Playlists with tracks by Rachel Portman
Monday 1st March 2021
10:00
In Tune Mixtape
The eclectic classical mix
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In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
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Giacomo Puccini | Tre sbirri... Te Deum (Tosca) | |
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Edward Elgar | Salut d'amour, Op 12 | |
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Scott Joplin | Maple Leaf Rag | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Trio in E flat major, K 498 'Kegelstatt' (1st mvt) | ||
Charlotte Bray | Agnus Dei (a reflection on Byrd's Agnus Dei from the Mass for 5 voices) | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Mazurka in D major, Op 33 No 2 | ||
Jean Sibelius | Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39 (3rd mvt) | ||
Rachel Portman | Harriet's Portrait (Emma) |
Friday 19th February 2021
13:00
Tearjerker with Jorja Smith
20/02/2021
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Jorja Smith presents an hour of healing, emotional music.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | The Lark Ascending |
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Rachel Portman | Much Loved | |
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Ramin Djawadi | Winter Has Come | |
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Abel Korzeniowski | Juliet's Dream | |
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Rihanna | Close To You | |
Beaufort Male Choir | Take Me Home | ||
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Selena Gomez | Lose You To Love Me | |
BERWYN | Phone | ||
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The Goth Piano | Serenade by Schubert | |
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Hauschka | Lion Theme | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Requiem K.626 - Lacrimosa | ||
Henryk Mikolaj Górecki | Symphony No 3, Op 36, 'Sorrowful Songs' (2nd mvt) | ||
Jessica Curry | An Early Harvest from Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | ||
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Karim Kamar | Without Me | |
Khalid | Lovely (feat. Khalid) |
Sunday 24th January 2021
11:00
Words and Music
Fruit and Vegetables
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From Nigel Slater to Nina Simone's Forbidden Fruit and Handel's Ruddier than the Cherry.
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Peteris Vasks | The Fruit of Silence | |
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Billie Holiday | Strange Fruit |
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Fats Domino | Blueberry Hill |
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Nina Simone | Forbidden Fruit |
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Nick Drake | Fruit Tree |
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The Beach Boys | Vegetables |
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Flanagan and Allen | Run Rabbit Run | |
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George Gershwin | Let's call the whole thing off | |
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Scott Joplin | Pineapple Rag | |
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Arnold Bax | Summer Music | |
David Lang | Just | ||
Demon Barbers | I've never seen a straight banana | ||
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Rachel Portman | Apple Tree | |
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Ravi Shankar | Swara-kakali | |
George Frideric Handel | O Ruddier than the Cherry (Acis and Galatea) | ||
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Arif Jaman | Hijaaz Yamani | |
Henry Purcell | Fantazia upon one note, Z.745 | ||
The Mothers of Invention | Call Any Vegetables | ||
Arthur Sullivan | Opening Dance (Pineapple Poll) | ||
Herbert Chappell | Caribbean Concerto (2nd mvt: Nocturne) | ||
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The Vegetable Orchestra | Scoville | |
Benjamin Britten | Courtly Dances (Gloriana) | ||
John Dowland | Semper Dowland Semper Dolens | ||
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Manfred Mann | Sweet pea | |
Claude Debussy | The Snowflakes are Dancing (Children's Corner) |
Saturday 23rd January 2021
04:00
Breakfast
Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
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Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
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Django Reinhardt | Minor Swing | |
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Charles Trenet | Y'a D'la Joie | |
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Claude Debussy | 2 Arabesques for piano | |
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Jesca Hoop | Murder of Birds |
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Francis Lai | A bicyclette | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Bach recomposed | ||
Johannes Brahms | Piano Quartet no.1 in G minor; Intermezzo | ||
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Julianna Barwick | Inspirit | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata in G minor, Op 49 | ||
Edvard Grieg | Butterfly, Op 43 No 1 (Lyric Pieces) | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker; Spanish Dance (Chocolate) | ||
Rachel Portman | Chocolat; Vianne Sets Up Shop & Main Title | ||
Françoise Hardy | Le Premier Bonheur du Jour | ||
Sergei Prokofiev | The Tale of the Stone Flower Op.118 (Waltz) | ||
Gabriel Fauré | Après un rêve | ||
Trad. | Jackdaws at Play | ||
Georg Philipp Telemann | Quartet in G minor, TWV.43:g4 | ||
Traditional Catalan | Song of the Birds | ||
George Frideric Handel | Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba; Fugue; Air | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Symphony No 39 in E flat major, K 543 (4th mvt) |
Saturday 2nd January 2021
06:00
Inside Music
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato with a playlist of New Year cheer
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Hear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
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Astor Piazzolla | Adios Nonino | |
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Camarón de la Isla | Como El Agua | |
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Duke Ellington | It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing |
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Morten Lauridsen | O Magnum Mysterium | |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 | |
Odette N'Dah | Esso, Esso | ||
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Rachel Portman | Leaves and trees | |
Anon. | Altre Follie: Folias Criollas | ||
Tammy Harvey | My baby likes bacon | ||
Träd | Raga Puriya Kalyan (excerpt) | ||
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Cosi fan tutte, K. 588 - Act II - 'Fra gli amplessi in pochi istanti' | |
Gustav Mahler | Symphony No. 3 in D minor Part 2 (extract) | ||
Hector Berlioz | Les Troyens - Act 4 - Chasse Royale et orage; Nuit d'ivresse et d'extase infinie | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 15 - Movt III |
Sunday 29th November 2020
10:00
Words and Music
The Body
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From tattoos to massage, pregnancy to posture devices, excavations to emotional outbursts.
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Gustav Mahler | Die Zwei Blauen Augen | |
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The Delta Rhythm Boys | Dry Bones | |
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Steve Reich | Clapping Music | |
Dmitri Kabalevsky | Cradle Song, Op.27 no.5 | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Vocalise | ||
Frank Martin | Death and the Athlete | ||
George Benjamin | Written on Skin | ||
Tomás Luis de Victoria | Good Friday Responsories: Tamquam ad latronem | ||
Gustav Mahler | Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz | ||
Tomás Luis de Victoria | Tamquam ad latronem (Good Friday Responsories) | ||
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Alexander Scriabin | Nocturne for the left hand, Op.9 no.2 | |
Lori Laitman | Living in the Body | ||
Úlfur Hansson | Skin Continuum | ||
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Alexander Scriabin | Prelude & Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9: No. 2, Nocturne | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata in A flat major Op.110 (2nd mvt: Allegro molto) | ||
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Christopher Gordon | Queequeg | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major II. Allegro molto | ||
Dame Ethel Smyth | Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra (2nd mvt: Elegy) | ||
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Missy Mazzoli | A Thousand Tongues | |
Dame Ethel Smyth | Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra – II. Elegy (In Memoriam) | ||
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Orlando Jacinto Garcia | A Rising Tide | |
Dmitri Kabalevsky | 30 Children’s Pieces, Op. 27: No. 5 Cradle Song | ||
Rachel Portman | Nicholas Nickleby |
Saturday 28th November 2020
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Turkish Bond and Indian Potter
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Matthew Sweet with music for transnational film adaptations.
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Elmer Bernstein | The Magnificent Seven - Titles and Calvera | |
Ennio Morricone | OK Connery - Man for Me | ||
Fumio Hayasaka | Seven Samurai - Interlude | ||
Hans Zimmer | Pearl Harbor - December 7th | ||
John Barry | From Russia With Love - 007 Theme | ||
John Barry | James Bond 007 Tribute | ||
John Barry | The Persuaders - Theme | ||
Nino Rota | Aashiq - Tum Kya Jano Dil Karta Tumse | ||
Brad Fiedel | True Lies - Harry Makes his Entrance | ||
Rachel Portman | The Lake House - Il Mare | ||
Bruno Nicolai | Upperseven: The Spy with Ten Faces - Titles | ||
Rajesh Roshan | Dastak - Tumhe Kaise | ||
Danny Elfman | Sommersby - End Credits | ||
Raymond Wong | Kung Fu Hustle - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained | ||
Vladimir Cosma | La Totale! - Titles |
Saturday 22nd August 2020
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Olympians
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Matthew Sweet with film and film music inspired by Olympic athletes.
Laurence Rosenthal | Clash of the Titans: Prologue and Main Title | ||
Pete Nashell | I, Tonya: Tonya Suite | ||
Rachel Portman | Race: The Final Event | ||
Ramin Djawadi | Clash of the Titans: There is a god in you | ||
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Richard Strauss | Olympic Hymn | |
Alexandre Desplat | Unbroken: The Unbroken | ||
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Rick Wakeman | White Rock | |
Daniel Pemberton | Rising Phoenix: Rise from the Ashes | ||
Rob Simonsen | Foxcatcher: Olympic Losses | ||
Francis Lai | The Games: 5th Street | ||
Roberto Nicolosi | La Battaglia Di Maratona: La Plana Di Maratona | ||
Frédéric Talgorn | Asterix at the Olympic Games: Generique Debut | ||
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Toni Hickman | Rising Phoenix | |
Henry Mancini | Visions of Eight: Salute to the Olympians - Finale | ||
Vangelis | Chariots of Fire: Titles | ||
John Williams | Munich: End Credits |
Thursday 28th May 2020
07:00
In Tune
Rachel Portman, Rachel Brown and Adrian Butterfield
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Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Anon. | Greensleeves | |
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Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther | |
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Francis Poulenc | Les chemins de l'amour | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony no. 5. - IV. Allegro - Presto | ||
Henry Purcell | Strike the viol (Come ye sons of art) | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Clarinet Concerto No.1. iii. Molto Allegro | ||
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Rachel Portman | a gift | |
Joseph Haydn | Sinfonia concertante in B flat major, Hob I - 105 - III. Allegro con spirito | ||
Alexander Glazunov | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.82 - finale | ||
Trad. | Sevillanas | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 881 | ||
George Frideric Handel | Verdi Prati (Alcina, HWV 34) | ||
Georg Philipp Telemann | Sonata in G major TWV 40:118 | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor. iii Allegro vivace | ||
William Walton | Belshazzar's feast - Part 2; no.9; Then sing aloud to God |
Sunday 17th May 2020
07:00
The Early Music Show
A Black History
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Celebrating the cultural contribution of black people in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Rachel Portman | Belle: Main titles | ||
Tielman Susato | Basse danse (La Mourisque) | ||
Chevalier J.J.O. de Meude-Monpas | Concerto no. 4 in D major: Adagio | ||
Traditional English | Bobbing Jo | ||
Ignatius Sancho | 13 Minuets for keyboard: No 6 (Birdcall); No 7 | ||
Traditional English | The jovial broom-man | ||
Ignatius Sancho | The Complaint | ||
Traditional English | The Willow song | ||
John Gay | The Beggar's opera: Overture | ||
José Maurício Nunes Garcia | Missa de nossa senhora da conceicao: Cum sancto spiritu | ||
José Maurício Nunes Garcia | Tarambote | ||
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges | Quartet in C major Op.1`1: Allegro | ||
Juan Manuel Olivares | Stabat Mater (excerpt) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata in A major Op.47 (Kreutzer): Finale |
Saturday 15th February 2020
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Jane Austen
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Isobel Waller-Bridge and music from Jane Austen films with Matthew Sweet.
Dario Marianelli | Pride and Prejudice (2005): Suite | ||
Isobel Waller-Bridge | Emma (2020): Proposal | ||
Carl Davis | Pride and Prejudice (1995): Main Title | ||
Isobel Waller-Bridge | Emma (2020): Mr Woodhouse | ||
Rachel Portman | Emma (1996): End Titles | ||
Isobel Waller-Bridge | Emma (2020): Row with Harriet | ||
Adrian Johnston | Becoming Jane (2007): Bond Street Airs | ||
Isobel Waller-Bridge | Emma (2020): Wedding | ||
Lesley Barber | Mansfield Park - Fireworks | ||
Aaron Zigman | The Jane Austin Book Club (2007): Jocelyn and Greg | ||
Patrick Doyle | Sense and Sensibility (1995): My Father's Favorite | ||
Elmer Bernstein | Far From Heaven (2002): Main Theme | ||
AR Rahman | Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000): Titles | ||
Anu Malik | Bride and Prejudice (2004): Punjabi Wedding Song | ||
Herbert Stothart | Pride and Prejudice (1940): Titles | ||
Fernando Valazquez | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016): An Illustrated History of England |
Saturday 18th January 2020
02:00
Breakfast
Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
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Classical music for breakfast time plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
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Claude Debussy | D'un cahier d'esquisses | |
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Henry Purcell | Rondeau (Abdelazar) | |
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Nicolas Gombert | Ave Maria | |
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Peter Warlock | An Old Song for small orchestra | |
Gustav Holst | Country Song [2 Songs without Words, Op.22 No.1] | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Concerto in C major for flute and harp, K 299 (3rd mvt) | ||
Edvard Grieg | Peer Gynt, Suite No.2: Arabian Dance | ||
Astrid Sonne | Strong, Calm, Slow | ||
Ulysses Kay | 6 Dances for String Orchestra (Polka) | ||
Andrea Falconieri | Passacalle à 3 | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Air) | |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | The Three Wonders (The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op 57) | ||
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Gioachino Rossini | The Italian Girl in Algiers (Overture) | |
Ciaran Algar | De Gule Huis | ||
Pierre Larrieu | Nuit d'Alger | ||
Rachel Portman | Meters are longer than yards [Race - Original Soundtrack] | ||
Camille Saintâ€Saëns | Reverie du soir [Suite Algerienne, Op.60] | ||
Giancarlo Bigazzi | Le petit pain au chocolat | ||
Grażyna Bacewicz | Partita for violin and piano (Rondo) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Song without Words in A major, Op 62 No 6, 'Frühlingslied' | ||
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Gyda Valtysdottir | Unborn |
Tuesday 17th December 2019
07:00
In Tune
The York Waits, Rachel Portman, Daniel Lebhardt
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Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto' | |
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Michael Praetorius | En! Natus est Emanuel | |
Träd | Psallite Unigento | ||
Paul Lewis Edwards | Breakfast Carol Competition 2019; No.3 Go to the Child | ||
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Rondo in D major K 485 | |
Rachel Portman | Mimi and the Mountain Dragon | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Concerto No 1 in E major for two pianos (3rd mt) | ||
Rachel Portman | Mimi And The Mountain Dragon - Mimi's Song | ||
Franz Lehár | Wild Roses | ||
Tom Dobney | Breakfast Carol Competition 2019; No.2 Go to the Child | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Magnificat in E flat, BWV 243a: I. Magnificat anima mea Dominum | ||
Trad - English 15th century carol | Proface! Welcome! | ||
Johannes Brahms | Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op.101 (2nd mvt) | ||
Trad Neapolitan shepherd pipers carol | Quando nascette, Ninno | ||
Johannes Brahms | Romance in F major Op 118 No 5 | ||
Träd | Bergers j'ai ouiy la nouvelle (publ. Normandy 1597) | ||
John Foster | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | ||
Träd | Bergers, par les plus doux regard (French c 1600) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata no 18 in E flat major Op 31'3 - 1st movement - Allegro | ||
Träd | Noel Nouvelet | ||
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Manuel de Falla | El amor brujo: Danza ritual del fuego | |
Träd | Picardy |
Saturday 23rd November 2019
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Dickens at the London Film Festival
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Matthew Sweet explores the world of film music.
Rachel Portman | Oliver Twist (2005) - Newgate Prison (End Credits) | ||
Shaun Davey | David Copperfield (2000 TV) - Mvt. I | ||
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Arnold Bax | Oliver Twist: Fagin's Romp | |
Carl Davis | Our Mutual Friend (1976 TV) | ||
Christopher Willis | The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) - David's Writings | ||
Debbie Wiseman | Dickensian - Suite | ||
Giuseppe Verdi | Overture Forza del Destino (extract) | ||
Leslie Bricusse | Scrooge (1970) - Thank You Very Much | ||
Lionel Bart | Oliver! (1965) - You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two | ||
Lord Berners | Nicholas Nickleby (1947) - Concert Suite (abridged) | ||
Patrick Doyle | Great Expectations (1998) - Aria |
Wednesday 23rd October 2019
06:00
Afternoon Concert
BBC Singers
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The BBC Singers with Finzi, Stanford, Anders Hillborg, Judith Bingham and Rachel Portman.
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Gerald Finzi | Clear and Gentle Stream | |
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Francis Poulenc | Chansons Francaises | |
Anders Hillborg | Endless Sky | ||
Francis Poulenc | Sept Chansons | ||
Judith Bingham | The Drowned Lovers | ||
Rachel Portman | Earth Song |
Saturday 14th September 2019
08:00
Sound of Cinema
The Country House
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Matthew Sweet with film music to a theme.
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Michael Nyman | THE DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT (1982): Chasing Sheep is Best Left To Shepherds | |
Noël Coward | The Stately Homes of England | ||
Dario Marianelli | Pride and Prejudice (2005): The Living Sculptures of Pemberley | ||
Patrick Doyle | Gosford Park (2001): Inspector Thompson | ||
Franz Waxman | Rebecca (1940): Manderley Ball | ||
Patrik Andrén | Phoenix (2018): End Credits | ||
John Addison | Sleuth (1972): Overture, Milo's Theme, Inspector Doppler, Epilogue | ||
Rachel Portman | The Duchess (2008): End Titles | ||
John Cameron | The Ruling Class (1972): Theme | ||
Richard Robbins | The Remains of the Day (1993): Darlington Hall | ||
John Lunn | Downton Abbey (2019): One Hundred Years of Downton | ||
Thomas Newman | Skyfall (2012): Tennyson, Enquiry | ||
John Lunn | Downton Abbey (2019): Pillar of the Establishment | ||
John Morris | Clue (1985): End Title | ||
John Scott | The Shooting Party (1985): Main Title | ||
Lesley Barber | Mansfield Park - Fireworks |
Sunday 18th August 2019
10:00
Words and Music
Life Rafts
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Clinging on for dear life with music and poetry and prose read by leading actors.
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Joan Armatrading | Save Me |
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Herbie Hancock | Maiden Voyage |
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Benjamin Britten | O Waly, Waly | |
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Ildebrando Pizzetti | De Profundis | |
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Elena Katsâ€Chernin | Blue Silence | |
Howard Goodall | ShackletonÂ’s Cross | ||
David Fanshawe | Journey to Easter Island | ||
Cyril Francis Tawney | Chicken on a Raft | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No 1 in C major | ||
Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer | Kon-Tiki Expedition - Across the Pacific by Raft - an anthropological experiment. | ||
Walter Tschinkel (Prof. Biology, Florida State Uni.) on the black imported fire ant in 1918 from Argentina and red (Solenopsis invicta) mid '30s | Mark Carwardine investigates spread of red imported fire ant in US. | ||
Johann Strauss II | Cool Runnings: The Blue Danube | ||
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David Fanshawe | The Singing Reef, Cook Islands | |
Newton Ferreira De Mendonca, Antonio Carlos Jobim | Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba) | ||
Rachel Portman | Written in the Stars | ||
Lili Boulanger | Du fond de lÂ’abime (Psalm 130) | ||
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Lorre Wyatt | Somos El Barco (We Are The Boat) | |
Peggy Seeger | ExileÂ’s Song | ||
Benjamin Britten | Noye, Noye, take thou thy company - NoyeÂ’s Fludde, All Aboard | ||
Baaba Maal | Bouyel (The Boat) | ||
Benjamin Britten | Sir! Heare are lions, leapardes, in - NoyeÂ’s Fludde, All Aboard | ||
Träd | Lord, Let Me in the Lifeboat | ||
Krunnfusz, Gordon/Traditional | Ol' Ark's A Moverin | ||
Ezio Bosso | . Adagio "White Ocean" (Antarctic) |
03:00
Breakfast
Sunday - Elizabeth Alker
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Elizabeth Alker presents Breakfast including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
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Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto in C major for 2 trumpets, RV 537 | |
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George Gershwin | Variations on 'I got rhythm' | |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Symphony no. 23 in D major K.181 | |
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Arthur Honegger | Pastorale d'ete | |
Rachel Portman | Taste of Chocolate (Chocolat) | ||
Trad. | Tango of the Pyrenees | ||
Hector Berlioz | Un Bal (Symphonie fantastique) | ||
Trad. | Beth Chivalier (La Cancon de Barberina) | ||
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Gerald Finzi | White-Flowering Days, Op.37 | |
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John Field | Nocturne No 18 in E major | |
Carolina Eyck | Remembrance | ||
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Richard Reed Parry | Heaeven for Meg | |
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Ann Southam | Glass Houses No 9 | |
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Clara Schumann | Romance, Op.22 no.3 | |
Edward Elgar | Serenade for string orchestra, Op.20 | ||
Robert Schumann | Arabeske in C major Op.18 for piano | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Orchestral Suite No 4 in D major, BWV 1069 (Réjouissance) |
Saturday 6th July 2019
08:00
Sound of Cinema
... Yours faithfully
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Matthew Sweet explores the world of film music
Max Steiner | The Letter (1940) - Main Title, Patio Scene | ||
Michael Giacchino | Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) - Far From Home Suite Home | ||
Dario Marianelli | Atonement (2007) - Briony, Theme | ||
Mike Mogis | The Fault In Our Stars (2014) - Letter to Van Houten | ||
Gabriel Yared | Message In A Bottle (1999) - Last Letter | ||
Quincy Jones | The Color Purple (1085) - Main Title | ||
Gabriel Yared | Possession (2002) - Possesso Aria | ||
Rachel Portman | The Lake House (2006) - Theme | ||
George Fenton | 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) - Fanfare/Main Title (The Journey) | ||
George Fenton | You've got Mail (1998) - Butterflies In The Subway | ||
Isobel Waller-Bridge | Vita & Virginia (2018) - Cue 2m05 | ||
James V. Monaco | Broadway Melody of 1938 - Dear Mr Gable/You Made Me Love You | ||
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James V. Monaco | You Made Me Love You | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) - Concerto for 4 harpsichords, BWV 1065 |
Saturday 23rd March 2019
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Things are not what they seem...
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A selection of great film music conveying hidden menace.
Randy Newman | Pleasantville (1998) - Real Rain | ||
Ron Goodwin | Village of the Damned (1960) - Opening Titles | ||
Burkhard Dallwitz | Truman Show - Father Kolbe's Preaching | ||
Ron Grainer | The Prisoner (1967) - Main Titles | ||
Dave Grusin | The Firm (1993) - Main Title | ||
David Arnold | The Stepford Wives (2004) - Opening Titles | ||
Ilan Eshkeri | The White Crow (2019) - Paris | ||
James Newton Howard | The Village (2004) - The Gravel Road | ||
Michael Abels | Us (2019) - Anthem / Finale | ||
Paul Giovanni | The Wicker Man (1973) - Gently, Johnny; Fire Leap; Willow's Song | ||
Paul Giovanni | The Wicker Man (1973) - Maypole | ||
Rachel Portman | Never Let Me Go (2010) - Main Title |
Saturday 19th May 2018
05:00
Inside Music
Inside Music with Rachel Portman
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Composer Rachel Portman introduces a colourful selection of music - from the inside.
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Richard Wagner | Tannhauser Overture | |
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Thomas Tallis | Loquebantur variis linguis | |
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Rune Tonsgaard Sorensen | Shine You No More | |
Arvo Pärt | Fratres | ||
Clara Schumann | Die Lorelei | ||
Träd | Cabalino | ||
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Claude Debussy | Children's Corner - Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Concerto No.20 K.466 - 1st Movement | ||
Dmitri Shostakovich | Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Partita No.2 - Allemande in C minor | ||
Judith Weir | Piano Concerto - 1st Movement | ||
Maurice Ravel | String Quartet in F major - Movement 2 'Assez vif tres rhythme' | ||
Philip Glass | Satyagraha - Act 3, part 3 | ||
Rachel Portman | The Little Prince - Look at the Stars |
Sunday 13th May 2018
12:00
Clare Teal
Love For Sale
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Clare has the best in big band, jazz and swing with a 'barrow-full of music to delight.
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Della Reese | Let's Get Away From It All | |
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Dinah Washington | Mad About The Boy |
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Imelda May | Bury My Troubles |
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Chet Baker | Old Devil Moon |
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Herbie Hancock | Cantaloupe Island |
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Lizz Wright | I'm Confessin' | |
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Jimmy Smith | The Cat |
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Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra | A String Of Pearls | |
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Matt Dusk | Back In Town | |
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Matt Monro | One Morning in May | |
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Joe Stilgoe | I Like This One |
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Cal Tjader | Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo) | |
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Stan Kenton | A Sunday Kind Of Love | |
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Kay Starr | Breezin' Along With The Breeze | |
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Sam Cooke | I'm Just A Lucky So And So | |
Anthony Strong | Delovely | ||
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Sy Oliver | Rhythm Is Our Business | |
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Benny Goodman | Them There Eyes | |
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The Cloggz | Gabriel's Oboe | |
Tony Bennett With Christina Aguilera | Steppin' Out With My Baby | ||
Keely Smith | You're Breaking My Heart | ||
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Torino Jazz Orchestra | Coop The Graas | |
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Vince Mendoza | Take The A Train | |
Xavier Cugat | Daiquiri (Bossa Nova) | ||
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Eddi Reader | Midnight in Paris 1979 | |
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Gene Krupa | Watch The Birdie | |
Nancy Wilson With George Shearing | The Things We Did Last Summer | ||
Rachel Portman | Caravan |
Saturday 12th May 2018
05:00
Inside Music
Inside Music with Margaret Cookhorn
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Bassoonist Margaret Cookhorn introduces a colourful selection of music - from the inside.
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George Frideric Handel | La Rejouissance (Music for the Royal Fireworks) | |
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George Gershwin | Fascinating Rhythm | |
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Bobby McFerrin | Thinkin' About Your Body | |
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Maurice Ravel | Sonatine for Piano | |
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Egmont Overture op.84 | |
Gyorgy Ligeti | Concerto Romanescu - Finale Molto Vivace | ||
Leos JanáÄek | Taras Bulba - 1st movement The Death of Andrei | ||
Benjamin Britten | Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings - V.Dirge | ||
Benjamin Britten | Rejoice in the Lamb - 1st movement - Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues | ||
Olivier Messaien | Turungalila - Symphony - 5th movement 'Joie du sang des etoiles' | ||
Dmitri Shostakovich | Symphony no.4 - 3rd movement Largo | ||
Rachel Portman | Wedding Chorus (One Day - original soundtrack) | ||
Edward Elgar | Mot d'amour op.13 | ||
Richard Strauss | Salome's Dance of the seven veils from Salome op.54 | ||
Gabriel Prokofiev | Symphony 5 in B flat op.100 - Allegro giocoso (Finale) | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Romance - Adagio - 5th Movement - 'Gran Partita' Serenade no.10 in B flat | ||
Gabriel Prokofiev | Lieutenant Kije - The Wedding of Kije & Troika |
Friday 9th March 2018
04:00
Composer of the Week
Rachel Portman (1960-present), Rachel Portman studies Psychotherapy
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Donald Macleod chats with Rachel Portman about her training in Psychotherapy.
Rachel Portman | The Final Event (Race) | ||
Rachel Portman | End Titles (Still Life) | ||
Rachel Portman | We Will Be Laotong (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan) | ||
Rachel Portman | Main Titles (Never Let Me Go) | ||
Rachel Portman | To The Cottages (Never Let Me Go) | ||
Rachel Portman | Madame Is Coming (Never Let Me Go) | ||
Rachel Portman | We All Complete (Never Let Me Go) | ||
Rachel Portman | Endangered | ||
Rachel Portman | Skye Boat Song | ||
Rachel Portman | We Were There | ||
Rachel Portman | Katya Remembers (Despite the Falling Snow) |
Thursday 8th March 2018
04:00
Composer of the Week
Rachel Portman (1960-present), Rachel Portman and The Duchess
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Donald Macleod in conversation with Rachel Portman discusses her music for The Duchess.
Rachel Portman | End Titles (The Duchess) | ||
Thea Musgrave | I am my mammy's ae bairn (Songs for a Winter's Evening) | ||
Rachel Portman | The Battle of Watermelons (The Emperor's New Clothes) | ||
Thea Musgrave | Ca' the yowes to the knowes (Songs for a Winter's Evening) | ||
Rachel Portman | The Little Prince, Act II (excerpts) | ||
Rachel Portman | The Escape from Fagin (Oliver Twist) | ||
Rachel Portman | Nancy's Secret Journey (Oliver Twist) | ||
Rachel Portman | Newgate Prison (Oliver Twist) | ||
Rachel Portman | We Could Serve Up Our Coffee - Song of Industry (The Water Diviner's Tale) | ||
Rachel Portman | Mistake of your life (The Duchess) | ||
Rachel Portman | Awakening (The Duchess) | ||
Rachel Portman | Gee is taken to the country (The Duchess) |
Wednesday 7th March 2018
04:00
Composer of the Week
Rachel Portman (1960-present), Rachel Portman and The Little Prince
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Donald Macleod joins Rachel Portman in her studio to chat about The Little Prince.
Rachel Portman | Augie's Photos (Smoke) | ||
Rachel Portman | Homer Leaves Orphanage (The Cider House Rules) | ||
Rachel Portman | Abortion (The Cider House Rules) | ||
Rachel Portman | End Credits (The Cider House Rules) | ||
Rachel Portman | Junuh sees the field (The Legend of Bagger Vance) | ||
Rachel Portman | Final Salute (Hart's War) | ||
Rachel Portman | Opening Credits (The Human Stain) | ||
Rachel Portman | The Little Prince, Act I: The Businessman - The Lamplighter - We Light our Lamps | ||
Rachel Portman | What If All This Is a Dream? (The Manchurian Candidate) |
Tuesday 6th March 2018
04:00
Composer of the Week
Rachel Portman (1960-present), Rachel Portman at the Oscars
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Donald Macleod meets Rachel Portman to discuss her Oscar-winning score for the movie Emma.
Rachel Portman | Denver Goes Out Yonder (Beloved) | ||
Rachel Portman | Uhuru (Beloved) | ||
Dmitri Shostakovich | Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op 99: Passacaglia | ||
Rachel Portman | End Titles (Great Moments in Aviation) | ||
Rachel Portman | Chasing the Fox (War of the Buttons) | ||
Rachel Portman | Terra Magica (The Adventures of Pinocchio) | ||
Rachel Portman | Sewing and Archery (Emma) | ||
Rachel Portman | The Picnic (Emma) | ||
Rachel Portman | End Titles (Emma) | ||
Rachel Portman | Beloved | ||
Rachel Portman | Cincinnati Streets (Beloved) |
Monday 5th March 2018
05:00
Composer of the Week
Rachel Portman (1960-present), Rachel Portman at Oxford
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Rachel Portman explores her early career in discussion with Donald Macleod.
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Maurice Ravel | Piano Concerto in G major: Adagio assai | |
Rachel Portman | In the Park (Benny and Joon) | ||
Rachel Portman | End Titles (Ethan Frome) | ||
Rachel Portman | Main Titles (Chocolat) | ||
Rachel Portman | Vianne Sets Up Shop (Chocolat) | ||
Rachel Portman | Passage of Time (Chocolat) | ||
Rachel Portman | Party Preparations (Chocolat) | ||
Rachel Portman | Ashes to the Wind/Roux Returns (Chocolat) | ||
Rachel Portman | Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis | ||
Rachel Portman | Main Titles (Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit) | ||
Rachel Portman | Main Titles (Where Angels Fear to Tread) |
Saturday 13th January 2018
06:00
Sound of Cinema
Grief
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Matthew Sweet looks at how film scores present ideas about grief.
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The Beatles | Eleanor Rigby |
Fernando Valazquez | A Monster Calls (2016): The Monster Wakes Up | ||
Fernando Valazquez | A Monster Calls (2016): Main Title | ||
Frederick Loewe | The Little Prince (1974): Finale | ||
Gabriel Yared | Message in a Bottle (1999): To All Ships At Sea | ||
Lesley Barber | Manchester By The Sea (2016): Manchester By The Sea Chorale | ||
Mica Levi | Jackie (2017): Intro | ||
Pino Donaggio | Don't Look Now (1973): suite | ||
Alexandre Desplat | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011): Title | ||
Rachel Portman | Still Life (2013): End Titles | ||
Alfred Newman | Wuthering Heights (1939): Main Title and Forward | ||
Carter Burwell | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017): Mildred Goes To War | ||
Toru Takemitsu | Ran (1985): Endless Hell | ||
Dario Marianelli | Darkest Hour (2018): Where is Winston? | ||
Zbigniew Preisner | Three Colours: Blue (1993): Song for the Unification of Europe (Julie's Version) |
Friday 27th October 2017
07:00
Afternoon Concert
BBC Philharmonic live from MediaCityUK, Salford
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The BBC Philharmonic perform live from Salford, plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 4 |
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Jean Sibelius | King Christian II Suite |
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Frederick Delius | Eventyr | |
Edwin Roxburgh | Concerto for Piano and Winds | ||
Gordon Crosse | Symphony no 3 | ||
Julian Anderson | Bell Mass | ||
Rachel Portman | Endangered | ||
Sally Beamish | Diodati |