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Programme information

Saturday 13th July to Friday 19th July 2019

WEEK 29

THE FULL WORKS CONCERT – A JOURNEY INTO SPACE

Friday 19th July, 8pm to 10pm

Tonight, on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the day on which Neil Armstrong famously took one small step for a man and one giant leap for mankind,

Catherine Bott presents a concert of space-inspired music. We prepare to launch with an arrangement of Debussy’s Clair de Lune played by the young violinist Ray Chen, after which Stephen Hough is the soloist for Beethoven’s

‘Moonlight’ Sonata.

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WEEK 29 SATURDAY 13th JULY 3pm to 5pm: MOIRA STUART’S HALL OF FAME CONCERT Join Moira Stuart for the second instalment of her new, weekly concert programme, celebrating the pieces voted into the world’s biggest poll of classical music tastes: the Classic FM Hall of Fame.

The highlights this afternoon include a complete performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5 (‘Emperor’), in a critically-acclaimed recording from Mitsuko Uchida and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Our concert also features an historic interpretation of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue from Leonard Bernstein, Pavarotti performing Puccini, and favourites by Bruch, Ravel and John Williams. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Marriage of Figaro – Overture George Szell conducts the Cleveland Orchestra Giacomo Puccini ‘Che gelida manina’ (from the opera La bohème) Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major Opus 73 (‘Emperor’) Piano: Mitsuko Uchida Kurt Sanderling conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra John Williams Jurassic Park – Theme Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Max Bruch Kol Nidrei Opus 47 Cello: Mischa Maisky Semyon Bychkov conducts the Orchestra de Paris Maurice Ravel Bolero Paavo Jarvi conducts the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Johann Pachelbel Canon in D major Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Jay Ungar The Ashokan Farewell Major J R Perkins leads the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines from the violin Continued…

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SATURDAY 13th JULY 3pm to 5pm: MOIRA STUART’S HALL OF FAME CONCERT George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Leonard Bernstein leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra from the keyboard 5pm to 7pm: SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES with ANDREW COLLINS This evening, Andrew Collins searches through the pantry to rustle up an appetising selection of movies all about food. First on the menu is an amuse-bouche from Michael Giacchino, in the form of his delectable score for the Pixar film, Ratatouille. We’ll then enjoy music from Babette's Feast by Per Norgaard and A.R.Rahman’s score for The Hundred Foot Journey.

Finally, those with a sweet tooth can satisfy their cravings with Rachel Portman's score to the French film, Chocolat. 7pm to 9pm: COWAN’S CLASSICS with ROB COWAN Tonight, Rob features Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty as the starting point as he takes listeners Beyond the Hall of Fame. Delius’s In a Summer Garden provides the perfect soundtrack to a summer evening, while Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, which Rob calls “the ultimate feel-good concerto”, rounds off the programme. Tonight, we hear a new recording of the work, featuring the violinist Alexandra Conunova, cellist Natalie Clein and pianist David Dadouch. 9pm to 10pm: HIGH SCORE with EÍMEAR NOONE (4 / 6) Classic FM’s series dedicated to the rich and varied world of video game music has returned for a fourth series, with a new presenter: Eímear Noone, the celebrated composer, conductor and “Irish Queen of games music” (Irish Independent). Tonight, Eímear gently elbows dashing knights, fearless adventurers and celebrated heroes to one side, and instead, puts some of the most iconic video game villains in the spotlight. Featuring the perfect music to accompany evil laughs, clenched fists and far-fetched plans of world-domination, Eímear shares unforgettable themes from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Far Cry and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, celebrating the legendary anti-heroes we love to hate.

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SUNDAY 14TH JULY 3pm to 5pm: CHARLOTTE HAWKINS This week, Charlotte’s Young Classical Star is the German-Russian pianist Olga Scheps. Having won several prestigious competitions by the age of 12, Scheps made her orchestral debut at just 14 years old and now regularly performs with world-class orchestras. Scheps loves to cross borders with her repertoire and often arranges piano versions of famous dance music – but this afternoon, Charlotte showcases her more traditional side with a Chopin favourite from her latest album, Melody. 7pm to 9pm: DAVID MELLOR Friday marked the release of Ron Howard’s new film celebrating the life and career of Luciano Pavarotti and tonight, David plays some of the great Italian tenor’s finest recordings. Expect favourites from Puccini such as ‘Nessun Dorma’ and the love duet from Madam Butterfly, as well as a selection of Neapolitan songs. Alongside the golden voice of Pavarotti, David also includes orchestral music by some of the great operatic composers, including the ‘Grand March’ from Verdi’s Aida. 9pm to 10pm: EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC with CATHERINE BOTT Tonight, in the second instalment of her musical exploration of the four elements, Catherine Bott plays with fire. From the blacksmith’s forge to fiery chariots, Catherine celebrates the great composers inspired by bright sparks, dying embers and breathtaking fireworks, featuring music by composers as diverse as de Falla, Beethoven, Vangelis and Eric Whitacre.

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MONDAY 15TH JULY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: A FRENCH CELEBRATION This weekend saw the 230th anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille – so tonight, Jane Jones celebrates a wealth of French composers, musicians, orchestras and conductors. We begin with the hazy (and unmistakably French) melodies of Debussy’s Prelude a l’après midi d’un faune – conducted, appropriately enough, by the French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. The centrepiece of the evening is Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No.1 played by Stephen Hough, from a release that was named the “greatest classical music recording of the last 30 years” by readers of Gramophone magazine in 2008. Later in the programme, we’ll hear Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin before ending the evening with ‘La Marseillaise’, the national anthem of France, sung by Placido Domingo. Claude Debussy Prelude a l’après midi d’un faune Pierre Boulez conducts the Cleveland Orchestra Jean-Philippe Rameau Troisieme Concert Christophe Rousset conducts Les Talens Lyriques Camille Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No.1 in D major Opus 17 Piano: Stephen Hough Sakari Oramo conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Gabriel Faure Après un reve Opus 7 No.1 Cello: Sheku Kanneh-Mason Christopher Warren-Green conducts musicians from three British orchestras Jean-Marie Leclair Flute Concerto in C major Opus 7 No.3 Flute: Rachel Brown Simon Standage conducts Collegium Musicum 90 Erik Satie 3 Gymnopedies Piano: Pascal Rogé Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin Seiji Ozawa conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra Continued…

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MONDAY 15TH JULY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: A FRENCH CELEBRATION Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle ‘La Marseillaise’ Tenor: Placido Domingo Daniel Barenboim conducts the Paris Orchestra & Chorus

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TUESDAY 16TH JULY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: HERBERT VON KARAJAN – THE MAN, THE MAESTRO Tonight, Jane Jones marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Herbert von Karajan. Considered to be one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, Karajan held the position of Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for 35 years and is one of the most recorded artists of all time. We begin tonight’s concert with Karajan’s partnership with the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. Karajan helped to launch Mutter’s career and she recorded Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 with him when she was just 14-years-old. Another Karajan collaboration also features: Schubert’s ‘Ave Maria’ recorded with Leontyne Price. A celebration of Karajan would not be complete without one of his four recordings of Beethoven’s complete symphonies. Tonight, we round off the evening with the composer’s final symphony: the mighty ‘Choral’. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G major K.216 Violin: Anne-Sophie Mutter Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Jean Sibelius Valse Triste Opus 44 Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Franz Schubert ‘Ave Maria’ Soprano: Leontyne Price Herbert von Karajan conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.9 in D minor Opus 125 (‘Choral’) Soprano: Janet Perry Mezzo-Soprano: Agnes Baltsa Tenor: Vinson Cole Bass-Baritone: Jose van Dam Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna Singverein

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WEDNESDAY 17TH JULY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: MUSIC FOR ROYALTY Tonight, join Jane Jones as she presents two hours of music fit for royalty. William Boyce’s Symphony No.1 and Paul Mealor’s Ubi Caritas were played at the weddings of Princes William and Harry respectively and tonight, these works open our concert. Vaughan Williams, meanwhile, turned down the position of Master of the King’s Music in the 1930s; we hear his Norfolk Rhapsody No.1 and music by one of his biggest inspirations: Sibelius. Further highlights include music inspired by on-screen royalty, with a Beethoven symphony put to powerful use in The King’s Speech, and James Horner’s score for Braveheart. Willian Boyce Symphony No.1 in B-flat major Neville Marriner conducts the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Paul Mealor Ubi Caritas Treble: Thomas Fetherstonhaugh James O’Donnell conducts the Westminster Abbey Choir and the Choir of the Chapel Royal Ralph Vaughan Williams Norfolk Rhapsody No.1 Bernard Haitink conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra Jean Sibelius Karelia Suite Opus 11 Neeme Jarvi conducts the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra James Horner Braveheart – For the Love of a Princess London Symphony Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.7 in A major Opus 92 Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra George Frederic Handel Water Music Suite No.1 in F major John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists

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THURSDAY 18TH JULY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: MUSICAL CRUSHES Catherine Bott begins this evening’s Full Works Concert with Schubert’s Symphony No.5, his most ‘classical’ symphony, written at a time when Schubert was obsessed with Mozart and his music. In the year of its composition, Schubert wrote in his diary: “O Mozart! Immortal Mozart! What countless impressions of a brighter, better life hast thou stamped upon our souls!” The work contains similar themes to the final movement of Mozart’s Violin Sonata in F, which we also hear tonight, performed by Mark Steinberg and Mitsuko Uchida. This sonata was dedicated to a lovestruck student of Mozart’s, who he described as a “a monster, but plays delightfully”.

Further highlights include music by Beethoven, who fell in love with his pupil Terese Malfatt; the score for Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of Romeo & Juliet; and a recording from the great musical marriage of Daniel Barenboim and Jacqueline du Pre. Franz Schubert Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D.485 Charles Mackerras conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Sonata in F major K.377 Violin: Mark Steinberg Piano: Mitsuko Uchida Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture Opus 62 Claudio Abbado conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85 Cello: Jacqueline du Pre Daniel Barenboim conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra Craig Armstrong Romeo & Juliet – Balcony Scene Paul Bateman leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from the piano Antonin Dvorak Slavonic Rhapsody No.2 in G minor Opus 45 Jakub Hrusa conducts the Prague Philharmonia

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FRIDAY 19TH JULY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: A JOURNEY INTO SPACE Tonight, on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the day on which Neil Armstrong famously took one small step for a man and one giant leap for mankind, Catherine Bott presents a concert of space-inspired music. We prepare to launch with an arrangement of Debussy’s Clair de Lune played by the young violinist Ray Chen, after which Stephen Hough is the soloist for Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata. We then reach for the stars with a complete performance of The Planets by Holst, followed by Renée Fleming’s recording of Dvorak’s Song to the Moon.

Our concert concludes with a little night music from Mozart, and some more moonlit melodies courtesy of Richard Strauss. Claude Debussy Clair de Lune Ray Chen leads Made in Berlin from the violin Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor (‘Moonlight’) Piano: Stephen Hough Gustav Holst The Planets Opus 32 Zubin Mehta conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra & Los Angeles Master Chorale Antonin Dvorak Song to the Moon Soprano: Renee Fleming Georg Solti conducts the London Symphony Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart K.525 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Colin Davis conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Richard Strauss Capriccio – Introduction and Moonlight Music Herbert Blomstedt conducts the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra