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Programme information

Saturday 19th October to Friday 25th October 2019

WEEK 43

Classic FM presenter Catherine Bott

THE FULL WORKS CONCERT – LIVE MUSIC MONTH: BERNSTEIN AT THE BERLIN WALL

Friday 25th October, 8pm to 10pm

Tonight, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bernstein’s famous concert at the Berlin

Wall, as Catherine Bott (above) shares a recording of one of the most important musical moments of the 20th century.

In 1989, Leonard Bernstein celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall by conducting a

performance of Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony, bringing together musicians from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the four allied powers. Thousands lined the

streets in the pouring rain to watch. Tonight, we hear that symphony in full, coupled with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.25, alongside the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

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WEEK 43 SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 3pm to 5pm: MOIRA STUART’S HALL OF FAME CONCERT Join Moira Stuart for her weekly concert programme, celebrating the pieces voted into the world’s biggest poll of classical music tastes: the Classic FM Hall of Fame. Moira opens this afternoon’s programme with a little magic courtesy of Mozart, before we hear Morricone’s beautiful theme from The Mission. We also cross the pond for Delius’s Florida Suite, enjoy a Bach favourite, and even hear music written by a Prime Minister. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Magic Flute – Overture Yehudi Menuhin conducts Sinfonia Varsovia Frederick Delius Florida Suite Vernon Handley conducts the Ulster Orchestra Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G major BWV.1007 Cello: Steven Isserlis Ennio Morricone Gabriel’s Oboe (from ‘The Mission’) Paul Bateman conducts the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Ignacy Jan Paderewski Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 17 Piano: Karol Radziwonowicz Roland Bader conducts the Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra 5pm to 7pm: SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES with ANDREW COLLINS Andrew features films that proved ‘the end’ aren’t really the final words in a story, as he plays music from the best sequels ever made. We begin with Nino Rota and perhaps the most famous follow-up film, The Godfather Part II, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1974. Further highlights include Howard Shore’s soundtrack to another Oscar-nominated sequel, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and Hans Zimmer’s epic score to the second film in Christopher Nolan’s superhero trilogy, The Dark Knight.

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SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 7pm to 9pm: COWAN’S CLASSICS with ROB COWAN Continuing Classic FM’s Live Music Month celebrations, tonight Rob features a live recording from the Hollywood Bowl. Great musicians and great friends, the violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky perform a duet by Handel.

Later, the virtuoso pianist Vladimir Horowitz joins his legendary-father-in-law, the conductor Arturo Toscanini, in a fiery performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 and the Austrian tenor Richard Tauber performs the well-loved Lehar favourite, ‘You are my heart’s delight’. 9pm to 10pm: SOUNDS AND SWEET AIRS with DEBBIE WISEMAN (7 / 8) Classic FM’s Composer in Residence, Debbie Wiseman, presents another episode in the new series of Sounds and Sweet Airs: the programme that shines the spotlight on some of the world’s greatest female composers – and the stories behind their music.

Debbie explores composers’ final years. We’ll hear Ethel Smyth’s overture to her early 1900s opera The Wreckers, a work she composed at the sprightly age of 71, and music by the French composer Lili Boulanger, whose life came to a very sudden and tragic end.

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SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER 3pm to 5pm: CHARLOTTE HAWKINS This afternoon, Charlotte’s Young Classical Star is the French pianist Lucas Debargue, who celebrates his 29th birthday later this week.

Debargue began taking his first piano lessons at the age of 11, but stopped when he was 15 as he became more interested in literature. At the age of 17, he undertook a degree in Arts and Literature at Paris Diderot University but quit in 2010 to return to the keyboard.

Upon meeting teacher Rena Chereshevskaya, Debargue decided to focus his energy on becoming a professional musician and prepare for competitions. Five years later, he won fourth prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Special Prize at the Moscow Music Critics’ Association for the musician “whose incredible gift, artist vision and creative freedom have impressed the critics as well as the audience”.

This afternoon, Charlotte showcases Debargue’s new album, released earlier this month, featuring the music of Domenico Scarlatti. 7pm to 9pm: DAVID MELLOR October is Live Music Month on Classic FM and tonight, David Mellor presents the third of four special programmes celebrating the great orchestras of the world, captured live in concert. So far, David has featured the very best of British ensembles and ‘The Big Five’ from America and tonight, he showcases the great orchestras of Germany and Austria with an evening of Austro-German music.

Among the highlights is a live recording of Herbert von Karajan leading the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No.5; Bruckner’s Symphony No.7 performed by Staatskapelle Dresden; and concert recordings from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. 9pm to 10pm: EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC with CATHERINE BOTT What are the Gramophone Awards – and why are they so prestigious? Tonight, Catherine Bott celebrates one of the highlights of the annual classical music calendar with expert recordings, and an explanation of why they're so important. Catherine begins with a recording of Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty conducted by last year's Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Neeme Järvi. We’ll also hear music recorded by the winners of the 2019 awards, announced last week, alongside powerhouse soprano Lise Davidsen singing music from Wagner’s Tannhäuser and Alison Balsom playing Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto.

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MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT – LIVE MUSIC MONTH: THE ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Jane Jones presents another evening in the company of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with a concert recorded in June this year under the baton of Domingo Hindovan. Our evening begins with Weber’s overture to Der Freischütz, inspired by a German legend. The American pianist Jeremy Denk is the soloist for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21, and our exclusive broadcast concludes with Beethoven’s famous Symphony No.7. Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischütz Opus 77 – Overture Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No.21 in C major K.467 Piano: Jeremy Denk Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.7 in A major Opus 92 Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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TUESDAY 22ND OCTOBER 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT – LIVE MUSIC MONTH: THE GSTAAD MENUHIN FESTIVAL Jane Jones presents another evening of music recorded earlier this summer at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in the Swiss Alps. The Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Mikko Franck play Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, before Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta performs Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No.1. Our evening begins, however, with an archive concert recording of Bach’s Violin Concerto in E, played by the eponymous founder of the festival: Yehudi Menuhin. Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto in E major BWV.104 Violin: Yehudi Menuhin Georg Schnéevoigt conducts the New Friends of Music Orchestra Hector Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Mikko Franck conducts the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor Opus 33 Cello: Sol Gabetta Mikko Franck conducts the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

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WEDNESDAY 23RD OCTOBER 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT – LIVE MUSIC MONTH: THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: BERNARD HAITINK AT 90 Jane Jones marks the career of the great conductor Bernard Haitink, who celebrated his 90th birthday earlier this year.

Haitink is known for his fine interpretations of Beethoven and tonight, we’ll hear him at the helm of the London Symphony Orchestra for three live concert recordings of the composer’s works: the Leonore Overture; the Triple Concerto, with the stellar line up of soloists Lars Vogt, Gordan Nikolitch and Tim Hugh; and finally, the famous ‘Eroica’ Symphony. Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Overture No.2 Opus 72 Bernard Haitink conducts the London Symphony Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major Opus 56 Piano: Lars Vogt Violin: Gordan Nikolitch Cello: Tim Hugh Bernard Haitink conducts the London Symphony Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.3 in E-flat major Opus 55 (‘Eroica’) Bernard Haitink conducts the London Symphony Orchestra

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THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT – LIVE MUSIC MONTH: OXFORD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Catherine Bott presents an exclusive recording of the launch of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s new season. Marios Papadopoulos takes to the podium for Brahms’s Symphony No.2 and is also joined by Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin for Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.2. We begin our concert, however, with a live recording of Haydn’s ‘Oxford’ Symphony, written for the composer’s doctorate ceremony. Joseph Haydn Symphony No.92 in G major Hob.I:92 (‘Oxford’) Georges Szell conducts the National Orchestra of France Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No.2 in A major S.125 Piano: Evgeny Kissin Marios Papadopoulos conducts the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Johannes Brahms Symphony No.2 in D major Opus 73 Marios Papadopoulos conducts the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

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FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT – LIVE MUSIC MONTH: BERNSTEIN AT THE BERLIN WALL We celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bernstein’s famous concert at the Berlin Wall, as Catherine Bott shares a recording of one of the most important musical moments of the 20th century. In 1989, Leonard Bernstein celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall by conducting a performance of Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony, bringing together musicians from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the four allied powers. Thousands lined the streets in the pouring rain to watch. Tonight, we hear that symphony in full, coupled with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.25 with Leon Fleisher as soloist, alongside the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Leonard Bernstein Candide – Overture Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.9 in D minor Opus 125 (‘Choral’) Soloists: June Anderson, Sarah Walker, Klaus König & Jan-Hendrik Rootering Leonard Bernstein conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and musicians from five cities with the Bavarian Radio Chorus, East Berlin Radio Chorus & Children’s Choir of the Dresden Philharmonic Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No.25 in C major K.503 Piano: Leon Fleisher George Szell conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra