Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive Tuesday 23 July 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
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: Impromptu In E Flat D899/2
Composer: Schubert, Franz
Performer(s): Dong-Hyek Lim (Piano)
Album: Martha Argerich Presents Dony-Hyek Lim / EMI / 724356793323
Duration: 4:26
Title: Duet No.4 In B Flat: (I) Allegro Maestoso
Composer: Mahon, John
Performer(s): Michael Harris (Basset Horn), The Parely Of Instruments
Album: English Classical Clarinet Concertos / Hyperion / CDA66896
Duration: 4:28
Title: Chi Mi Frena In Tal Momento (Sextet From Lucia Di Lammermoor)
Complete Work Name: Lucia Di Lammermoor
Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano
Performer(s): Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Sherrill Milnes (Bar), Joan Sutherland (Sop), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass),Ryland Davies (Ten),Hugette Tourangeau (M), Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Choir Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Album: Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Decca / 4101932
Duration: 3:40
Title: Fugue No 3 In B Minor: Allegro Con Brio
Composer: Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix
Performer(s): Howard Shelley (Piano)
Album: Felix Mendelssohn The Complete Solo Piano Music - 4 / Hyperion / CDA68125
Duration: 3:30
Title: Vltava
Composer: Smetana, Bedrich
Performer(s): Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Album: The Very Best of Summer Classics / Decca / 4761049
Duration: 5:02
Title: Gaite Parisienne - Valse Lente
Composer: Offenbach, Jacques
Performer(s): Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Album: Offenbach Gaite Parisienne Gounod Faust Ballet Music Rossini / Respighi Rossiniana / Universal Music Australia / 0289476272-4
Duration: 3:12
Title: J'Ai Deux Amants (I Have Two Lovers)
Composer: Messager, Andre
Performer(s): Susan Graham (Mezzo-Soprano), City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Album: The Art of Susan Graham / Erato / 2564686256
Duration: 2:32
Title: Si Tu Vois Ma Mere
Composer: Bechet, Sidney
Performer(s): Sidney Bechet (Soprano Sax)
Album: Midnight In Paris - Music From The Motion Picture Score / Madison Gate Records / 4339634829
Duration: 3:14
Title: Danza De Jalisco
Composer: Copland, Aaron
Performer(s): Nashville Chamber Orchestra
Album: Pilgrims Progress: Pioneers of American Classical Music / Naxos / 8.559200
Duration: 3:36
Title: The Strayaway Child
Composer: Barry, Margaret
Performer(s): Caoimhin Vallely, Piano
Album: Strayaway / Caoimhin Vallely / 001
Duration: 3:17
Title: Dúlamán
Composer: Trad
Performer(s): The Choral Scholars Of University College Dublin
Album: Perpetual Light / Signum Records / SIGCD558
Duration: 2:55
Title: Inishlacken: (Iii) Evening Céilí
Composer: Whelan, Bill
Performer(s): Rte National Symphony Orchestra
Album: Bill Whelan: Linen and Lace: Inishlacken / Riverdance / RTE lyric fm / CD155
Duration: 4:49
Title: Concerto In D Minor, Rv 535 For 2 Oboes, Strings & Continuo: (Iv) Allegro Molto
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
Performer(s): La Serenissima
Album: Vivaldi x 2: Double Concertos for Horns, Oboes, Violin & Cello, Oboe & Bassoon / Avie / AV2392
Duration: 3:03
Title: Se A Caso Madama La Notte Di Chiama
Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Performer(s): Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo-Soprano), Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone), Orchestra Of The National Academy Of Santa Cecilia
Album: Duets (Recordno: 458928-2) / Decca / 458928-2
Duration: 2:22
Title: Malaguena
Composer: Ravel, Maurice
Performer(s): Vladimir Ashkenazy(Piano), Vovka Ashkenazy(Piano)
Album: Debussy, Ravel: Music for Two Pianos / Decca Records / 4781090
Duration: 2:04
Title: Chopiniana (1st Movement) Polonaise
Composer: Glazunov, Alexander
Performer(s): Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Album: Glazunov Orchestral Works Vol.17 / Naxos
Duration: 5:01
Title: Jazz Suite No.1 (3rd Movement) Foxtrot
Composer: Shostakovich, Dmitri
Performer(s): Ronald Brautigam (Piano), Peter Masseurs (Trumpet), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Album: Shostakovich: Jazz Music (Recordno: 433 702-2) / Decca / 433 702-2
Duration: 3:48
Title: Theme From A Summer Place
Composer: Steiner, Max
Performer(s): Boston Pops Orchestra
Album: The Very Best Of Summer Classics / Decca / 2cd4761049
Duration: 2:40
Title: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
Composer: Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Performer(s): English Baroque Soloists
Album: Glluck: Orfeo ed Eurydice / Philips / 434 093-2
Duration: 1:51
Title: Intermezzo
Composer: Kodaly, Zoltan
Performer(s): Budapest Festival Orchestra
Album: Kodaly - Háry János Suite / Philips / 462824-2
Duration: 4:36
Title: A Magnet Hung In A Hardware Shop
Composer: Gilbert And Sullivan
Performer(s): Robert Tear (Tenor), Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Album: A Gilbert And Sullivan Gala / Emi / 7477632
Duration: 2:04
Title: Sonata For Cello And Piano In G Minor Op.65 Finale. Allegro
Composer: Chopin, Frederic
Performer(s): Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Album: Chopin Complete Edition Various Artists (Recordno: 4778461) / Deutsche Grammophon / 4778461
Duration: 5:30
Title: Overture Guillaume Tell
Composer: Rossini, Gioachino
Performer(s): State Of Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Album: Rossini Overtures (Recordno: 93994) / Brilliant Classics / 93994
Duration: 11:47
Title: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Composer: Morricone, Ennio
Performer(s): Prague Philharmonia
Album: The Very Best of Summer Classics / Decca / 4761049
Duration: 3:09
Title: El Puerto (Iberia)
Composer: Albeniz, Issaac
Performer(s): Hans Eijsackers (Piano)
Album: Reves d'Espagne. Henk Neven - Hans Eijsackers / Onyx / Onyx 4132
Duration: 4:39
Title: Adela (Song For Voice & Guitar)
Composer: Rodrigo, Joaquin
Performer(s): Manuel Barrueco (Guitar), Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Album: Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez / Fantasia para un gentilhombre / EMI Records / 724355617521
Duration: 2:26
Title: Concierto De Aranjuez (2nd Movement) Adagio
Composer: Rodrigo, Joaquin
Performer(s): Carlos Bonell (Guitar), Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Album: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuiez, Fantasia / Decca / 400-054-2
Duration: 10:53
Title: Benedictus
Composer: Jenkins, Karl
Performer(s): The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Album: Classically Chilled (2-CD) / Decca / 4736797
Duration: 5:24
Title: That Summer Feeling
Performer(s): Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers
Album: Jonathan Sings! / Warner Music
Duration: 3:55
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