Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive Thursday 25 May 2017
Live Summer Sounds Concert
Thanks to everyone who applied for tickets, they are all gone.
Tune in at to Classic Drive on Friday 2nd June for our live Summer Sounds concert with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gavin Maloney.
We'll be broadcasting from Studio 1 in RTÉ Donnybrook with music ranging from Mussorgsky’s beautiful Dawn on the Moskva River to the Blue Danube by way of Mozart’s Flute Concerto No.2 and Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, finishing with Delius’ evocative Summer Night on the River, it's going to be the ideal way to start a bank holiday weekend, Culture File with Luke Clancy explores summer memories and special guests include the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra's own Flute Section Leader Catriona Ryan, and rising stars Amy Ní Fhearraigh and Martha O'Brien duetting on Delibes’ Flower Duet. Culture File's Luke Clancy also joins us to explore the sounds of a Basque summer with Arantxa Lopez on Culture File.
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Music Played on the Show
Title: Greensleeves
Composer: Traditional / Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer(s): Craig Ogden (Guitar)
Album: Craig Ogden Summertime / Universal / CFMD20
Duration: 3:26
Title: An English Suite (1st Movement) Prelude
Composer: Parry, Hubert
Performer(s): English String Orchestra
Album: Finzi / Parry / Bridge - An English Suite / Nimbus Records Ltd / NI5366
Duration: 3:55
Title: Awake The Harp
Composer: Haydn, Franz Joseph
Performer(s): La Petite Bande, Collegium Vocale
Album: Not Available (Recordno: Acc58228d) / Accent Live / Acc58228d
Duration: 2:10
Title: Music For The Royal Fireworks (4th Movement) La Rejouissance
Composer: Handel, George Frideric
Performer(s): Boston Baroque
Album: Handel: Music from The Royal Fireworks (Recordno: Cd80594) / Telarc / Cd80594
Duration: 1:59
Title: Music For The Royal Fireworks (5th Movement) Menuets I And Ii
Composer: Handel, George Frideric
Performer(s): Boston Baroque
Album: Handel: Music from The Royal Fireworks (Recordno: Cd80594) / Telarc / Cd80594
Duration: 2:57
Title: Polonaise En Rondeau H21
Composer: Field, John
Performer(s): Miceal O'Rourke (Piano)
Album: John Field Rediscovered (Recordno: Chan93151814) / Chandos / Chan93151814
Duration: 2:54
Title: Concerto For Trumpet
Composer: Harry James/Arr. Elgar Howarth
Performer(s): Maurice Murphy (Trumpet), The Leyland Daf Band
Album: The Lighter Side of Maurice Murphy / Doyen / DOY CD007
Duration: 3:37
Title: Woodlark Rondo
Complete Work Name: Woodlark Rondo
Composer: Panormo, F.
Performer(s): Una Hunt (Piano)
Album: Fallen Leaves from an Irish Album - Una Hunt / RTÉ lyric fm / CD109
Duration: 2:15
Title: Main Titles - Part 1
Composer: James Horner
Performer(s): Joshua Bell (Violin), Studio Orchestra
Album: Iris Original Movie Soundtrack / Sony / 89806
Duration: 3:42
Title: Pie Jesu
Composer: Jenkins, Karl
Performer(s): Polyphony, Polyphony
Album: Karl Jenkins: Motets / Deutsche Grammophon / 4793232
Duration: 3:08
Title: Die Fledermaus - 'The Laughing Song'
Composer: Strauss, Richard
Performer(s): Lesley Garrett (Soprano), Hugh Bean (Leader), The Philharmonia Orchestra
Album: Lesley Garrett - Prima Donna / Silva Screen / SONGCD 907
Duration: 3:49
Title: Deux Arabesques (1st Movement) Andantino Con Moto
Composer: Debussy, Claude
Performer(s): Simon Trpceski (Piano)
Album: Childrens Corner / EMI Classics / 50999 5 00272 2 4
Duration: 4:33
Title: Here Comes The Sun
Composer: Harrison
Performer(s): The Beatles
Album: Blue Album 1967-1970 / Apple / 7970392
Duration: 3:03
Title: Quanto E Bella, Quanto E Cara!
Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano
Performer(s): Roberto Alagna (Tenor), Elena Dan (Soprano), Lyon Opera Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus
Album: L'Elisir d'Amore / Decca / 478 7811
Duration: 2:55
Title: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No.3 In C Minor: (Iii) Rondo, Allegro
Composer: Beethoven, Ludvig van
Performer(s): Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Album: The Beethoven Journey / Sony Classical / 88843058872
Duration: 8:50
Title: Donde Estas, Yolanda?
Complete Work Name: Donde Estas, Yolanda?
Composer: Jiminez
Performer(s): Pink Martini
Album: Sympathique / Wrasse Records / WRASS 143
Duration: 3:26
Title: Lara's Theme
Composer: Jarre, Maurice
Performer(s): Andre Rieu (Violin), Andre Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra
Album: Moonlight Serenade - Andre Rieu / Decca / 5331178
Duration: 3:26
Title: Allegro Appassionato
Composer: Saint-Saens, Camille
Performer(s): Natalie Clein (Cello), Bbc Scottish Orchestra
Album: Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos / Hyperion / CDA68002
Duration: 3:57
Title: Sicilienne
Composer: Faure, Gabriel
Performer(s): Gerald Garcia (Guitar), Csfr State Philharmonic Orchestra
Album: Romantic French Music for Guitar / Naxos / 8.550480
Duration: 3:54
Title: The Graves At Arbour Hill
Composer: Doherty, Sean/ Meehan, Paula
Performer(s): Laetare Vocal Ensemble
Album: Promo copy / N/aN/A
Duration: 2:50
Title: O'Carolan Suite In Baroque Style (5th Movement) Planxty Johnston
Composer: Kelly, Thomas C
Performer(s): Irish Chamber Orchestra
Album: Silver Apples Of The Moon (Irish Chamber Orchestra) / Black Box / Bbm1003
Duration: 2:46
Title: Impromptu No.1 In A Flat Op.29
Composer: Chopin, Frederic
Performer(s): Angela Hewitt (Piano)
Album: Chopin Nocturnes - Angelia Hewitt / Hyperion / CDA67371/2
Duration: 4:19
Title: Romeo And Juliette Fantasy Overture (Excerpt)
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'Yich
Performer(s): Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Album: Classical Chill CD 2 / Warner Strategic Marketing / 0927469952
Duration: 2:48
Title: I Could Have Danced All Night
Composer: Loewe, Frederick
Performer(s): Renée Fleming, Staatskapelle Dresden
Album: Tonight / Deutsche Grammophon / 4792483
Duration: 2:43
Title: You Gotta Get A Gimmick
Composer: Styne, Jule / Sondheim, Stephen
Performer(s): Bernadette Peters (As Mazeppa), Julia Mackenzie (As Electra ) & Ruthie Henshall (As Tessie Tura)
Album: Hey Mr Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (Recordno: Encore CD9) / First Night Records / Encore CD9
Duration: 4:20
Title: High Life For Strings
Composer: David Byrne
Performer(s): Balanescu Quartet
Album: Balanescu Quartet: Byrne/Moran/Lurie/Torke / Argo / 4365652
Duration: 4:34
Title: Agiaco Cubano - Grand March
Complete Work Name: Agiaco Cubano
Composer: Bull, Ole Bornemann
Performer(s): Avre Tellefsen (Violin), Harvad Gimse (Paino), Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Album: Ole Bull: A Norweigan Pioneer - Arve tellefsen / Simax Classics / PSC1261
Duration: 3:59
Title: Suite No.1 In G Major (3rd Movement) Courante
Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
Performer(s): Maxim Rysanov (Viola)
Album: J.S. Bach : Suites Nos 1, 4 and 5 - Maxim Rysanov / BIS Records / BIS-SACD-1783
Duration: 2:29
Title: Call George Again, Boy
Composer: Anon
Performer(s): Laoise O'Brien (Recorders), Brendan Long (Baritone), Malachy Robinson (3-Stringed Double Bass)
Album: Sonnets for the Cradle / Laoise O'Brien 2012 / LOB002
Duration: 0:43
Title: Grand March From Aida
Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe
Performer(s): Philharmonia Orchestra
Album: Famous Marches (Recordno: Cdz767252) / EMI / Cdz767252
Duration: 4:55
Title: American Collection Theme
Composer: Williams, John
Performer(s): Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Recording Arts Orchestra Los Angeles
Album: Classic Yo-Yo / Sony Music Entertainment / SK89667
Duration: 3:26
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Presenter: Lorcan Murray
Producer: Eoin Brady
Production Co-Ordinator: Linda McGlynn