Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 17th August 2025 on www.thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

  • Berit Hagen(Commander -in-Chief) and Elizabeth Hilltout outline The Legacy Project.
  • Matt Haimovitz presents the Cello Concerto of Alfred Schnittke.

Plus:

  • Mozart, Beyond Aram,Robert Farnon, Erik Deutsch, Betty Hutton,
  • Enrico Caruso, Mario Lanza, Frederick Converse, Joann Falleta,
  • Jacqueline Du Pre.

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

www.countywideradio.com (Thursday 12noon-2pm)

Thereafter on  mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15

Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 23rd March 2025 on www.thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.


Ute Lemper tells about her appreciation for the works of Kurt Weill.. and Marlene Dietrich.

Plus additional music from:

  •  JS Bach, WA Mozart, Lance Hulme, Enrico Caruso,Mario Lanza, Mark Milhofer,
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky,Stephen Sondheim, George Gershwin, 
  • Berlin Comedian Harmonists, L.van Beethoven, Frederick Schiller,Andre Rieu.

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

Thereafter on  mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15

Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 11th February 2024 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

  • Tenor Mark Milhofer looks forward to his Carnegie Hall concert singing the music of Enrico Caruso.
  • Impresario Michael Capasso, General Director of the New York City Opera, explains his love of opera, and Caruso!
Michael Capasso (C)
New York City Opera)

With performances from:

  • Enrico Caruso, Mark Milhofer, Maria Callas and Mario Lanza,.(with arias from Giacomo Puccini’s opera Tosca.)
  • Sieji Ozawa conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”
  • Marina Arsenijevic plays romantic Chopin.
  • Matt Haimovitz plays Atar Arad’s “Aviv” on Primavera Project IV.
  • Philippe Graffin plays newly discovered concertos by EUGÈNE YSAŸE (1858–1931)

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

And on wbrs belgium( https://wbrs.online/) Saturday 10am -12noon

Thereafter on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15

Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 4th February 2024 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

Interviews with:

  • Ryan Liatsis, composer of scores for top selling video games, tells us about the standalone piece “Elephant Battle”
  • Acclaimed international pianist Burkard Schliessmann explains his musical philosophy.
  • Jamie Lonsdale has a new song – with the aid of 40 Ukrainian refugees – called “Freedom”

Additional music from:

  • Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, JS Bach, Frederic Chopin, Calvin Jones, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederick Schiller, Vincent Oppido.
  • Performances from: London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Tuarida Symphony Orchestra, Andre Rieu & JSO, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Great Britain, Mario Lanza, Enrico Caruso, Mark Milhofer.

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

And on wbrs belgium( https://wbrs.online/) Saturday 10am -12noon

Thereafter on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15

Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 8th May 2022. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Calvin Jones-American pianist composer who managed to exit Ukraine in time -with insights on a Ukrainian song performed with a Russian Orchestra….
Calvin & Inga Jones
  • Dan Watson , conductor of Stratford-upon-Avon Symphony Orchestra with details of a forthcoming Open Play Day….
Dan Watson
  • Mark Milhofer outlines his career to date.. and influences… and a  Kickstarter project that we can be involved with!!
Mark Milhofer
  • Additional music from: Frank MIlls, Andre Rieu, LA Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic, Enrico Caruso, Mario Lanza.

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

www.nccr.co.uk