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Programme information

Saturday 9th November to Friday 15th November 2019

WEEK 46

HIGH SCORE with EÍMEAR NOONE

Saturday 9th November, 9pm to 10pm

Classic FM’s ground-breaking programme dedicated to the rich and varied world of video game music returns for a fifth series. Over the next six weeks, the celebrated

conductor and composer Eímear Noone, will take listeners on another journey through this fascinating, exciting and often surprising genre.

Eímear begins this new series of High Score with an exploration of the music of Japan.

Join her as she celebrates two of the first names to achieve legendary status in the video games music industry: the Japanese composers Koji Kondo and Nobuo

Uematsu. We’ll enjoy music from their scores to Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy, alongside highlights from Yoko Shimomura’s Kingdom Hearts,

set in an array of Disney and Pixar worlds. Classic FM is available across the UK on 100-102 FM, DAB digital radio and TV, at

ClassicFM.com, and on the Classic FM and Global Player apps.

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WEEK 46 SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 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. We begin today with a complete performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.20, featuring the outstanding Norwegian soloist Leif Oves Andsnes, followed by an Elgar favourite: his Serenade for Strings.

The centrepiece of the concert is a piece that truly changed the direction of classical music: Beethoven’s ground-breaking Symphony No.3 (‘Eroica’), played by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the late, great Claudio Abbado. And as we heard towards Saturday Night at the Movies, Moira plays one of John Williams’ iconic film scores.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K.466 Leif Ove Andsnes directs the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard Edward Elgar Serenade in E minor for Strings Opus 20 Mark Elder conducts the Hallé Orchestra John Williams Schindler’s List – Theme Violin: Itzhak Perlman John Williams conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in E-flat major Opus 9 No.2 Piano: Stephen Hough Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.3 in E-flat major Opus 55 Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 5pm to 7pm: SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES with ANDREW COLLINS Throughout November, Andrew Collins is celebrating the legends of cinema. Tonight, he continues Classic FM’s mini-series with music from films featuring legendary Hollywood actors, both classic and contemporary. We’ll celebrate two stars of the ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’, Charlton Heston and Elizabeth Taylor, coupled with two romantic melodies: the love theme from Miklos Rozsa’s score for Ben-Hur and Alex North’s music for Antony and Cleopatra. John Barry’s score for Out of Africa honours the actor nominated for a record-breaking 21 Academy Awards, Meryl Streep, and we also hear John Williams’ haunting ‘Hymn to the Fallen’ from Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks. 7pm to 10pm: COWAN’S CLASSICS with ROB COWAN Tonight, Rob goes on a musical tour of the world, beginning with a work that was premiered on this day in 1940: Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez.

We also visit Asia with Borodin and the world-renowned Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, before basking in sun-drenched Italy with Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, performed by the Borodin Quartet. 7pm to 10pm: HIGH SCORE with EÍMEAR NOONE (1 / 6) Classic FM’s ground-breaking programme dedicated to the rich and varied world of video game music returns for a fifth series. Over the next six weeks, the celebrated conductor, composer and “Irish Queen of games music” (Irish Independent), Eímear Noone, will take listeners on another journey through this fascinating, exciting and often surprising genre. Eímear begins this new series of High Score with an exploration of the music of Japan. Join her as she celebrates two of the first names to achieve legendary status in the video games music industry: the Japanese composers Koji Kondo and Nobuo Uematsu.

We’ll enjoy music from their scores to Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy, alongside highlights from Yoko Shimomura’s Kingdom Hearts, set in an array of Disney and Pixar worlds.

Later in the programme, Eímear celebrates the music of the action-adventure game Super Metroid, composed by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano, as well as Masato Nakamura’s theme for a certain spikey hedgehog.

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SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 3pm to 5pm: CHARLOTTE HAWKINS Charlotte’s Young Classical Star is the 30-year-old British clarinettist, Julian Bliss.

Bliss started playing the clarinet at the age of four and by the age of twelve, had earned his Postgraduate Artist’s Diploma. In the same year, he won the Concerto Soloists Young Artists Competition in Philadelphia. A year later, Bliss was invited to perform at The Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, and later performed at Her Majesty’s 80th birthday.

Charlotte showcases Bliss’s talent with his recording of the famous Mozart Clarinet Quintet. 7pm to 9pm: DAVID MELLOR David marks Remembrance Sunday with an evening of music connected to the First World War.

Elgar’s Sospiri was written by the composer just before the beginning of the Great War, as was The Banks of Green Willow by George Butterworth. Butterworth fell at the Battle of the Somme and was posthumously awarded the Military Cross.

David also plays Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin – a work in six movements, with each dedicated to the memory of a friend of the composer who died in battle – and Patrick Hawes’ Great War Symphony, which was premiered at Classic FM Live last year to mark the centenary of the First World War. 9pm to 10pm: EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC with CATHERINE BOTT With a little digging, classical music’s most famous feud – Mozart versus Salieri – can be disputed. Were the pair really locked in bitter competition, or did they err more on the ‘frenemies’ side of the spectrum? Tonight, join Catherine Bott as she takes an interest in the friends and enemies of the classical music world. Schumann adored his contemporary, Chopin – but why wasn’t the feeling mutual? Who did Tchaikovsky call a “conceited mediocrity that is regarded as a genius”? And why did Mozart, Clementi, Scarlatti and Handel all put fisticuffs aside to instead opt for a keyboard duel?

Catherine reveals all and, as always, her tales are accompanied by pieces to paint a musical picture, including Scarlatti’s Sonata in D Minor, highlights from Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro, and the stunning aria ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’ from Handel’s opera Rinaldo.

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MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: THE MUSICAL ALPHABET – A TO E All this week on the Full Works Concert, we’re on a musical journey: from A to Z! As we venture through the alphabet, we’ll hear from some of the most important pieces, places and people in classical music. Jane Jones begins at A with a Classic FM favourite: Barber’s Adagio for Strings. There are many great Bs to choose from, but Jane has decided on the father of classical music: J.S. Bach.

We also hear music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor before a suite of dances, and Elgar’s famous Enigma Variations. Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings Marin Alsop conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Johann Sebastian Bach Keyboard Concerto in D minor BWV.1052 Keyboard: Maria-João Pires Michel Corboz conducts the Chamber Orchestra of the Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto in G minor Opus 80 Violin: Philippe Graffin Michael Hankinson conducts the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra Philip Lane Suite of Cotswold Folkdances Gavin Sutherland conducts the Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Edward Elgar Variations on an Original Theme Opus 36 (‘Enigma Variations’) Daniel Barenboim conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra

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TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 7pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: THE MUSICAL ALPHABET – F TO L All this week on the Full Works Concert, we’re on a musical journey: from A to Z, hearing from some of the most important pieces, places and people in classical music. Jane Jones continues our voyage through the musical alphabet with F for Finzi, before a great conductor and one of the most recognisable film themes of the 20th century. Steven Isserlis then takes to the stage, followed by Karl Jenkins, before Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No.1. We end tonight on the letter L, as Lang Lang performs Liszt’s Liebestraum No.3. Gerald Finzi Eclogue Piano: Peter Donohoe Howard Griffiths conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.39 in E-flat major K.543 John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists John Williams Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Fawkes the Phoenix Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Cello Concerto in A major Steven Isserlis directs the German Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra from the cello Karl Jenkins Adiemus Flute: Emma Halnan Karl Jenkins conducts the Adiemus Symphony Orchestra of Europe & the London Philharmonic Choir Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.1 in C major Opus 21 Herbert von Karajan conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C-sharp minor Piano: Lang Lang

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WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: THE MUSICAL ALPHABET: M TO Q Jane Jones continues our musical journey through the alphabet, featuring some of the most important pieces, places and people in classical music.

In a musical alphabet, M can only stand for one thing: Mozart. Tonight, our concert begins with his Symphony No.40. The orchestra of a great musical city, New York, then features, before music for the organ and Itzhak Perlman performing Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No.1. This evening’s concert ends on the letter Q, with Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E-flat. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.40 in G minor K.550 Colin Davis conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden Claude Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Kurt Masur conducts the New York Philharmonic Orchestra George Frideric Handel Organ Concerto in F major HWV.295 Organ: Simon Preston Trevor Pinnock conducts The English Concert Max Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Opus 26 Violin: Itzhak Perlman Zubin Mehta conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet in E-flat major Eroica Quartet

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THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: THE MUSICAL ALPHABET – R TO U Catherine Bott continues Classic FM’s journey through the musical alphabet, shining the spotlight on some of the most important pieces, places and people in classical music.

Rachmaninov begins our concert before the centrepiece of the evening: Schubert’s Symphony No.9, performed by Charles Mackerras and the Philharmonia Orchestra.

In our musical alphabet, T is for Tchaikovsky and tonight we hear a lesser-known gem. We reach the letter U with the Japanese video games composer Nobuo Uematsu, and music from his score to Final Fantasy XI. Sergei Rachmaninov Vocalise Opus 34 No.14 Cello: Han-Na Chang Leonard Slatkin conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra Franz Schubert Symphony No.9 in C major D.944 (‘The Great’) Charles Mackerras conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky Concerto Fantasia in G major Opus 56 Piano: Stephen Hough Osmo Vänskä conducts the Minnesota Orchestra Nobuo Uematsu Final Fantasy XI – Memoro de la stono Studio Orchestra

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FRIDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 8pm to 10pm: THE FULL WORKS CONCERT: THE MUSICAL ALPHABET – V TO Z All this week on the Full Works Concert, we’ve been on a musical journey through the alphabet, hearing some of the most important pieces, places and people in classical music.

We begin at V with a Vivaldi cello concerto, before a favourite by Wagner. X marks the spot for Xavier de Maistre, and Yundi is the soloist in Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1.

We then ease into the weekend with Pinchas Zukerman, who directs the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from the violin in Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.

Antonio Vivaldi Cello Concerto in B-flat major RV.423 Cello: Raphael Wallfisch Nicholas Kraemer conducts the City of London Sinfonia Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll Andris Nelsons conducts the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Enrique Granados Valses Poeticos Harp: Xavier de Maistre Frederic Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Opus 11 Piano: Yundi Andrew Davis conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis Pinchas Zukerman directs the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from the violin