Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music

Cooler Classics for Sunday 18th February 2024 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

  • Fabio D’Andrea(below) explains his musical journey…Viaggio!
  • The second anniversary of Russia’s so called “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine sees Matt Horovitz & Nadia Shpachenko tell us about their collaboration on Valentin Silvestrov’s Postludium No 3 .
  • Christopher Tyler Nickel discusses his latest project recording : “Requiem”

Additional music from: 

  • Frederic Chopin, Rimsky-Korsakov,Stravinsky, Luigi Perrachio, Antony Willis, Shawn Mativestsky, Jerskin Fendrix.

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 22nd October 2023 on thefeelgoodstation.uk (9-11pm) and on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15.

  • Sir Adrian Boult in conversation with Bernard Keeffe recalling his time with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
  • Chandrika Tandon tells us about giving a hug to the world with Ammu’s Treasures.
Chandrika Tandon
  • Music from: Offenbach, Mahler, Elgar, Mussorgsky, Calvin Jones,Lehar, Puccini, Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Einaudi, Howard Blake, Villa-Lobos,
  • And performances from: Renee Fleming, Aled Jones, Pavarotti,Domingo, Carreras, Peter Donohoe, Gabriele Leite, Andre Rieu.

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

Thereafter on mixcloud.com/peter-lewis15

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, Interviews, Music, NCCR

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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Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 23rd October 2022. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Featuring: Bullying, Bombing and Birds ..extinction could be a common thread….

David Homan discusses his “Hommage To Stravinsky”

David Homan

Nanette McGuinness explains “The Guernica Project”

Nanette McGuiness

Grammy winner Christopher Tin outlines his music and “The Lost Birds”

Christopher Tin

Additional music from Vivaldi,La Serenissima, Stravinsky, Cecilia Duarte, Chopin, Debussy, Evgeny Kissin.

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

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