Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive Thursday 11 April 2019
Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive
The perfect musical soundtrack to your journey home accompanied by news and traffic updates. At 6.05pm, Culture File, Luke Clancy's daily guide to creativity in the world around us
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This week's Drive CD Pick
British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor presents a new recording of two concerto favourites: Chopin's Piano Concertos Nos.1 and 2, released on 21st February 2020 on Decca Classics. Recorded with Elim Chan and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), the record marks Benjamin’s fifth album on Decca Classics, following the hugely successful Homages in 2016, and is his first orchestral album since 2012. Lorcan plays a track or two every day this week on Classic Drive.
Celebrating Beethoven 250 on Classic Drive
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig Van Beethoven. We're joining in the worldwide celebrations by playing 250 Beethoven pieces over 250 days! We begin on Monday 27th January so tune in to Classic Drive every weekday to hear our favourite Beethoven works - and don't forget to send us your suggestions too!
Lorcan goes Back to Black at 33rpm | Every Thursday 6:30pm
It’s common knowledge around the RTÉ lyric fm office that Lorcan Murray just loves his records - he has a huge personal collection at home! So he is delighted to be going back to black at 33rpm, every Thursday at 6.30pm when you can hear some of the best new releases and classic recordings on vinyl. Follow @LyricLorcan on twitter for a sneak peek every week.
Music Played on the Show
Title: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - Variation 18
Composer: Rachmaninov, Sergei
Performer(s): Lang Lang (Piano), Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre
Album: Best of Lang Lang / Deutsche Grammophon / 4779014
Duration: 2:50
Title: Petite Suite (3rd Movement) Mazurka
Composer: Borodin, Alexander
Performer(s): Philharmonia Orchestra
Album: Borodin: Igor Suite / Steppes / Nocturne / Petite Suite / Requiem / Cala / CACD1011
Duration: 4:03
Title: Di Provenza Il Mar
Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe
Performer(s): Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone), Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Album: Not Available (Recordno: 426740-2) / Philips / 426740-2
Duration: 4:35
Title: Clarinet Concerto In E Flat Major (3rd Movement) Rondo, Allegro Moderato
Composer: Krommer, Franz Vinzenz
Performer(s): Sharon Kam (Clarinet), Gewandhaus Orchestra
Album: Artist Portrait - Sharon Kam / Warner Classics / 0927 49708-2
Duration: 5:21
Title: Etude No.1
Composer: Liszt, Franz
Performer(s): Livia Rev (Piano)
Album: For Children (Recordno: CDH55194) / Helios / CDH55194
Duration: 1:04
Title: Pizzicato Polka
Composer: Strauss II, Johann/Strauss,Josef
Performer(s): Rte Concert Orchestra
Album: RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by Robert Houlihan / RTÉ lyric fm
Duration: 2:40
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: Danse Macabre, Op.40
Composer: Saint-Saens, Camille
Performer(s): Maya Iwabuchi (Violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Album: Neeme Jarvi conducts Saint-Saens / Chandos / CHSA5104
Duration: 6:43
Title: My Name Is John Wellington Wells
Composer: Gilbert & Sullivan
Performer(s): John Reed (Wells), The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
Album: The Sorcerer The Zoo / Gilbert & Sullivan / Decca Record Company / 436807-2
Duration: 2:12
Title: Lotus Eaters
Composer: York, Andrew
Performer(s): Michael Baker / Vasilis Bessas / James Jervis / Richard Safhill, Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Album: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet / Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Duration: 3:42
Title: Concerto For Flute And Oboe In B Minor, (1st Movement) Allegro
Composer: Fasch, Johann Friedrich
Performer(s): Monica Hugget (Violin & Director)
Album: Concerti Bizarri - Irish Baroque Orchestra - Monica Huggett / Linn / LINN
Duration: 2:16
Title: Mentre Io Godo In Dolce Oblio
Composer: Scarlatti, Alessandro
Performer(s): Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo-Soprano), Les Musiciens Du Louvre
Album: Opera Proibita / Decca / 4756924
Duration: 4:48
Title: Cafe Music (1st Movement) Allegro
Composer: Schoenfeld, Paul
Performer(s): Eroica Trio
Album: The Sunday Sessions - Alfresco: Music from St. Paul Sunday / Minnesota Public Radio / MPR206
Duration: 5:55
Title: Cheek To Cheek
Composer: Berlin, Irving
Performer(s): Peggy Lee (Vocal), Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Album: Peggy Lee - Things Are Swingin/Jump For Joy / Capitol / 7243 8 54543 2 5
Duration: 2:37
Title: Chariots Of Fire (Main Theme)
Composer: Vangelis
Performer(s): The London Telefilmonic Orchestra
Album: Puttnam plays Puttnam - Classic Film Music / Decca / 3789630
Duration: 3:40
Title: Allegro Spiritoso
Composer: Senaille, Jean Baptiste
Performer(s): Laurence Perkins (Bassoon), New London Orchestra
Album: The Playful Pachyderm. Classic minautres for bassoon and orchestra / Hyperion / CDA67453
Duration: 2:56
Title: La Nouvelle Pluie De Perles
Composer: Osborne, G.A.
Performer(s): Una Hunt (Piano)
Album: Fallen Leaves from an Irish Album - Una Hunt / RTÉ lyric fm / CD109
Duration: 3:21
Title: Trees
Composer: Rasbach/Kilmer
Performer(s): Thomas Allen (Baritone), Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
Album: Songs My Father Taught Me / Hyperion / CDA67290
Duration: 1:58
Title: Frais Minois
Composer: Gabriel-Marie
Performer(s): Ladislav Stresnak (Trumpet), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)
Album: Les Succes De La Danse - French Ballroom Favourites / Marco Polo / 8.223801
Duration: 3:25
Title: Tambourin
Composer: Gossec, Francois-Joseph
Performer(s): James Galway (Flute), National Philharmonia Orchestra
Album: James Galway Celebrating 70 A Collection of Personal Favourites / Sony / 88697422012
Duration: 1:24
Title: Concerto For Flute Harp & Orchestra In C Major (1st Movement) Allegro
Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Performer(s): Jacques Zoon (Flute), Letizia Belmondo (Harp), Mozart Orchestra
Album: Mozart Flute & Harp Concerto -Sinfonia Concertante for Winds (Recordno: 2894779) / Deutsche Grammaphon / 2894779
Duration: 9:50
Title: Carmen Suite No.1 Les Dragons D'Alcala Allegro Moderato (Entr'acte Before Act 11)
Performer(s): New York Philharmonic
Album: Bizet Carmen Suites Nos 1 & 2 : L'Arlesienne Suites Nos 1 & 2 / Sony Classical / 88765478012
Duration: 1:47
Title: Fantasia For Harp & Orchestra On Two Irish Airs (O’Carolan’S Lament And The Heather Glen)
Composer: Kelly, Thomas C.
Performer(s): Geraldine O'Doherty (Harp), Rté Concert Orchestra
Album: RTÉ Recording / RTÉ
Duration: 6:39
Title: Clarinet Concertino In B Flat Major (1st Movement) Andante Sostenuto
Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano
Performer(s): Bela Kovacs (Clarinet), Camerata Budapest
Album: Donizetti: Instrumental Concerti - Camerata Budapest / Kovacs / Marco Polo / 8.223701
Duration: 4:10
Title: Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio
Composer: Giordano, Umberto
Performer(s): Jose Cura (Tenor), Philharmonia Orchestra
Album: Not Available (Recordno: 398427317-2) / Erato / 398427317-2
Duration: 3:09
Title: Piano Sonata No.15 In D Major 'Pastorale' (1st Movement) Allegro
Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van
Performer(s): Murray Perahia (Piano)
Album: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op.26, 14 and 28 - Murray Perahia / Sony Classics / 886973246462
Duration: 9:57
Title: L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Love Is A Rebellious Bird)
Composer: Messager, Andre
Performer(s): Susan Graham (Mezzo-Soprano), City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Album: The Art of Susan Graham / Erato / 2564686256
Duration: 2:52
Title: Eight Memories In Watercolour Op 1 (3rd Movement) Herdboy's Song: Licenza Pastorale
Composer: Tan Dun
Performer(s): Lang Lang (Piano)
Album: Lang Lang Live at Carnegie Hall / Deutsche Grammophon / 4777564
Duration: 1:40
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Presenter: Lorcan Murray
Producer: Eoin Brady
Production Co-Ordinator: Linda McGlynn