Pictured: Garret Daly has some great film themed Christmas present ideas to share with Aedín Gormley in studio for Movies and Musicals | Saturday 1-4pm
MOVIES AND MUSICALS WITH AEDÍN GORMLEY
We salute Judi Dench ahead of her 90th birthday with music from Iris, Philomena and her rendition of Sondheim's Send in the Clowns. Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews take on the role of a nun in The Nun's Story and The Sound of Music. A Bond tune from Casino Royale, out west with the classic western Shane and Disney favourites from Cinderella and Mary Poppins Returns. In movie news, Garret Daly has some great film themed Christmas present ideas to share, he never lets us down!
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 7th December, 1pm-4pm
OPERA NIGHT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT
The Metropolitan Opera New York presents Die Frau ohne Schatten
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to lead Strauss's grand mythological epic, a tour de force for orchestra and soloists alike. A spectacular trio of sopranos lead the ensemble cast, with Elza van den Heever as the otherworldly Empress, Lise Lindstrom as the Dyer's Wife, and Nina Stemme as the Nurse. Acclaimed baritone Michael Volle is Barak, with tenor Russell Thomas as the Emperor and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as the Spirit Messenger.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 7th December, 7pm-11.20pm
VOX NOSTRA WITH VLAD SMISHKEWYCH
Premiered in December of 1793, Mozart's Requiem stands as one of the monuments of Classical-era sacred music. A new recording by the Flemish Radio Choir and the orchestra Il Gardellino bring this work to life on period instruments for your Sunday morning delight. Alongside this beautiful centrepiece of today's programme, we'll get to hear works on historical guitar by Xavier Diaz-LaTorre, who visits Dublin this coming week with Jordi Savall. More early music new releases are also on the playlist this Sunday morning on Vox Nostra.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 8th December, 7am-10am
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 9th December, 12am-1am
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
Jess Gillam has taken the music world by storm since rising to fame after her appearance in the final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year. In today's Full Score concert we'll hear her Irish debut at last year's West Wicklow Music Festival. She performs in trio formation with Sam Becker (bass) and Leif Kaner-Lidström (piano) in programmes of great musical variety, including music by J.S. Bach and Chilly Gonzales. 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, Monday 9th December, 1pm-4pm
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 Czech composer and band conductor Julius Fucik who is best remembered for his polkas, marches and waltzes.
RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 10th December, 10am-1pm
THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT WITH BERNARD CLARKE
The Blue of the Night connects different musical landscapes - bringing you through centuries, genres and soundscapes. Musical treasures from the ancient to the contemporary.
RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 11th December, 9pm-12am
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
A concert from the National String Quartet Foundation on today's Full Score as the Solas Quartet presents two Romantic masterpieces, Fanny Mendelssohn's elegantly lyrical quartet from 1834, and Borodin's D major quartet. Their programme opens with Matthew Locke's curtain raiser to a 1674 London production of The Tempest and features the first performances of a new quartet by Katherine Hunka, a theatrical look at power dynamics within a group. New arrangements by Marja Gaynor of two trad tunes complete a lovely programme. 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 12th December, 1pm-4pm
LORCAN MURRAY’S CLASSIC DRIVE
Broadcasting live daily Monday to Friday evenings from our Limerick studios, Lorcan Murray presents RTÉ lyric fm's flagship show, Classic Drive. Lorcan brings you the perfect musical soundtrack, wherever you are, sharing a feast of music with both the curious and the knowledgeable and featuring listeners' own choices. Included in this musical feast are the latest news and sports updates and tips for what's on where you are. There, for one and all, Lorcan's with you all the way.
RTÉ lyric fm, Thursday 12th December, 4pm-7pm
AEDÍN IN THE AFTERNOON
Aedín welcomes the weekend with a great selection of music for your Friday afternoon. She'll be taking a closer look at the work of Canadian conductor and pianist Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director of The Metropolitan Opera in New York and the person who coached Bradley Cooper on conducting for the film Maestro. Songs and music too on the theme of snow and plenty of warming tunes to stave off any chills!
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 13th December, 1pm-4pm
RTÉ LYRIC LIVE WITH PAUL HERRIOTT
Paul Herriott presents from the stage of the National Concert Hall as Yeol Eum Son performs Chopin's Second Piano Concerto in tonight's delightful programme including Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice and an all-time favourite, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Suite, all conducted by Jamie Martin.
Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite
National Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín (conductor)
Yeol Eum Son (piano)
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 13th December, 7pm-10pm
Photo: Marco Borggreve