Advantages: Several good shows; The Evening Concert; Classical music!!! Disadvantages: A flood of adverts; Simon Bates
. Instead, there is a fair amount of talk, adverts (of course), news and traffic, and plenty of opportunities for the listener to contact Mark.
An excellent presenter and a good show ? certainly one to have on on the way home from work!
>> CLASSIC NEWSNIGHT <<
Fairly tedious, slow-paced news from ?the world of classical music?. Presented by John Brunning, who is actually quite a good presenter but lets himself down by doing this show from half six until seven. Luckily he makes up for it by hanging around a bit longer for smooth classics.
To be honest, if you want to listen to the news, this is not the program to listen to. If you want to hear classical music, then this is also not the program to listen to. I find myself grabbing a CD to listen to when it reaches half six and I have ClassicFM on.
>> SMOOTH CLASSICS AT 7 ...
Jaxle 21.11.2003
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Advantages: Great songs - wonderful, popular tunes Disadvantages: A few songs aren't as good as the others
and colourful with a nice wee picture (cartoon type image) of two people driving in a car. Inside the cover it gives all the usual information that is found inside the cover of a CD and it also gives a little information about each song and sometimes tells you what you should do when driving and listening - it's a bit silly but its there. The CD is really good and is really good value as well - it only cost me £4.97 and in my opinion it was well worth it. This is my first experience with a ClassicFM CD and as a result of listening to this one I can't wait to listen to another. ...
Advantages: Excellent, varied classical music, great shows, many good presenters Disadvantages: Repetitive and irritating adverts, Simon Bates, Natalie Wheen
of the regular ClassicFM favourites and Natalie?s choice of new releases, new recordings etc. It?s just a shame her presenting style is so irritating?.! Katie Derham (the ITV newsreader) has a two hour show early afternoon on Saturdays, playing some many of the most popular pieces of classical music, and Aled Jones does the Sunday breakfast programme. On Sunday afternoon?s David Mellor?s show ?If you liked that, you?ll like this?, starts with a popular work and introduces the listener to similar but less well known works which listeners are likely also to enjoy. Following this, the Lesley Garrett Show has a range of the ?nation?s favourite soprano?s favourites, including lots of the greatest operatic arias. Stephen Fry?s ?Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music? is currently being repeated on Saturday evenings. This was an extremely ...
David8 16.02.2004
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Product Information for "(The) Sound of Classic Fm" »
Product details
Title
(The) Sound of Classic Fm
Main Performer
Maria Bachmann (Violin); Simon Dinnigan (Guitar); Joji Hattori (Violin); Robin Williams (Oboe); Evelyn Chen (Piano)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Label / Distributor
Classic FM / BMG UK
Pieces in Set
3
Running Time
3 hours 17 minutes
Genre(s)
Stage works, Orchestral, Instrumental, Vocal and choral, Chamber
EAN
756055603320
Work 1
Work Title
(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1786
Conductor
Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Orchestra / Ensemble
Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra
Work 2
Work Title
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61
Excerpt(s)
1. Rondo (Allegro)
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1806
Conductor
Libor Pesek
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Maria Bachmann (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Maria Bachmann
Work 3
Work Title
Suite espanola No. 1, Op. 47
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 1, Granada
Composer
Isaac (Manuel Francisco) Albéniz (1860 - 1909)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
Published 1886
Main Performer
Simon Dinnigan (Guitar)
Opera Part(s)
Simon Dinnigan
Work 4
Work Title
Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Strings in C minor, BWV1060
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Orchestral
Orchestra / Ensemble
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Main Performer
Joji Hattori (Violin), Robin Williams (Oboe)
Opera Part(s)
Joji Hattori, Robin Williams
Work 5
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro scherzando
Composer
Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1900-01
Conductor
Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Evelyn Chen (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Evelyn Chen
Work 6
Work Title
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 1 in C minor, Op. 26
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio - Allegro 2. Adagio 3. Rondo: Vivace
Composer
Louis Spohr (1784 - 1859)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1808
Conductor
Roy Goodman
Orchestra / Ensemble
Hanover Band Orchestra
Main Performer
Colin Lawson (Clarinet)
Opera Part(s)
Colin Lawson
Work 7
Work Title
Nulla in mundo pax sincera in E, RV630
Excerpt(s)
1. Nulla in mundo pax sincera
Composer
Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Conductor
Ivor Bolton
Orchestra / Ensemble
Britten Sinfonia Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Britten Sinfonia Chorus
Main Performer
Lesley Garrett (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Lesley Garrett
Work 8
Work Title
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Composer
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1878
Conductor
Klaus Tennstedt
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Nigel Kennedy
Work 9
Work Title
Schön Rosmarin
Excerpt(s)
1. Schön Rosmarin
Composer
Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)
Genre
Chamber
Main Performer
Joji Hattori (Violin), Joseph Seiger (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Joji Hattori, Joseph Seiger
Work 10
Work Title
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 1 in D (1901)
Composer
Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1901-1930
Conductor
Paul Daniel
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 11
Work Title
Romeo and Juliet
Excerpt(s)
1. Suite No. 2, Op. 64b (1936) - Montagues and Capulets
Composer
Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Genre
Stage works
Conductor
Daniele Gatti
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 12
Work Title
Water Music, HWV348-50
Excerpt(s)
1. Horn Suite in F:
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
c1715-17 rev 1736
Conductor
Nicholas McGegan
Orchestra / Ensemble
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Work 13
Work Title
Guillaume Tell
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture
Composer
Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1829
Conductor
Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Orchestra / Ensemble
Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra
Work 14
Work Title
Quintet for Piano and Strings, 'Trout' in A, D667
Excerpt(s)
1. Andantino (tema con variazioni)
Composer
Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1819
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Opera House Orchestra Soloists, Covent Garde
Main Performer
Boris Berezovsky (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Boris Berezovsky
Work 15
Work Title
Turandot
Excerpt(s)
1. Nessun dorma!
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1926
Conductor
Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Rhine Opera Chorus
Main Performer
José Carreras (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
José Carreras
Work 16
Work Title
Scheherazade, Op. 35
Excerpt(s)
1. Festival at Baghdad_The Sea_The Shipwreck
Composer
Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1888
Conductor
Alexander Lazarev
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 17
Work Title
Mors et Vita
Excerpt(s)
1. Judex
Composer
Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1885
Conductor
Libor Pesek
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 18
Work Title
Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World' in E minor, B178 (Op. 95)
Excerpt(s)
1. Largo
Composer
Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1893
Conductor
Libor Pesek
Orchestra / Ensemble
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Work 19
Work Title
String Quartet No. 2 in D
Excerpt(s)
1. Notturno
Composer
Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin (1833 - 1887)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1885
Orchestra / Ensemble
Chilingirian Quartet Choir
Work 20
Work Title
(4) Concertos for Horn and Orchestra
Excerpt(s)
1. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Andrew Watkinson
Orchestra / Ensemble
City of London Sinfonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Stephen Stirling (Horn)
Opera Part(s)
Stephen Stirling
Work 21
Work Title
1812, Op. 49
Excerpt(s)
1. 1812, Op. 49
Composer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1880
Conductor
Paavo Berglund
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 22
Work Title
I was glad
Excerpt(s)
1. I was glad
Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry (1848 - 1918)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1902
Conductor
Richard Marlow
Orchestra / Ensemble
Trinity College Choir, Cambridge
Work 23
Work Title
(12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro
Composer
Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
Published 1725
Orchestra / Ensemble
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Main Performer
Anthony Marwood (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Anthony Marwood
Work 24
Work Title
Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C, K299/K297c
Excerpt(s)
1. Rondeau (Allegro)
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1778
Conductor
Nicholas Cleobury
Orchestra / Ensemble
Britten Sinfonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Kate Hill (Flute), Lucy Wakeford (Harp)
Opera Part(s)
Kate Hill, Lucy Wakeford
Work 25
Work Title
(6) Gnossiennes
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 1 (1890)
Composer
Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie (1866 - 1925)
Genre
Instrumental
Main Performer
John Lenehan (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
John Lenehan
Work 26
Work Title
(The) Hebrides, 'Fingal's Cave', Op. 26
Excerpt(s)
1. (The) Hebrides, 'Fingal's Cave', Op. 26
Composer
(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1830
Conductor
Dimitry Sitkovetsky
Orchestra / Ensemble
Ulster Orchestra
Work 27
Work Title
Summer Night on the River, RTVI/19
Excerpt(s)
1. Summer Night on the River, RTVI/19
Composer
Frederick (Theodore Albert) Delius (1862 - 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1911
Conductor
Nicholas Cleobury
Orchestra / Ensemble
Britten Sinfonia Orchestra
Work 28
Work Title
Má vlast
Excerpt(s)
1. Vltava, B111 (1874)
Composer
Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
Genre
Orchestral
Conductor
Libor Pesek
Orchestra / Ensemble
Prague Symphony Orchestra
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Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Isaac (Manuel Francisco) Albéniz (1860 - 1909); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943); Louis Spohr (1784 - 1859); Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897); Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962); Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
