Episode 2
Penny Gore introduces Rossini's Overture to La cenerentola performed by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Philharmonic, and John Wilson conducting the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra in film music.
Penny Gore presents a week of light music in its many guises, continuing the celebrations of the Light Fantastic Weekend.
Featuring performances from the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Orchestras and brass music from the Cory Band, you can hear a daily Rossini Overture plus a whole range of music, from the epic film scores of Korngold and Steiner, to the much-loved British works of Elgar, John Ireland and Eric Coates.
In today's programme - following today's Rossini Overture to La cenerentola with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Philharmonic Orchestra, MGM-mad conductor John Wilson takes the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra to the pictures.
With sweeping cinematic scores from Korngold, Waxman, Steiner and Herrmann and music from some of the most famous movies of all time, including North by Northwest, The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.
Plus the first of this week's instalments of brass music from the Cory Band.
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Music Played
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Gioachino Rossini
Overture from La Cenerentola
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Philharmonic Orchestra
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
King's Row
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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Franz Waxman
Prince Valiant
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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David Raksin
'Suite' from The Bad and the beautiful
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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Bronisław Kaper
'Overture' from Mutiny on The Bounty
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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Miklós Rózsa - 'Waltz' from Madame Bovary
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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Cole Porter
'Ballet sequence' from Silk stockings
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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Harold Arlen
'Suite' from The Wizard of Oz
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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Glenn Miller, Arr. Dan Price
Glenn Miller, Arr. Dan Price - In the Mood/A string of Peals
Conductor: Robert Childs Performer: Cory Band
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Alfred Newman
Title music from Airport
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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Alfred Newman
'Overture' from Song of Bernadette
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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Bernard Herrmann
'Suite' from North by northwest
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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Max Steiner
'Suite' fromGone with the wind
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
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Eric Coates
The Dam Busters March
Orchestra: Ron Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Eric Coates.Conductor: Robert Childs Performer: Cory Band
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Recording at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 26th June 2011.
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Malcolm Arnold
Fantasy Op.114 for brass band
Conductor: Robert Childs Performer: Cory Band
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Recording at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 26th June 2011.
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Philip Wilby
Paganini variations for brass band
Conductor: Robert Childs Performer: Cory Band
- Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Recording at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 26th June 2011.
Broadcast
- Tue 28 Jun 2011 14:00Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 3