Pictured: Liz Nolan with Rowel Friers at the Castleconnell Autumn Concert Series. Hear the concert this Thursday on The Full Score
MOVIES AND MUSICALS WITH AEDÍN GORMLEY
Aedín takes a first listen to the brand new soundtrack for the film version of the musical Wicked, in cinemas this weekend, starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. Plus, Doris Day in Calamity Jane and Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much, Randy Newman's Oscar award-winning song from Monster's Inc. and his cousin Thomas Newman's scores from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and Bridge of Spies.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 23rd November, 1pm-4pm
THE LYRIC FEATURE
Queen of Nightclubs
Irishwoman Kate Meyrick was known as the Queen of Nightclubs. She was born Kate Nason in 1875 and grew up in Cambridge Terrace in Kingstown, now Dun Laoghaire, and later attended Dublin's Alexandra College and when she was 19 years old married a doctor and moved to England. She went on to have eight children but did not live happily ever after for in the 1920s she became a businesswoman who opened the most famous nightclubs of London's Jazz age, went to prison five times and wrote a memoir.
Through Kate Meyrick's own words, court reports, newspapers, home secretary files, police surveillance documents, divorce papers and stacks of police reports, presenter and producer Zoë Comyns pieces together the story of Kate Meyrick - London's Nightclub Queen.
Maria Doyle Kennedy voices Kate Meyrick's memoir Secrets of the 43 and through these and interviews with historians, writers and family, the spirit and decadence of the age comes to life.
This is the first time a full length documentary about Kate Meyrick, a woman who generated hundreds of newspaper headlines, was involved in the biggest police bribery scandal of the 1920s, hosted royalty, famous musicians, the aristocracy, actors and criminals.
Presented and produced by Zoë Comyns with Maria Doyle Kennedy as the voice of Kate Meyrick.
Series Producer: Eoin O Kelly
Production Coordinator: Lily Collins
Commissioned for RTÉ lyric fm with support from the Coimisiún Na Meán Sound and Vision Fund and RTÉ Independent Radio Productions from the television license fee. Bronze winner Best Radio Documentary at the 2024 IMRO awards.
(First broadcast 3rd March 2024)
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 24th November, 6pm-7pm
AMBIENT ORBIT
A carefully crafted mix of ambient sounds and field recordings that allows the listener to reset and escape the noise of everyday life.
RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 25th November, 12am-1am
NIALL CARROLL'S CLASSICAL DAYTIME
Niall Carroll plays music from the heart of the classical repertoire with Sounds on Screen a piece from either the big or the small screen at 11am, and at midday Niall chooses his Five of a Kind. This week Niall chooses five pieces by the French pianist and composer Cécile Chaminade who became famous throughout Europe in the 1890s for giving recitals in which she performed only her own works.
RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 25th November, 10am-1pm
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
Longer, louder and more arresting than any music that had gone before it, Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony left audiences dumbfounded at its first performance in 1805. Over two centuries later, its ideals of liberty, endurance and fortitude remain undimmed. Played on the period instruments of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, under Antonello Manacorda in today's Full Score concert, he begins with a work by the 8-year-old Mozart and continues with Symphony No. 3 by 19th-century France's compositional trailblazer, Louise Farrenc. Liz Nolan presents a showcase of unabridged musical masterworks, featuring live recordings of Irish and international performers, plus selections from the latest CD releases.
Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E flat, K. 16
Farrenc: Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 ('Eroica')
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Antonello Manacorda, conductor
RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 26th November, 1pm-4pm
LORCAN MURRAY’S CLASSIC DRIVE
Lorcan brings you the perfect musical soundtrack wherever you are, sharing a feast of music with both the curious and the knowledgeable. Lorcan's Pick of the Week is Ray Chen's new album 'Player 1'. Blending classical music with the immersive world of gaming, listeners will hear a thrilling array of themes from television, anime and film, including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pokémon and Squid Game, plus Chen's recording of Erich Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Cristian Macelaru. Listeners can take creative control today by picking a piece of music from Lorcan's midweek choice selection. And as always, Culture File with Luke Clancy, the latest news and sports updates, and tips for what's on where you are.
RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 27th November, 4pm-7pm
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
Our Full Score concert didn't travel far as we visit the Castleconnell Autumn Concert Series for a recital by the Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year 2023, pianist Rowel Friers. Liz Nolan presents a showcase of unabridged musical masterworks, featuring live recordings of Irish and international performers, plus selections from the latest CD releases.
RTÉ lyric fm, Thursday 28th November, 1pm-4pm
AEDÍN IN THE AFTERNOON
Aedín features a selection of recordings from Icelandic singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, Laufey who is taking the music world by storm. A couple of songs from the pen of Jacques Brel sung by Caroline Moreau and Anne Sofie von Otter. Irish tunes from The Gloaming, Cormac Mc Carthy and Una Monaghan. A little Gershwin from violinist Daniel Hope and pianist Kirsten Johnson treats us to a beautiful piece for solo piano by Florence Price.
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 29th November, 1pm-4pm
