Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 20th November 2022. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Rodney Lister-explaining Faith Based Initiative plus…
  • Duncan Moss with Mnemonics Part 1.. and more to come!
  • Martin Skafte introduces his music released on Toccata Classics.

And additional music from: Bach,Karl Reutter & The Loyal Philhartronic Orchestra,  Angèle Dubeau & La Pieta, Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler.

Sunday 9-11pm and repeated Thursday at Midnight. Plus Listen Again (7 days) and Mixcloud (several weeks!)

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Cooler Classics Extra.(17th November 2022… on Mixcloud only..)

John Liggins (Stratford Music Festival) , with Toyah Willcox, extend an invitation to a family concert in Stratford-upon-Avon, based on the work of Roald Dahl.


This small programme extra includes music from Orchestra of The Swan and the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

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Cooler Classics, Events and Shows, Films/documentaries, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 13th November 2022. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • James Bond.. 25 films in the series!!
  • Gustav Mahler & Edward Elgar in the film “Tar”
  • John Addison..and A Bridge Too Far.
  • Paul Ben-Haim with the Israel Philharmonic
  • Chandos Records Releases: Rachmaninoff,Poulenc,Stravinsky
  • Balmorhea.. six-piece minimalist instrumental ensemble from Austin, Texas,
  • Clare Hammond and the etudes of Hélène de Montgeroult
  • David Garrett and his album “Iconic”
  • Robert Scumann and Daniel Barenboim
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No 6
  • And in conversation with Karl Ruetter on the challenges of a classical composer

Sunday 9-11pm and repeated Thursday at Midnight. Plus Listen Again (7 days) and Mixcloud (several weeks!)

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Cooler Classics.(Sunday 6th November 2022. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Nancy Lee Harper explains her love of Iberian music.
  • Robert Emery updates us on his Music Trivia series on YouTube,
  • Nimrod Borenstein outlines his performance and recording schedule.
  • Keith Slade introduces us to the Worcestershire Symphony Orchestra.
  • Ellen Williams tells us about “World In Union”.
  • Plus: Korngold, Queen, Tchaikovsky, Queen, Sinfonia Of London, Berlin Philharmonic, Prague Festival Orchestra.

Sunday 9-11pm and repeated Thursday at Midnight. Plus Listen Again (7 days) and Mixcloud (several weeks!)

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Cooler Classics.(Sunday 30th October 2022. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Richard Harrison tells us about the “Lost Tapes” from the legendary BBC  “Desert Island Discs” programme.
  • Rachel Barton Pine (Image Courtesy Rachel Barton Pine)discusses ‘Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries’
  • Emanuele Arcuili introduces his piano music favourites..
  • Malcolm Dedman returns to tell us about the musical influences that have inspired his compositions.
  • Plus: 
  • Music from: Eric Coates,Ralph Vaughan Williams, Lonnie Donegan, Richard Wagner, Stravinsky, Bartok, Britten, Messiaen, Steve Reich.

Sunday 9-11pm and repeated Thursday at Midnight. Plus Listen Again (7 days) and Mixcloud (several weeks!)

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