
Episode 2
Penny Gore introduces Rossini's Overture to La cenerentola performed by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic, and John Wilson conducting the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra, MGM-mad conductor John Wilson takes the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
King's Row
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
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Franz Waxman
Prince Valiant
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
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David Raksin
'Suite' from The Bad and the beautiful
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
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Bronisław Kaper
'Overture' from Mutiny on The Bounty
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
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Miklós Rózsa - 'Waltz' from Madame Bovary
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
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Cole Porter
'Ballet sequence' from Silk stockings
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
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Harold Arlen
'Suite' from The Wizard of Oz
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
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Alfred Newman
'Overture' from Song of Bernadette
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
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Bernard Herrmann
'Suite' from North by northwest
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
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Max Steiner
'Suite' fromGone with the wind
Conductor: John Wilson Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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
- ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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
- ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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
- ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Recording at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 26th June 2011.
Broadcast
- Tue 28 Jun 2011 14:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3