Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 15th August 2021. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

Featuring:

  • Lesley Duncan recalls the music of Douglas Munn… her brother  .. and how his mathematical career led him into GCHQ…….
  • Mario Frangoulis recounts his musical journey, and his latest “crossover” album, “Blue Skies-An American Songbook”.
  • Martin Malmgren discusses his project about an obscure composer, Moses Pergament.

Plus music from:

  • Hans Gal Piano Trio in E, Op. 18  2. II. Allegro violento, played by Sarah Beth Briggs(piano), David Juritz(violin) and Kenneth Woods (‘cello)
  • Mark Knopfler’s Going Home.(Sacha Puttnam & the Classic Film Orchestra)
  • Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 1 in C Major (Krystian Zimmerman and the LSO with Simon Rattle conducting.

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

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Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 11th July 2021. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • And we start off with “Extra Time”!!!!(La Serenissima)

  • Kenneth Woods explains Mahler’s music.
Kenneth Woods.
  • The Voice Finalist, Nadia Eide, tells us about her singing career ahead of an autumn tour including a visit to Stratford-upon-Avon PlayHouse in October.
Nadia Eide
  • And music from:: 
  • Albinoni, Bizet,,Budd, Bruckner,  Mahler,Mozart, Puccini, Tchaikovsky,Verdi.
  • Performances from:
  • Sarah Brightman,Mario Frangoulis, Gustavo Dudamel,April Frederick,ESO, BBC Philharmonic.

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

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Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 4th July 2021. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Adrian Chandler(La Serenissima) explains his love of Baroque music, ahead of a concert in Cheltenham on 7th July.
Adrian Chandler
  • Lucy Hewson and Rebecca Prosser  tell us about how we could have a “Concert On Your Doorstep”
Lucy Hewson and Rebecca Prosser(aka Concert On Your Doorstep)
  • International classical crossover tenor Mario Frangoulis recalls his career to date, and An American Songbook.
Mario Frangoulis
  • Additional music from: Prokofiev,Vivaldi, Puccini, Monteverdi, Schumann, Strauss, Louis Andriessen and Chen Jun.

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

www.nccr.co.uk.