Celebrating Leslie Bricusse, film and musical songwriting legend
In tribute to Leslie Bricusse who died in October, another chance to hear a special concert celebrating this legendary songwriter's career, presented by Sir Michael Parkinson.
As part of Radio 2 Celebrates Songwriting, Sir Michael Parkinson presents a special Sunday Night is Music Night celebrating the life and career of composer Leslie Bricusse, who died in October. The concert was originally recorded to celebrate his 80th birthday.
As a composer and lyricist, and with Anthony Newley, John Barry and John Williams, Leslie Bricusse wrote an astonishing catalogue of songs. These include Goldfinger, Feeling Good, You Only Live Twice, Pure Imagination, If I Ruled The World, Can You Read My Mind from Superman.
There's also The Candy Man, My Kind Of Girl for Matt Monro, and the groundbreaking musicals Stop The World I Want To Get Off, and The Roar of The Greasepaint The Smell of The Crowd.
Mike Dixon conducts the 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra, with star singers from the West End including Emmy award-winning Hannah Waddingham, John Owen-Jones, and Michael Jibson, as well as the 40-strong Finchley Children's Music Group and Annie Skates' Capital Voices.
First broadcast in 2011.
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蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Bricusse Overture ft. What Kind Of Fool, Why,
(Bricusse/Newley)
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John Owen-Jones
Once In A Lifetime
(Bricusse) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones & Hannah Waddingham
Someone Nice Like You
(Newley/Bricusse) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Michael Jibson
Gonna Build A Mountain
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Michael Jobson
My Kind Of Girl
(Bricusse) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Hannah Waddington
You Only Live Twice
(Barry/Bricusse) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones
If I Ruled The World
(Bricusse/Ornadel) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Hannah Waddington
You and I
(Bricusse) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Capitol Voices
On A Wonderful Day Like Today
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Michael Jibson
Who Can I Turn To
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones
This Is The Moment
(Bricusse/Wilhorn) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Hannah Waddington
Goldfinger
(Bricusse/Newley/Barry) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones
Feeling Good (from The Roar of the Greasepaint)
(Newley/Bricusse) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones
When I Look In Your Eyes
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Capitol Voices
Pure Imagination
(Bricusse/Newley)
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Michael Jibson
The Candy Man
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Hannah Waddington
Can You Read My Mind
(Williams/Bricusse) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Michael Jibson
It's A Musical World
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones
What Kind Of Fool Am I
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Finchley Childrens Music Group
蘑菇短视频 Alone 鈥� Somewhere In My Memory
(Williams) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra)
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Michael Jibson, John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddington
Thank You Very Much
(Bricusse) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra, Finchley Children鈥檚 Music Group & Capitol Voices)
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John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddington, Michael Jibson
Peace On Earth
(Bricusse) (Ft. 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra, Finchley Children鈥檚 Music Group & Capitol Voices)
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蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Bricusse Overture
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John Owen-Jones & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Once In A Lifetime
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John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddingham & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Someone Nice Like You
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Michael Jibson & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Gonna Build A Mountain
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Michael Jibson & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
My Kind Of Girl
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Hannah Waddingham & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
You Only Live Twice
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John Owen-Jones & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
If I Ruled The World
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Hannah Waddingham & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
You And I
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Capital Voices & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
On A Wonderful Day Like Today
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Michael Jibson & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Who Can I Turn To
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John Owen-Jones & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
This Is The Moment
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Hannah Waddingham & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Goldfinger
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John Owen-Jones & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Feeling Good
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John Owen-Jones & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
When I Look In Your Eyes
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Capital Voices
Pure Imagination
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Michael Jibson & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
The Candy Man
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Hannah Waddingham & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Can You Read My Mind
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Michael Jibson & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
It's A Musical World
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John Owen-Jones & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
What Kind Of Fool Am I
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Finchley Childrens Music Group & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Somewhere In My Memory
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Michael Jibson, John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddingham, Capital Voices, 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra & Finchley Childrens Music Group
Thank You Very Much
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John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddingham, Michael Jibson, Capital Voices, Finchley Childrens Music Group & 蘑菇短视频 Concert Orchestra
Peace On Earth
Broadcasts
- Fri 23 Dec 2011 20:00蘑菇短视频 Radio 2
- Fri 22 Jun 2012 20:00蘑菇短视频 Radio 2
- Sun 12 Dec 2021 19:00蘑菇短视频 Radio 2