OPERA NIGHT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT
Irish National Opera presents Gounod's Faust
Going back in time and doing it over differently is one of the oldest fantasies in the book. In this opera the elderly philosopher Faust sung by Duke Kim gets just that chance, and in the twinkling of a devilish eye he is young, handsome, and smitten with the lovely Marguerite (sung by Jennifer Davis). Of course the devil always gets his due, and in the end, Méphistophélès, here portrayed by Nicholas Brownlee, wins Faust's immortal soul. Gyula Nagy is Marguerite's unfortunate brother, Valentin, who sings one of the best-known tunes in all of opera. Elaine Kelly conducts the Irish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 9th August, 7pm-10pm
VESPERTINE WITH ELLEN CRANITCH
Today we celebrate International Day Of The World's Indigenous Peoples, with music and song from Bolivia, Peru, India, New Zealand, Canada and more. Highlighting the often intense connection that exists between humans and the environment in remote locations, we dip into the language, culture and musical traditions of remote peoples which are in danger of being lost forever through the multiple threats from mining, agriculture, tourism and the depletion of natural resources.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 9th August, 10pm-1am
VOX NOSTRA WITH VLAD SMISHKEWYCH
Just in time for Biber: This Sunday on Vox Nostra, an exploration of one of the composers who is moderately well-known to audiences today, thanks to his exquisite sonatas for violin. Less known, perhaps, are his large-scale works, and we'll get to hear several of those magnificent oeuvres, especially one of the extravagantly-orchestrated masses which he wrote for the cathedral in Salzburg. For no fewer than 53-parts, it is perhaps the largest-scale Baroque work on record, comparable to Tallis' 'Spem in Alium' or Mahler's 8th, the 'Symphony of a Thousand'. But we'll also enjoy his smaller-scale works, and of course, the Sunday Sonata returns in August with the gorgeousness of Biber's best-known violin works, the Rosary Sonatas.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 10th August, 7am-10am
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EVENING SONG WITH SHIRLEY KEANE
Enjoy the simplicity and beauty of song, from madrigals to ballads, art song to chanson, exquisite airs to simple tunes, as Shirley Keane showcases great songs that stand the test of time.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 10th August, 6pm-7pm
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
Anne Quéffélec has cultivated unwavering qualities of exquisite lyricism, poetic phrasing and an infinitely subtle feeling for tonal blend across a career that began almost sixty years ago. In today's Full Score concert the acclaimed French pianist offers a beguiling selection of works from her strikingly eclectic repertoire, including delightful salon pieces from Belle Époque Paris and Mozart's radiant Sonata in B flat. 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: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat, K. 333
Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau, from Images, Set 1, L. 110
Debussy: Clair de lune, from Suite bergamasque
Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont (1878-1914) - Après-midi de dimanche, No. 5 from Heures dolente
Reynaldo Hahn: 2 extracts from Le Rossignol éperdu
Charles Koechlin: Chant de pêcheurs, No. 10 from Paysages et Marines, Op. 63
Florent Schmitt: Glas, No. 6 from Musiques intimes, Op. 29
Handel: Minuet in G minor, HWV 434/4
RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 11th August, 1pm-4pm
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
Join Liz Nolan live from the stage of the National Concert Hall with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and legendary conductor Guy Barker for a sweeping Summer Lunchtime celebrating female composers, including rising star Anoesjcka DeLorenzo.
Anoesjcka DeLorenzo (arr Guy Barker): Anoesjcka DeLorenzo Suite
Shirley Walker (arr Guy Barker): Batman Suite
Joni Mitchell (arr Guy Barker): Amelia
Adele (arr Guy Barker): Set Fire To The Rain
Carla Bley (arr Guy Barker): Lawns
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Guy Barker (conductor)
Jolene O'Hara (vocalist)
RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 12th August, 1pm-4pm
LORCAN MURRAY'S CLASSIC DRIVE
Classic Drive brings you the perfect musical soundtrack, including Lorcan's Pick of the Week: mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately's latest release, Horizons. Alongside pianist Edwige Herchenroder, Whately unearths seldom-heard gems from French composers Lili Boulanger, Rita Strohl, and Marguerite Canal. And with news, weather and sports, Lorcan's with you all the way!
RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 13th August, 4pm-7pm
AMBIENT ORBIT
RTÉ lyric fm's Ambient Orbit will present a 90-minute live broadcast from Dunmore Caves during the Kilkenny Arts Festival. Musicians Róis (vocal), Kate Ellis (cello), Nick Roth (saxophone) and Adam Buttimer (tuba) will perform alongside live cave ambience and field recordings, using the reverberation of the cave's chambers to create an atmospheric and immersive sonic space.
RTÉ lyric fm, Thursday 14th August, 9pm-10.30pm
AEDÍN IN THE AFTERNOON
In the spotlight this afternoon, the American singer and actor Leslie Odom Jr. Great songs too from Melody Gardot and Tori Amos, and a duet from Barbra Streisand and Paul McCartney. Stunning choral works from New Dublin Voices and the Grammy award-winning Phoenix Chorale. A very fine piano quartet by the little known, but very talented French composer Louise Héritte-Viardot and a selection of film themes featuring solo violin by Howard Shore, Nigel Hess and John Williams.
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 15th August, 1pm-4pm
RTÉ LYRIC LIVE WITH PAUL HERRIOTT
Conductor Daniele Rustioni brought his Ulster Orchestra to London for a 2024 Prom which concluded with Dvorak's stirring Symphony No. 7, in which dark clouds and bright sunshine jostle for supremacy throughout a melody-fuelled, rhythm-buoyed journey that ends in triumph. Francesco Piemontesi joined the orchestra for the most poetic of Beethoven's piano concertos and the programme also included works by Busoni and Avril Coleridge-Taylor.
Busoni: Comedy Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Coleridge- Taylor: Sussex Landscape
Dvorak: Symphony No.7 in D minor
Ulster Orchestra
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
Daniele Rustioni (conductor)
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 15th August, 7pm-10pm
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