Programme information Saturday 27 January to Friday 2 February 2018 WEEK 05 CHARLOTTE HAWKINS Sunday 28 January, 3pm to 5pm Join Charlotte Hawkins (above) as she continues her new Sunday show on Classic FM. Today, she ll be offering a selection of Classic FM favourites and new discoveries, with a particular focus on young artists as demonstrated in her Artist of the Week: the upand-coming French trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin-Vary. Born in 1999, she s already being tipped as one of the finest musicians of her generation and we ll hear why this afternoon. Classic FM is available across the UK on 100-102 FM, DAB digital radio and TV, at ClassicFM.com and on the Classic FM app. 1
WEEK 05 SATURDAY 27 JANUARY 5pm to 7pm: SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES with ANDREW COLLINS To celebrate the release of the new Aardman animation, Early Man, in cinemas this weekend, Andrew Collins kicks off Saturday Night at the Movies with an exclusive interview with the film s composer, Harry Gregson-Williams, recorded during the scoring sessions at Abbey Road studios. Gregson-Williams discusses his process of composing for animated films, having scored other Aardman projects such as Chicken Run and the popular DreamWorks Shrek franchise. He also offers his advice for those who have aspirations for composing for screen themselves. Later in the show, Andrew selects more animation scores, including Disney classics Dumbo and Mulan, and Studio Ghibli favourites like Spirited Away. 7pm to 9pm: COWAN S CLASSICS with ROB COWAN Rob Cowan selects some of the finest new and classic recordings from his collection. This week, his Sure Shot is a piece by the young British composer James McCarthy that Rob believes fans of Philip Glass and Steve Reich will love. Rob s Artist of the Week is Sir Simon Rattle, and in Beyond the Hall of Fame, he begins by picking Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner, before selecting a piece that s not as well known, but has the same if not more dramatic impact. 7pm to 9pm: THE SOUND OF MUSIC with HOWARD GOODALL in conversation with ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER In Classic FM s six-part series celebrating the history of musical theatre, the awardwinning composer and broadcaster Howard Goodall is joined by Andrew Lloyd Webber as they talk about the delicate art of composing for the voice, recalling the writing process for their respective successful requiems. Howard and Andrew also discuss the need they had to find the right combination of singers, actors and dancers for lead roles in their musicals, as Lloyd Webber remembers the audition process for cast members of Cats and Phantom of the Opera. 2
SUNDAY 28 JANUARY 3pm to 5pm: CHARLOTTE HAWKINS Join Charlotte Hawkins as she continues her new Sunday show on Classic FM. Today, she ll be offering a selection of Classic FM favourites and new discoveries, with a particular focus on young artists as demonstrated in her Artist of the Week: the upand-coming French trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin-Vary. Born in 1999, she s already being tipped as one of the finest musicians of her generation and we ll hear why this afternoon. 7pm to 9pm: DAVID MELLOR As we look ahead to the end of winter, David takes a look back at classical music inspired by the coldest of all the seasons. On the bill is Daniel Hope s recent recording of Vivaldi s Four Seasons, Christian Sinding s Rustle of Spring, and more snowy music from Scandinavia, plus Haydn and Glazunov, each with very distinctive voices. 9pm to 10pm: EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC with CATHERINE BOTT Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice was first published in the UK on 28 th January 1813, and tonight, Catherine Bott takes the opportunity to explore Austen s personal music passions, such as her favourite composer Ignaz Pleyel, and her skill as a pianist. Catherine will also select some of the finest Austen film and television scores, including Patrick Doyle s music for Sense and Sensibility and Rachel Portman s Oscar-winning score for Emma. 3
MONDAY 29 JANUARY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: THE GREAT COMPOSERS SCHUBERT There are three composers left to celebrate in Great Composers Month on Classic FM, and tonight it s the turn of Franz Schubert, with some of the best-known works he wrote in the 19 th century. In his Symphony No.5, Schubert skilfully pays homage to the great masters who came before him namely Mozart and Haydn and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields brings out the delicate melodies and nuances perfectly tonight. The great Luciano Pavarotti sings Schubert s beautiful Ave Maria and the Leopold String Quartet is joined by pianist Paul Lewis to demonstrate Schubert s expert chamber writing. Presented by Jane Jones. Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D.485 Neville Marriner conducts the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Ave Maria D.839 Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti Kurt Herbert Adler conducts the National Philharmonic Orchestra Piano Quintet in A major D.667 ( Trout ) Piano: Paul Lewis Double Bass: Graham Mitchell The Leopold String Quartet Five German Dances Parnassus Ensemble of London Notturno in E-flat major D.897 Violin: Anne-Sophie Mutter Viola: Maximilian Hornung Piano: Daniil Trifonov An Die Musik D.547 (arranged for orchestra by Max Reger) Bass-baritone: Thomas Quasthoff Claudio Abbado conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe Impromptu in G-flat major D.899 No.3 Opus 90 Piano: Maria João Pires 4
TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: THE GREAT COMPOSERS SAINT-SAENS French composer Camille Saint-Saens takes centre stage tonight on Great Composers Month on Classic FM. Presenter Jane Jones plays his epic Symphony No.3 ( Organ ) performed by Michael Matthes and the Bastille Opera Orchestra under Myung-Whun Chung, and a firm family favourite: Carnival of the Animals, narrated by Alexander Armstrong as he joins the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. There s also the thrilling Danse Macabre and Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No.2, performed by Stephen Hough and Classic FM s Orchestra in the Midlands, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Violin: Maxim Vengerov Zubin Mehta conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor Opus 22 Piano: Stephen Hough Stephen Hough conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Danse Macabre Opus 40 Kent Nagano conducts the Montreal Symphony Orchestra Carnival of the Animals Narrator: Alexander Armstong Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Symphony No.3 in C minor Opus 78 ( Organ ) Organ: Michael Matthes Myung-Whun Chung conducts the Bastille Opera Orchestra 5
WEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: THE GREAT COMPOSERS BACH The undisputed father of the Baroque era, Johann Sebastian Bach, is the last of the great composers to feature in Classic FM s month-long celebration, and there s no music more joyous than the rising brass fanfares of his Magnificat in D to close the series. Paul McCreesh directs the Gabrieli Consort and Players in a stunning performance. Before that, presenter Jane Jones features Murray Perahia s highly acclaimed recording of Bach s Keyboard Concerto in D minor. There s a host of other favourites to enjoy, such as the Violin Concerto in E performed by Alina Ibragimova and a winning collaboration of The Piano Guys and the King s Singers who come together to perform O Little One Sweet. Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV.565 Organ: Simon Preston Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F major BWV.1046 Pablo Valetti conducts Cafe Zimmerman Flute Sonata in E-flat major BWV.1031 Flute: Marina Piccinini The Brasil Guitar Duo: João Luiz, Douglas Lora Keyboard Concerto in D minor BWV.1052 Murray Perahia leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields from the piano Magnificat in D major BWV.243 Soloists: Julia Gooding, Kimberly McCord, Robin Blaze, Paul Agnew, Neal Davies Paul McCreesh directs the Gabrieli Consort and Players Violin Concerto in E major BWV.1042 Violin: Alina Ibragimova Jonathan Cohen conducts Arcangelo Prelude in E minor BWV.938 Piano: Glenn Gould O Little One Sweet BWV 493 The Piano Guys and King s Singers 6
THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: THE GREAT COMPOSERS TOGETHER After a month exploring the works of great composers on Classic FM, Catherine Bott looks back tonight on the individuals that featured and explores how they interacted and inspired one and other. There s Beethoven, who was a huge admirer of Mozart s: his Piano Concerto No.3 was inspired by the Austrian composer s Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor. Vladimir Ashkenazy performs Beethoven s remodelled version tonight accompanied by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Mozart himself was indebted to his teacher Haydn, and the Amadeus String Quartet play one of the many pieces dedicated to him. Other composers to feature are Vaughan Williams and Holst, who enjoyed a close friendship. Nicholas Daniel directs the Brillen Sinfonia in a beautiful recording of Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto. Johannes Brahms Tragic Overture Opus 81 Bernard Haitink conducts the London Symphony Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Opus 37 Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet in B-flat major K.458 Amadeus String Quartet Ralph Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto Nicholas Daniel leads the Britten Sinfonia from the oboe Gustav Holst Invocation Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber Vernon Hadley conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra 7
FRIDAY 2 FEBRUARY 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: GROUNDHOG DAY Originally a significant in Punxsutawney, Philadelphia, the 2 nd February has become known throughout the world as Groundhog Day, thanks to the release of the 1992 comedy with the same name, where an unsuspecting weatherman is subject to a neverending day of repetition. Tonight, Catherine Bott pays her own musical homage to the film Groundhog Day by featuring pieces that all have a familiar reoccurring musical theme such as Mozart s beautiful Clarinet Quintet. Schubert s popular Symphony No.8 ( Unfinished ) contains a ghostly tune that appears throughout its central section before resolving at its climax, whilst the genius writing of Bach s St Anne fugue gradually brings three motifs together and repeats them altogether in an explosion of colour. Other examples of Groundhog Day-style repetition include the perseverance of the snare drum in Ravel s Bolero, and the haunting repeated piano arpeggios in Arvo Part s beautiful Spiegel im Spiegel. Maurice Ravel Bolero Semyon Bychkov conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Franz Schubert Symphony No.8 in B minor D.759 Daniel Barenboim conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major K.581 Andrew Marriner leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major BWV.552 ( St Anne ) Leonard Slatkin conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Henry Purcell Fairest Isle Soprano: Andrea Haines Les Inventiones Arvo Part Spiegel im Spiegel Violin: Ian Belton Piano: Sophie Harris 8