Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 14th February 2021. 9pm-11pm, various Repeats, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Featuring: Kenneth Woods(Conductor ESO) and April Frederick discuss “Visions of Childhood” and Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs.
Kenneth Woods.
April Frederick
  • Daniel Johnson introduces “Passion Of The Heart”
Daniel Johnson

Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea tells us all about her music, in particular “Le Rouge et Le Noir”, a three act ballet based on the book of the same name by Stenhald (1783-1842), which had been made into a film(1954).

Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea
Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea, Le rouge et le noir

And we hear a new single from David Le Page and the OOTS (Sleep Walk), taken from the forthcoming album Vivaldi Sleep..

Sunday 7th February 2021…9-11pm 1st broadcast. Repeats Tuesday and Thursday.

Available on Listen Again (7 days) and on Mixcloud.. (for a while longer!!)

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Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 7th February 2021. 9pm-11pm, various Repeats, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Tracks from the new album “Timelapse” from Orchestra Of The Swan with previous recorded comments from Debbie Jagla and David Le Page.
SIGCD662 - Timelapse
“Timelapse”

4 New Releases from Toccata Classics , courtesy Martin Anderson.

  • Grigory Krein: Deux Poemes and Deux Mazurkas.(Piano Music)
Grigory Krein: Piano Music
  • Livia Teodorescu-Ciocanea… “Le Rouge et Le Noir” Ballet – Prologue/Epilogue
Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea, Le rouge et le noir
  • Francis George Scott.. 8 Songs(transcribed by Ronald Stevenson)
Francis George Scott: Complete Music for Solo Piano

  • Arnold Griller: Night Music (from “Concerto Grosso”)
Arnold Griller, Orchestral Music, Volume Three

Plus: Andre Rieu and the English Symphony Orchestra.

Sunday 7th February 2021…9-11pm 1st broadcast. Repeats Tuesday and Friday.

Available on Listen Again (7 days) and on Mixcloud.. (for a while longer!!)

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Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 31st January 2021. 9pm-11pm, various Repeats, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Kenneth Woods offers insight into Matthew Taylor’s Symphony No 5 & Romanza for Strings.
Kenneth Woods
Matthew Taylor: Symphony No. 4 Op. 54, Symphony No. 5 Op. 59 & Romanza for Strings Op. 36a
  • Colin Matthews shares high points of his career and the NMC label.
Colin Matthews
  • With music from: Verdi, Bizet, Andrew Lloyd Webber,Mozart, Gustav Holst, Frederick Schiller & Ludwig van Beethoven.

Sunday 31st January 2021…9-11pm 1st broadcast. Repeats Tuesday and Friday.

Available on Listen Again (7 days) and on Mixcloud.. (for a while longer!!)

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Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 24th January 2021. 9pm-11pm, various Repeats, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Robert Emery exhorts us to “getmusiciansworking”
Robert Emery
  • Sarah Class discusses her latest music “Natural High”
Sarah Class
  • Keneth Woods updates on matters ESO and offers insights into Matthew Taylor’s Symphony No 4..(Played in full)
Kenneth Woods
Matthew Taylor: Symphony No. 4 Op. 54, Symphony No. 5 Op. 59 & Romanza for Strings Op. 36a
  • With music from Tchaikovsky, Heitor Villa -Lobos,Fabio Brum,Jamie Lonsdale,Joanna Forest and Sarah Willis(Mozart y Mambo)

Sunday 24th January 2021…9-11pm 1st broadcast. Repeats Tuesday and Friday.

Available on Listen Again (7 days) and on Mixcloud.. (for a while longer!!)

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Cooler Classics, Interviews, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 17th January 2021. 9pm-11pm, various Repeats, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

Featuring:

  • From Brazil… Bruno Lima tells us about his passion for Holst’s music, and has a couple of 1920’s recordings of The Planet Suite.. conducted by Holst..
Bruno Lima(left) and Peter S Lewis- Bringing The Cotswolds and Brazil together!!

  • Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett  chats about his latest classical acoustic album “Under A Mediterranean Sky”
Steve Hackett.(Copyright Acknowledged)
“Under A Mediterranean Sky” Album Cover.

Expect Holst and Hackett music tracks!! And a little Scott Joplin!

Sunday 17th January 2021…9-11pm 1st broadcast. Repeats Tuesday and Friday.

Available on Listen Again (7 days) and on Mixcloud.. (for a while longer!!)

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