Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 19th May 2024 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) Evesham Hospital Radio, and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

Guests are:

Cally Banham – with her latest album Tango to the Cor

Colin Fisher, on the art of improvisation..

Additional music from: Antonin Dvorak, Domenico Scarlatti, Fabio Brum, Leroy Anderson, Felix Mendelssohn, Frederic Chopin,Tony Christie, Julius Asal, Marin Alsop, Gustav Mahler, Franz Schubert, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Quartetto Di Cremona.

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

Evesham Hospital Radio. Sunday 5-7pm

Thereafter on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15

Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 12th May 2024 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) Evesham Hospital Radio, and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

Featuring:

  • A world premiere radio play for Calvin Jones’ powerful ballad: “Love Returned”
  • The 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
  • The 100th anniversary of George Gershiwn’s “Rhapsody In Blue”
  • A  recording of the premiere in Germany of Nimrod Borenstein’s violin piece “Kaddish”

Conversations with:

  • Norman Kreiger plays Gershwin.
  • Calvin Jones looks forward to the release of a powerful ballad.

And additional music from: 

  • Ludwig van Beethoven (Andre Rieu)
  • Franz Schubert.(Quartetto di Cremona)
  • George Gershwin (Brian Wilson)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach(Jascha Heifetz)
  • Aaron Copland(English String Orchestra)
  • Edward Elgar(English Symphony Orchestra)

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

Evesham Hospital Radio. Sunday 5-7pm

Thereafter on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15

Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 3rd March 2024 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

  • Composer Peter Boyer talks about Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, and his “Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue” commemorating the Centennial of the first Rhapsody in Blue performance! Coupled with  Feinstein & Thibaudet’s working of “Love Is Here To Stay”

Plus: 

  • Mirusia sings from her chart topping album “Classique”
  • New recordings form SOMM Records of Anton Bruckner’s work.
  • An opera from Franz Schubert.
  • Franz Waxman’s “Carmen’s fantasie” on Marimba.
  • A Bach transcription from Mao Fujita.
  • Remembering Christopher Gunning.
  • And a fusion of electronic and neoclassical from Luis D’Alberto.

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

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

Cooler Classics for Sunday 14th January 2024 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

Featuring 

  • Eric Reddet tells us about his career, current production of Cavalleria Rusticana and future hopes.
Eric Reddet in character and with the company.
  • With music from:
  • Antonio Vivaldi( (Avi Avital)
  • Jean Sibelius (Helsinki Philharmonic)
  • Nicola Lafanu(Gemini Ensemble)
  • George Lloyd(BBC Philharmonic)
  • Duo Menurida
  • Antonin Dvorak(Trio Zimbalist)
  • Karel Komzak(Vienna Philharmonic)
  • Franz Schubert(Failoni Orchestra)
  • Willy Alberti.
  • .. and performances by Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas,  Jose Carreras, Montserrat Caballe.

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

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

Thereafter on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15