

Cooler Classics, Events and Shows, Interviews, Literature, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 29th October 2023 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

  • Classical Crossover artist Giorgia Fumanti recalls her career to date, and balancing care for her family with touring.
Giorgia Fumanti
  • Amateur actor Nigel Hales tells us about Amelia Marriette’s play “Nay, Remember Me”  which is centrepiece of the First Folio’s 400th anniversary event in Great Malvern(5-12 November 2023.
Nigel Hales
  • 25th October is World Opera Day…. so expect some iconic recordings, and a special treat…the Lost Recordings of Maria Callas are no longer lost!! Enjoy excerpts from her performance in “Lucia Di Lammermoor”.
  • With additional music from: Chandrika Tandon, Jamie Lonsdale, Joanna Forest , Julian Lloyd Webber, Andre Rieu, Freddie Mercury, Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, La Serenissima, English Symphony Orchestra.

http://www.thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm)

Thereafter on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15

Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 22nd October 2023 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

  • Sir Adrian Boult in conversation with Bernard Keeffe recalling his time with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
  • Chandrika Tandon tells us about giving a hug to the world with Ammu’s Treasures.
Chandrika Tandon
  • Music from: Offenbach, Mahler, Elgar, Mussorgsky, Calvin Jones,Lehar, Puccini, Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Einaudi, Howard Blake, Villa-Lobos,
  • And performances from: Renee Fleming, Aled Jones, Pavarotti,Domingo, Carreras, Peter Donohoe, Gabriele Leite, Andre Rieu.

http://www.thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm)

Thereafter on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15