Saturday 26th May to Friday 1st June

Celine Byrne: Summer Gala live from the NCH on THE FRIDAY CONCERT

TRISH TAYLOR'S DAYBREAK
Trish will be up with the early birds to ease you into the weekend with her sumptuous blend of music from across the centuries, plus regular intervals for news, weather and traffic updates.

RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 26th May, 07.00am-09.30am

MOVIES AND MUSICALS
1972 brought us three iconic films. The first, the story of the Italian-American Corleone family; the second, a thriller concerning four city men who run into some unfriendly locals on a canoeing trip and the third, a musical starring Liza Minnelli set in Berlin in 1931. All three also had very memorable soundtracks. Join Aedin Gormley this afternoon for music from The Godfather, Deliverance and Cabaret celebrating their 40th birthdays.

RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 26th May, 12pm-2pm

THE LYRIC PITCH with Cynthia Morahan
Cynthia Morahan plays some more rarely-heard musical treats this afternoon as she features Viderunt Omnes by Perotin in a recording by the Hilliard Ensemble, directed by Paul Hillier. Plus, the Suite Dans La Montagne by Joseph Canteloube.

RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 26th May, 2pm-4pm

OPERA NIGHT
The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten
Presented by Bernard Clarke.
Based on a Henry James novelle this is about good against evil, the natural and the supernatural. A young governess (Sally Matthews) is hired to mind two children - Miles (Teddy Favre Juy) and Flora (Eleonore Burke). Irish soprano Ann Murray sings the role of the housekeeper Mrs.Grose. But the disturbing spirits of former employees Quint (Nikolai Shukoff) and Mrs.Jessel (Jennifer Larmore) are present.
Cornelius Meister conducts the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
(Recorded at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna last September)

RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 26th May, 7pm-10pm

THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT WITH EAMONN LENIHAN AND CARL CORCORAN
Relax into the Blue of the Night's pick of the best tunes and songs from the ancient to the contemporary.
Blue Tunes: Joanna MacGregor is thought of as one of the world's most innovative musicians, committed to expressing musical connections across increasingly diverse and original programming. Recently appointed Head of Keyboard at the Royal Academy, she has a recording catalogue ranging from classical music to new collaborations with jazz and world musicians: from Scarlatti sonatas and Satie's piano works to music by the New York street musician Moondog and music inspired by the Deep South with saxophonist Andy Sheppard. Her own record label, SoundCircus, was founded in 1998 and has released many highly successful recordings including the Mercury prize-nominated Play, (including music by Bach, Ligeti and Piazzolla) and Neural Circuits, with music by Messiaen, Arvo Pärt and
Nitin Sawhney. We dip into several of these recordings throughout the week.

RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday to Friday, 10pm-01.00am

GLORIA
Gloria celebrates Pentecost with music by Elgar, Eric Whitacre and the Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber. Presented by Tim Thurston.

RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 27th May, 08.00-10.00am

AEDÍN GORMLEY'S SUNDAY MATINÉE
Radu Lupu is our Matinée Idol this Sunday lunchtime. Thought somewhat reclusive, the Romanian pianist is known for his interpretations of the great 19th century German and Austrian composers and for performing at concerts whilst sitting in an office chair.

RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 27th May, 12pm-2pm

SONG OF AMERICA
Thomas Hampson continues his exploration of American Classic Song.
Programme 8: Arthur Farwell, American Pioneer
At the beginning of the 20th century, deeply influenced by Dvorák's challenge to Americans to find their own musical voices, Arthur Farwell used the music of Native Americans and the words of American poets as inspiration for his own unique voice. He also pioneered the publishing of American composers and poets through his famed Wa-Wan Press.

RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 27th May, 2pm-3pm

GEORGE HAMILTON'S FULL SCORE
This week we hear Mozart's Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat major K.595 with Mitsuko Uchida directing the Cleveland Orchestra from the piano.

RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 27th May, 3pm-4pm

NOVA
We continue to mark John Cage's centenary year tonight by broadcasting "the he and the she of it", a multi-layered soundscape produced by Bernard Clarke in which a voice evokes the sounds and sense of Dublin. "The he and the she of it" is a response to an invitation by the EBU's Ars Acustica group to rethink John Cage and Kenneth Patchen's radio play The City Wears A Slouch Hat, which will be broadcast first in America this coming 31st May, 70 years ago.
This week's Nova plays selections from the Ars Acustica project, including Nova's own take on "the he and the she of it" which draws out themes, ideas and sonorities and updates them to Dublin in the 21st century. In the Patchen/Cage original a Voice wanders an American city observing and participating in various nocturnal events.
In "the he and the she of it" the action happens in the daytime and excerpts from John Cage's "diary: how to improve the world (you'll only end up making it worse") act as the Voice. A little later, this voice is spoken by a woman (American composer Susan Stenger) hence the title "...every tale has a telling and that's the he and the she of it" (from James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake).

RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 27th May, 9pm-10pm

MARTY IN THE MORNING
Join the dawn chorus for your Summer morning wake-up call with music, travel updates, competitions and news and weather.
Monday: Joining the dawn chorus this morning is John Rutter conducting All Things Bright and Beautiful; Ella Fitzgerald sings Rodgers and Hart and John Williams wears a Paraguayan hat.
Tuesday: Two birthday boys are featured today: we're off to Spain and the sunny timbres of Albéniz music who was born on this date in 1860 and there's also movie music by Danny Elfman.
Wednesday: Music from deep space in honour of Colm Meaney on his birthday today and Alfred Brendel plays Mozart as featured in the movies.
Thursday: A trip to Oklahoma and an Appalachian Morning by Paul Halley brighten this morning's show.
Friday: Lyric at Bloom 2012: Music from a Wildflower Meadow by Patrick Hawes and more musical floral notes to mark the unveiling of the RTÉ lyric fm garden, where the living is easy, at BLOOM 2012. Trish Taylor runs through the prizewinning gardens live on the show.
Cookery at 09.10: Marty is also joined by chef Neven Maguire with another tasty recipe for the weekend.

RTÉ lyric fm, Monday to Friday, 07.00-10am

NIALL CARROLL'S CLASSICAL DAYTIME
For the ideal accompaniment to your day, join Niall for four hours of great music from the heart of the classical repertoire. Plus, take time out for the Coffee Concert each morning at 11.00am.
Coffee Concerts at 11.00:
Monday: Austria: Brahms-Saal, Musikverein, Vienna
Mozart: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, K.478
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano)
Liszt: Six Songs
Artis Quartet, Gottlieb Wallisch (piano)
Tuesday: Austria: Brahms-Saal, Musikverein, Vienna
Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67
Artis Quartet, Gottlieb Wallisch (piano)
Mahler: Five Rückert-Lieder
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano)
Wednesday: Switzerland: Metropole Hall, Lausanne
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra conducted by Christian Zacharias
Marie-Elizabeth Hecker (cello)
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C, Hob.VII/5
Thursday: Switzerland: Metropole Hall, Lausanne
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra conducted by Christian Zacharias
Copland: Quiet City for trumpet, English horn and strings
Bach: Overture No.3 in D, BWV 1068
Friday: Scotland: Younger Hall, St Andrews
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Richard Egarr (conductor, organ, harpsichord)
Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BMV 1052
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, RV 577
Bach: Orchestral Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069

RTÉ lyric fm, Monday to Friday, 10am-2pm

MY TUNES (Rpt)
Aedín Gormley invites a guest to select, listen to and discuss a number of music pieces that hold a special meaning for them.
Programme 9: Peter O'Brien
Aedín's guest is Dublin-born fashion designer Peter O'Brien who has long been recognised as one of Ireland's leading designers, having worked for many international fashion houses including Givenchy, Christian Dior, Chloe and Rochas. Back home he has impressed with his collections for A Wear and Arnotts, as well as being a judge on Style Wars. We have also seen his costume designs on the stages of The Gate and Abbey theatres.
(First broadcast: August 2011)

RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 28th May, 7pm-8pm

THE LYRIC CONCERT
Presented by Evelyn Grant
Warsaw: Chopin International Music Festival
Collegium Vocale Ghent
Orchestre des Champs-Elysées conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
Alexander Lonquich (piano)
Ann Hallenberg (contralto)
Noskowski: The Steppe, symphonic poem
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21
Brahms: Begräbnisgesang, Op.13 for mixed chorus and wind
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody
Brahms: Schicksalslied

RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 28th May, 8pm-10pm

THE LYRIC CONCERT
Presented by Evelyn Grant
Switzerland: RSI in Lugano
Xavier de Maistre (harp)
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana conducted by Howard Griffiths
Haydn: Overture l'isola disabitata
Dohnányi: Concertino for harp and orchestra, Op.45
Debussy: Danse sacrée et profane
Haydn: Symphony No.48 in C, 'Maria Theresa'

RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 29th May, 8pm-10pm

JAZZ ALLEY
Big Band Session
Another in the monthly eclectic mix of the best in Big Band jazz. Bands on display this month include The Big Phat Band, The Mingus Big Band and a recently issued collection entitled Drivin' Force from drummer Lloyd Ryan's Big Band.

RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 30th May, 7pm-8pm

THE LYRIC CONCERT
Presented by Evelyn Grant
A Music Network concert recorded at Dublin Castle last March
Fidelio Trio with Carol McGonnell (clarinet)
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op.114
Bartok: Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time

RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 30th May, 8pm-10pm

THE LYRIC CONCERT
Presented by Evelyn Grant
Bridgewater Hall in Birmingham
Hallé Choir, Youth Choir and Orchestra conducted by Sir Mark Elder
R.Strauss: Wind Serenade in E flat, Op.7
Holst: The Hymn of Jesus
Elgar: Symphony No.2 in E flat, Op.63

RTÉ lyric fm, Thursday 31st May, 8pm-10pm

THE LYRIC FEATURE (Rpt)
Farrell and Flegg's Crafty Capers
In this 3-part series, craft mavens Laura Farrell and Eleanor Flegg set off in search of the devastated heart of Irish craft and design. Threading their way around an island of liquidators and creditors meetings, they meet the resilient makers who are staking their reputations that craft and design have a sustainable future.
Programme 1: Designer Laura and design writer Eleanor look to the vernacular and traditional in Irish craft meeting along the way Edward Byrne, Ireland's traditional lime guru, Yaffe-Mays, a duo who create and destroy furniture to give it meaning, and Denis Kenny, Ireland's reigning rug lord. (First broadcast: November 2011)

RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 1st June, 7pm-8pm

THE FRIDAY CONCERT
Celine Byrne: Summer Gala live from the National Concert Hall
Presented by Michael Lee
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Houlihan
Operatic arias by Gounod, Dvorak, Puccini, Delibes, Catalani
Interval: Celine Byrne in conversation with Aedín Gormley
Stanford: Irish Rhapsody No.1
Traditional Irish airs
O'Riada: Seoladh na nGamhan (The Hearing of the Calves)
Balfe: I dreamt in dwelt in marble halls
Wallace: Scenes that are brightest

RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 1st June, 8pm-10pm