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In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, host Jonathan Thomas and British TV expert Tom Salinsky delve into the rich tradition of British Christmas television specials. They explore the cultural significance of these specials, the evolution of Christmas Day TV schedules, and highlight some of the most beloved and memorable Christmas episodes from shows like Wallace & Gromit, Doctor Who, Only Fools and Horses, and Gavin and Stacey. The conversation also touches on the nostalgia associated with classics like The Snowman and the impact of streaming on traditional viewing habits. Salinsky shares insights into the history of Morecambe and Wise, the role of sports in Christmas TV, and the unique approach of shows like EastEnders during the festive season. The episode concludes with a discussion on the importance of the Radio Times Christmas double issue and a promotion for Salinsky's new podcast, All British Comedy. Links AllBritishComedy.com Tom Salinsky Tom Salinsky's Red Dwarf books Radio Times Christmas Double Issue BBC Genome Project The Snowman Friends of Anglotopia Club Takeaways British Christmas television specials are a cultural institution. Christmas specials often feature nostalgia and beloved characters. The Snowman is a quintessential part of British Christmas. Only Fools and Horses Christmas specials are highly anticipated events. Gavin and Stacey's serialization contributed to its popularity. Christmas Day TV schedules have evolved over the years. The Radio Times Christmas double issue is a cherished tradition. Not all Christmas specials are successful or well-received. EastEnders often delivers dramatic and intense Christmas episodes. Streaming has changed how audiences engage with Christmas specials. Sound Bites 1. On why British Christmas TV became a tradition: "I think it was EastEnders that made the difference. In 1986, EastEnders devoted its Christmas episode to the Den and Angie storyline absolutely coming to boiling point... The viewing figures were phenomenal—something like 30 million. Half the population was watching." — Tom Salinsky 2. On the unique appeal of Christmas specials: "The difference between writing a regular episode of Doctor Who and a Christmas special is there will be non-fans watching at Christmas. The 14-year-old says, everybody has to shut up so I can watch this. And then uncle and auntie and grandma and grandpa are all in the room anyway." — Tom Salinsky 3. On nostalgia and Christmas television: "Nostalgia and Christmas, certainly for British television, seem very intertwined. It's a time when we want to hark back to the past... Even Vengeance Most Foul, which is a brand new piece of work, feels old-fashioned, has that old-fashioned charm about it." — Tom Salinsky 4. On why EastEnders goes dark at Christmas: "If what we tune in for is misery and torment and betrayal, then at Christmas it needs to be maximum misery and maximum betrayal. No one is starved of EastEnders. So when it comes around for Christmas, we just want to take that lever and throw it as far in the direction of drama as we possibly can." — Tom Salinsky 5. On the Radio Times Christmas double issue: "When I was 10, I would have read about National Velvet and that Old Curiosity Shop musical film in the Radio Times and probably opted not to circle them. We were a very middle-class household, Jonathan, so we didn't get the TV Times because that was vulgar." — Tom Salinsky 6. On discovering The Snowman: "I spent Christmas in England in 2013 and I kept hearing this haunting melody everywhere... I finally saw it and I was literally in tears when it was over. I'd never seen it before, but it just hit me. There's no words—even the book has no words—and it's an incredible story." — Jonathan Thomas 7. On the 1971 Morecambe and Wise Christmas special: "The 71 special with Andre Previn is definitely something a cut above. That is such a famous routine. They kind of stayed at the top of their game for about seven or eight years, which is hard to do." — Tom Salinsky 8. On The Office Christmas specials: "The way that The Office started out as this show which nobody really knew what it was or why it was funny... to then capturing the nation's conversation and ending up being the centerpiece of the BBC One Christmas schedule in three years is astonishing." — Tom Salinsky 9. On the first Doctor Who Christmas special: "Nobody knew whether that first series with Christopher Eccleston was going to be a success. We'd never had a Doctor Who Christmas special before. Just as Russell T. Davies had to invent how to make Doctor Who at all in 2005, he had to invent a Doctor Who Christmas special." — Tom Salinsky 10. On Christmas specials as the last appointment viewing: "We're just now used to using our television sets as jukeboxes where we select what we're going to watch. We're out of the habit of treating them like radio sets where the broadcaster determines what we are sent at what time... I think it's one of the nice things about Christmas that we just get a little bit of that communal viewing experience back again." — Tom Salinsky Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Christmas Television Specials 04:03 The Cultural Significance of British Christmas TV 09:59 Traditional British Christmas Day TV Schedule 13:22 Top British Christmas Specials 20:07 The Evolution of Doctor Who Christmas Specials 25:52 The Legacy of Morecambe and Wise 30:44 The Timeless Charm of The Snowman 33:21 Only Fools and Horses: Christmas Specials 35:18 The Enduring Appeal of Call the Midwife 36:41 Christmas Specials: A Tradition in British Sitcoms 39:01 Gavin and Stacey: The Power of Serialization 41:53 Sporting Events and Christmas TV 42:41 Christmas Specials That Missed the Mark 45:39 EastEnders: Maximum Drama at Christmas 48:17 The Future of Christmas Specials in Streaming Era 49:31 The Radio Times: A Christmas Tradition 54:20 anglotopia-podcast-outro.mp4 Video Version

Dana and Tom are joined by first-time guests, Frankie and Scott (Shoot the Flick), to discuss another Best Picture nominee from 1960 with Elmer Gantry - celebrating its 65th anniversary: written and directed by Richard Brooks, cinematography by John Alton, music by Andre Previn, starring Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, and Shirley Jones.Plot Summary: Based on a novel by Sinclair Lewis, Elmer Gantry's story follows the titular character (Burt Lancaster), a charismatic but morally dubious traveling salesman who uses his charm and persuasive skills to infiltrate the world of evangelical revivalism. He joins forces with Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), a passionate preacher, and together they build a thriving religious movement. However, Gantry's past and his self-serving nature threaten to unravel everything, leading to dramatic consequences.Guests:Frankie SparksCo-host of Shoot the Flick@shoottheflick on IG, Twitter@fsparks on LetterboxdScott EisenbergCo-host of Shoot the FlickChapters:00:00 Introduction and Welcome to Frankie and Scott00:46 Cast for Elmer Gantry03:01 Why Elmer Gantry? Relationship(s) to the Film07:01 Why Does Elmer Gantry Start with a Warning Label?08:50 What is Elmer Gantry About?19:08 Did Dana Like the Film?20:08 Did Burt Lancaster Deserve His Oscar?26:55 Background for Elmer Gantry28:13 Plot Summary for Elmer Gantry28:59 Did You Know?36:28 First Break38:21 What's Happening with Frankie and Scott?42:22 Best Performance(s)01:01:39 Best Scene(s)01:15:02 Second Break01:15:43 Best/Funniest Lines01:18:47 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy01:23:22 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance01:27:49 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty01:36:27 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness01:45:25 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability01:55:01 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score and Final Total01:58:10 Remaining Questions for Elmer Gantry02:02:55 Thank You to Scott and Frankie and Final Thoughts02:06:14 CreditsYou can also find this episode in full video on YouTube.You can now follow us on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or TikTok (@gmoatpodcast).For more on the episode, go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/elmer-gantry-1960-ft-shoot-the-flickFor the entire rankings list so far, go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/greatest-movie-of-all-time-listKeywords:Elmer Gantry, Burt Lancaster, false prophets, religion, film analysis, classic cinema, character development, cultural context, Oscar winners, movie history, charisma, best scenes, indelible moments, humor, legacy, classicness, rewatchability, Richard Brooks, Andre Previn, Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones, Arthur KennedyRonny...

STANDARS SEMANAL.-.Blue in Green.-VINILO DE VERANO.-HELEN HUMES-SONGS I LIKE TO SING.-JAZZACTUALIDAD VERANO.-ABE RABADE-TEMPO DE COR Título: Songs I Like to Sing! Músico: Helen Humes. Acompañantes: Marty Paich (arrg); Bill Hood (sb); Leroy Vinnegar (b); Eleanor Slatkin (cello); Art Pepper (sa & cl); Shelly Manne (dm); Barney Kessel (g); Andre Previn (p); Ben Webster & Teddy Edwards (st); Bob Fitzpatrick & Harry Betts (tb); Al Porcino, Jack Sheldon, Ray Triscari & Stu Williamson (tp); Alvin Dinkin (viola) y James Getzoff & Joseph Stepansky (violin). Fecha de Grabación: 1960. Lugar de Grabación: New Jersey. Sello Discográfico: Contemporary. Nº de temas: 13. Formato: CD. Número de serie: OJCCD-171-2 (S 7582). Instrumento: Voz. Estilo: Jazz vocal. Año de Edición: 1981. Duración: 45:11. Calificación: 4*/2. Comentario: Probablemente este «Songs I Like to Sing» sea el mejor álbum de la carrera profesional de la extraordinaria cantante Helen Humes. Grabado en 1960 para el selecto sello «Contemporary», Helen Humes está en la cima de su creatividad y los magníficos arreglos de Marty Paich ayudan enormemente al éxito de la session. Estamos en uno de los momentos culminantes de la carrera de Helen Humes, este set contemporáneo (reeditado en CD) incluye canciones de calidad superior, un acompañamiento magnífico y arreglos muy adecuados y con ritmo de Marty Paich. Las versiones de Humes de «If I Could Be With You», «You’re Driving Me Crazy» y «Million Dollar Secret», en particular, son definitivas. En cuatro canciones, cuenta con el acompañamiento del gran tenor Ben Webster, una sección rítmica y un cuarteto de cuerda; en los demás números, la acompaña una banda de 14 músicos que incluye a Webster y Teddy Edwards en los tenores, junto con el saxo alto Art Pepper. Este clásico es imprescindible y demuestra lo atractiva que podía ser Helen Humes como cantante. Imprescindible. Abe Rábade: Tempo de cor Del pianista gallego Abe Rábade (Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña. 1977) se puede decir que es de los pocos jazzman, ya no sólo gallegos, sino españoles, que tiene una discografía digna de tal nombre. ‘Tempo de Cor’ (Tiempo de color) hace el decimosexto de su carrera, junto a su sección rítmica habitual; Pablo Martín Caminero al contrabajo y Bruno Pedroso a la batería. De este trío puede decirse que es verdaderamente peninsular, ya que hay un gallego, un vasco y un portugués. Este disco llega poco después de la aparición de ‘Americana’ junto con el guitarrista serbio Rale Micic. En este nuevo disco el pianista santiagués se adentra en un nuevo territorio. Perdóneseme de antemano la pedantería, pero esta es una música kantiana, por así decir. Es decir, el proceso de creación de las siete canciones ha estado sometida, no a la imaginación creadora, sino al entendimiento legislativo. O sea, en la medida en que es una música sinestésica, y en buena medida ‘performativa’, pues de lo que se trata de mostrar que tipo de sensaciones, sentimientos e ideas le producen siete colores (naranja, rojo, amarillo, verde, azul, púrpura y blanco), entiendo que Rábade se ha visto, de alguna manera, constreñido a unos cierto límites creativos. El que es una música ‘performativa’ lo avala el hecho de que para este proyecto ha trabajado conjuntamente con la artista plástica Beatriz Sáa y que en sus nuevos directos para presentar este disco se ve acompañado de imágenes que muestran, de manera creativa, esos colores. En la música que suena en ‘Tempo de Cor’ está todo Abe Rábade y su trío, esto es, desde el neo bop más estricto hasta los apuntes flamencos (no hay que olvidar que Pablo Martín Caminero es uno de los más destacados intérpretes de jazz flamenco de la actualidad) pasando por las influencias de la música tradicional gallega.

The Horn Signal is proudly brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass. Join hosts John Snell and Preston Shepard as they interview horn players around the world.  Today's episode features Robert Watt, former Assistant Principal Horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.   Robert Lee Watt was born in Neptune, New Jersey the 4th child of seven. His father, Edward Watt Jr. played trumpet professionally in a Jazz ensemble, “The New Jersey Squires of Rhythm.” When Robert was eight years old he got curious about his father's trumpet, kept high on a shelf. Too short to reach it, Robert conscripted his little brother Tony to help. But with Tony on his shoulders he lost his balance, causing both of them to fall to the floor, trumpet in hand.  Robert then attempted to fix the dents in the instrument by using a hammer. The badly damaged trumpet was the way Robert's father discovered his interest in horns. After a serious reproach, Robert's father tried to teach him trumpet. However, it wasn't until years later that Robert discovered the instrument he really wanted to play.    While helping his father clean out a room in the basement Robert discovered some old 78 recordings. The curious Robert gave the old recordings a spin. It was the “William Tell Overture” on hearing the French horns on that recording he asked his father what instrument came in after the trumpet. His father informed him that it was a “French horn” “A middle instrument that never gets to play the melody like the trumpet…why, do you like that horn?” His father asked. Robert replied, “It gives me chills when I hear it, I love it. That's what I want to play.” His father informed the young Robert that it really wasn't the instrument for him. Explaining that it was an instrument for thin-lipped white boys. “Your lips are too thick to play that small, thin, mouthpiece. You'd be better suited for the trumpet like you father.”  Upon reaching high school Robert seriously pursued the French horn. Approaching the band director of his high school in Asbury Park, Robert was again told that his lips were too thick to play the French horn. After being persistent, the band director gave Robert an old French horn that barely worked.  Nevertheless, Robert advanced quickly and was soon winning auditions for honor bands and orchestras throughout the state of New Jersey, bringing great honor to his high school. After high school Robert was accepted to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he majored in music and studied French horn with Harry Shapiro of the Boston Symphony. Mr. Shapiro took great interest in Robert pushing him hard. At the end of his first year Mr. Watt was asked to perform the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1, with the Boston Pops Orchestra under Arthur Fiedler. The following summer he received a fellowship to the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood. Returning to the Conservatory for his third year Mr. Watt was informed by the president's office that the Conservatory had financial problems and that all scholarships would be canceled for the coming year. At the end of his junior year at the Conservatory Mr. Watt was informed by his French horn teacher that it was time for him to audition for a position in a major symphony orchestra. On the advice of his teacher, Mr. Watt chose Los Angeles and Chicago. When Mr. Watt returned from his audition journey, he had made the finals at both auditions. Two months later The Los Angeles Philharmonic offered him the position of Assistant First Horn. Making him the first African American French horn player hired by a major symphony orchestra in the United States. Mr. Watt joined the ranks of only a handful of African Americans playing in symphony orchestras in these United States. According to the American Symphony Orchestra League, that represented less than 2% of the total, out of twenty-six top orchestras. Mr. Watt held his position until 2007, a career spanning 37 years.  Mr. Watt performed several times as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta and several orchestras in the Los Angeles area as well as the Oakland Symphony performing the Richard Strauss Second Horn Concerto While a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Mr. Watt has performed with principal and guest conductors that included: Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Eric Leinsdrof, Carla Maria Giulini, Pierre Boulez, Zubin Mehta, Henry Lewis, James De Priest, Michael Tilson Thomas, Herbert Blumstedt, Andre Previn, Marin Alsop, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Christoph Von Dohnányi. Included among the many world renown artists he has performed with were:     Yo-Yo Ma, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Wynton Marsalias, Henry Mancini, Gladys Night, Isaac Hayes, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Barry White, Rihanna, Paula Abdul, Herbie Hancock, Lalo Schifrin, The Carpenters, Benny Carter, Quincy Jones, Bon Jovi, Elton John and film composer, John Williams. He has played on film scores of: Spiderman II, Rush Hour, Mission Impossible, Spike Lee's “Miracle at St. Anna, Golf and many others.  Mr. Watt has played the music for the Twentieth Century Fox cartoons, The Simpsons, American Dad, Family Guy and King of the Hill for the past three years. He played on the five hour TV special “The Jacksons, an American Family” under Harold Wheeler, and played for several years for the TV program “Startrek Voyager.” In the late 80's Mr. Watt helped organize an African American Brass Quintet, “The New Brass Ensemble” which performed throughout the United States and abroad.  Mr. Watt has done public speaking lecturing on music and African history in the Los Angeles area. He was hired as guest professor at Los Angele City College teaching the course, “Music of Black Americans”. Recently Mr. Watt executive produced a short film in memory of his friend Miles Davis. The film is based on the musical composition “Missing Miles” by Todd Cochran, commissioned by Mr. Watt, for French horn and piano. The short film was chosen by the Pan African Film Festival and the Garden State Film Festival.  Mr. Watt is a licensed airplane pilot with an instrument rating. He is a saber fencer and he speaks German and Italian.

Dana and Tom with frequent guest, Kieran B. (Host and Creator of the Best Picture Cast), discuss Bad Day at Black Rock (1955): directed by John Sturges, written by Millard Kaufman and John McGuire, music by Andre Previn, starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Walter Brennan, Ernest Borgnine, and Lee Marvin.Plot Summary: In Bad Day at Black Rock, director John Sturges crafts a taut, sun-scorched thriller that unfolds with the precision of a coiled spring. When John J. Macreedy (Spencer Tracy), a stoic, one-armed stranger, arrives in a remote desert town, his quiet inquiries about a man named Komoko rattle the fragile veneer of its close-knit community. Suspicion and hostility mount as the town's residents, led by the menacing Reno Smith (Robert Ryan), close ranks to protect a dark secret buried beneath the dusty, desolate landscape.Guest:Kieran BHost and Creator of the Best Picture Cast; @bestpicturecast on X, IG, Letterboxd - BPC, Letterboxd - PersonalPrevious Episodes: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1957), Lost in Translation (2003), Gran Torino (2008), Stalag 17 (1953), Shane (1953), A Fistful of Dollars (1964), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Revisit, 12 Angry Men (1957) Revisit, The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Revisit, Saw (2004), Up in the Air (2009)Chapters:00:00 Introduction and Welcome to Kieran02:35 Cast and Recognition for Bad Day at Black Rock04:15 Relationship(s) with Bad Day at Black Rock10:09 What is Bad Day at Black Rock About?14:14 Is Historial Context Needed to Appreciate the Film?22:04 Plot Summary for Bad...

Andre Previn was still in high school when MGM gave him a job in their music department, doing piece work. His first official movie credit came in 1949, and over the next dozen or so years Previn was involved in creating the musical scores for over 50 MGM films. In this 1991 interview discusses his memoir of his 16-year MGM career, No Minor Chords. Get No Minor Chords by Andre PrevinAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Robert Evans and Mia Farrow For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube Photo by Bert Verhoeff for Anefo #movies #Hollywood #MGM #1950s

El caso Allen vs. Farrow lleva coleando desde 1992, pero cogió un peso especial a partir de 2018, en plena ola del #MeToo. Woody Allen fue acusado de abusar sexualmente de su hija Dylan, sumado a la cuestionable decisión de casarse con Soon-Yi Previn, la hija adoptiva de Mia Farrow. ¿Qué hay de cierto en todo esto? ¿Pedófilo, abusador, o víctima de una enorme campaña de desinformación? Adéntrate conmigo en este episodio de ‘El lado oscuro', quizá el más especial de toda la temporada, con una historia terrible pero cierta acerca de una familia, con víctimas, monstruos y mentiras. Empecemos por el principio…Si quieres ampliar información, te dejo aquí un listado con las películas mencionadas:

Dory Previn said to me in 1986, "I hope that someday you write about my songs and life the kind of  psychosexual study you did of Sinatra's work." We made tapes, starting that year, and recorded up to 2000, with this in mind or me writing a one-woman show about her. Now, my hopes are set more on me and someone who is equally passionate about Dory, making a film.  Here she talks about the background of her songs Theme from Valley of the Dolls,  Leomon Haired Ladies and Beware of Young Girlks. The latter two were directed at Mia Farrow.    Tapes copyright: Joe Jackson, not to be used commercially without my permission in writing. 

Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner, a musical maestro whose journey spans continents and cultures. Originally from the quaint town of Chur, Switzerland, Steiner's musical roots run deep, having studied at esteemed institutions like the University of Tübingen and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Under the guidance of luminaries such as James Wimer and Gustav Meier, and rubbing shoulders with legends like Andre Previn and Leonard Bernstein in masterclasses, Steiner's musical education is as rich as it is diverse. But it doesn't stop there. Steiner's own compositions, notably the operas “Il Secondo Settenio” and “Return of the Phantoms,” have garnered praise both at home and across the pond. Leading the Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra in captivating performances, Steiner's baton has danced across stages from Europe to Central America. Under the guidance of luminaries such as James Wimer and Gustav Meier, and rubbing shoulders with legends like Andre Previn and Leonard Bernstein in masterclasses, Steiner's musical education is as rich as it is diverse. But it doesn't stop there. Steiner's own compositions, notably the operas “Il Secondo Settenio” and “Return of the Phantoms,” have garnered praise both at home and [...]

Meet Morecambe and Wise -- that's Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise -- who formed one of Britain's most illustrious and best-loved double-acts of all time. From beginnings in post-WWII Great Britain the lads soon found a home first on radio, then with television series and specials that spanned 20 years. And, for many of those years, they produced Britain's most watched Christmas special -- a real tradition. Morecambe and Wise were versatile, with both men capable of song and dance as well as either the comic or straight man role. That versatility made them a huge influence on future British comics including Ben Elton and Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Not bad for a couple of song and dance men who just wanted to make people laugh. As always find extra cuts below and thanks for sharing our shows! Want more Morecambe and Wise? Morecambe and Wise had oodles of chemistry -- perfect for two guys who could flex between the comic and straight man parts with ease. Here is some typical banter with Shakespeare the focus. https://youtu.be/WMXz2SCqtfg?si=rMO19GXNPcWZD__6 As one of Britain's top variety shows, Morecambe and Wise were the place to be for pop stars including a man who was the biggest of all back in the early 1970s -- Tom Jones! -- who shows a bit of comedic flair himself. https://youtu.be/e66z6nnWKq0?si=Siv0_Hkb0kiPECpT One of Morecambe and Wise's secrets was the quality of their scripts, mostly written by Eddie Braben who also was the pen behind David Frost and Ronnie Corbett. It allowed them to draw top-notch guest stars including Andre Previn, here helping the boys with a classical music bit (taken from the 1971 M&W Christmas Special). https://youtu.be/R7GeKLE0x3s?si=sBr-gYcqixGc1l8j

Muusikat Hector Berliozi Reekviemist esitavad London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, dirigent Andre Previn.

Film composers were starting to take over the duties of writing the music for movie songs in the 1960s, and that was evident in the list of Oscar-nominated songs from that year. Four of the five songs contain music by score composers instead of trained songwriters, which signaled the likely end of an era for the Hollywood songwriter. Sammy Fain was the only traditional song composer of the bunch, writing a song that competed with those written by Henry Mancini, Elmer Berstein, Bronislau Kaper, and Andre Previn. Who took home the Original Song Oscar statuette that year? Host Jeff Commings will tell you on this episode!

Not every music student or even professional musician has explored classical music, much like not necessarily every classical musician will know something about jazz or any other genre.  However, each genre has certain pieces that one should know from each genre regardless of your preference.  These are 25 of many possible choices, not necessarily "the best", but some pieces you should recognize by title and composer upon hearing. Musical examples used in this episode: 06:53 P. Tchaikovsky: "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from The Nutcracker - (Montreal Symphony; Charles Dutoit) 12:49 J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (Hannes Kästner, organ) 13:15 J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (Czech Philharmonic; Leopold Stokowski) 17:26 S Barber: Adagio for Strings (New York Philharmonic; Thomas Schipps) 19:48 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (Vienna Philharmonic; Carlos Klieber) mvt 1 and 4 24:03 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Berlin Philharmonic; Von Karajan) mvt. 4 and 2 28:33 Brahms: Hungarian Dances 4, 5, 6 (Vienna Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado) 30:56 A Copland: "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo (St. Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin) 32:33 F Chopin: Grand Valse Brillante op. 18 (Valentina Lisitsa) 34:22 Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Royal Concertgebouw; Bernard Haitink) 36:01 Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" mvt 2 (London Philharmonic; Charles MacKerras) 38:16 Grieg: Peer Gynt and Peer Gynt suite no.1 (San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt) 40:13 Handel: The Messiah "Hallelujah" (London Symphony; Colin Davis) 40:43 Handel: Water Music selections (English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard) 41:30 Holst: The Planets "Mars" - (Montreal Symphony; Charles Dutoit) 42:13 Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Marc-Andre Hamelin) 43:22 Mendelssohn: Overture and Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream (London Symphony, Andre Previn) 45:11 Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro (Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner) 46:16 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade and Great Gate of Kiev (Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado) 48:25 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Vladimir Ashkenazy; Moscow Symphony; Kirill Kondrashin) 49:38 Ravel: Bolero (Boston Symphony; Seiji Ozawa) 51:42 Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe (Rotterdam Philharmonic; Yannick Nézet-Séguin) 52:46 Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee (Berlin Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta) 53:08 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade mvt IV and III (London Symphony; Charles MacKerras) 55:06 Schubert: Ave Maria (Barbara Booney) 55:31 R Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Chicago Symphony; Fritz Reiner) 57:15 Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (from Part 1) (New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein) 58:21 Tchaikovsky: Russian Dance, Arabian Dance, Dance of the Reed Flutes from The Nutcracker (Montreal Symphony; Dutoit)   Do you have a different recording of these pieces that you'd recommend?  Let me know by telling me directly at https://www.speakpipe.com/MusicianToolkit or you can send me a written message at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/contact  The blog post that goes with this episode can be found here: https://www.davidlanemusic.com/post/25-essential-classical-pieces-to-know You can find this episode and links to this show on all podcast apps from https://musiciantoolkit.podbean.com/ . If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice.  You can also now find the podcast at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit You can follow David Lane AND the Musician Toolkit podcast on Facebook @DavidMLaneMusic, on Instagram and TikTok @DavidLaneMusic, and on YouTube @davidlanemusic1 This episode is sponsored by Fons, an online platform that helps private teachers of all types (music, yoga, martial arts, academic tutoring, coaches, etc) with smooth, automated assistance such as securing timely automatic payments and scheduling.  Click here for more information or to begin your free trial.

After several years with Benny Goodman in the 1930's, Vido Musso later went with Gene Krupa, Harry James and Stan Kenton and began his own bandleading career. These sessions come from Savoy in 1946 (with Sanford Gold, Marty Napoleon, Kai Winding, Gene Roland, Boots Mussulli, Lem Davis and Eddie Safranski), Sunset (with Willie Smith, Andre Previn and Howard McGhee), Atlantic (Jess Stacy, Murray McEachern, Ziggy Elman) and Modern - his own band with Kenton alumni! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Synopsis In Beethoven's day, there were no independent symphonic orchestras in Vienna, so when Ludwig van wanted to put on an orchestral concert, the way he did it was to hire a theater orchestra for a night or two.  Now, Viennese theaters were usually pretty busy and well booked up, but in Catholic Austria, they would shut down for a few weeks each year during Lent, which explains why a number of Beethoven's symphonies premiered in April when the orchestras were available for hire. It wasn't until today's date in 1842 that Vienna's most famous independent orchestra played its first concert, and even then, as it still does today, the Vienna Philharmonic also doubles as the orchestra of the Vienna Opera. The German composer and conductor, Otto Nicolai, led that first concert of the Vienna Philharmonic.  The program included Beethoven's Seventh Symphony and, not surprisingly, Beethoven remains core repertory for the Vienna Philharmonic, along with those other two Viennese “B's” – Brahms and Bruckner.  But in the 20th century, the Austrian orchestra presented important European premieres of works by Samuel Barber and Leonard Bernstein, two notable American “B's.”  And more recently, the Vienna Philharmonic premiered Diversions” by the German-born, American composer and conductor, Andre Previn. Music Played in Today's Program Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 7 Vienna Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor. DG 419 434 André Previn (b. 1930) Diversions Vienna Philharmonic; André Previn, conductor. DG 471 028

在历经冬日的沉重与贫乏之后，春天终于来了。换下厚重衣服，穿上舒适的单衣，我们可以戴上耳机，漫步在逐渐暖起的街头。风的婉转浪漫与春花逐渐泛起的生动，让我的内心无比轻快。春天是一个让人想去触摸有关泥土气息、荡漾清风与花朵浪漫的季节，每到这个时候，我总能感觉身上的细胞也从冬日固著僵硬的姿态中重新泛活了起来。今天这期节目，我将会分享一些春日时我所爱的音乐，与你一起迎接温暖、明亮与甜美，希望你会喜欢 :)

Synopsis On today's date in 1948, Leonard Bernstein, age 29, conducted the Boston Symphony in the premiere of a new orchestral work by Harold Shapero, age 27. This was Shapero's “Symphony for Classical Orchestra,” a work modeled on Beethoven but sounding very much like one of the Neo-Classical scores of Igor Stravinsky. This was exactly what Shapero intended, but some found the music perplexing. Aaron Copland, for one, wrote: “Harold Shapero, it is safe to say, is at the same time the most gifted and baffling composer of his generation.” That comment by Copland, one should remember, came at a time when Shapero's generation included the likes of Barber, Bernstein, Menotti and Rorem. But Copland continued, “Stylistically, Shapero seems to feel a compulsion to fashion his music after some great model. He seems to be suffering from a hero-worship complex – or perhaps it is a freakish attack of false modesty.” “Copland was so original,” Shapero responded, “that he just couldn't understand anyone who wasn't.” Even so, Shapero's superbly crafted orchestral imitations suffered many decades of neglect. In the 1980s, however, conductor and composer Andre Previn fell in love with Shapero's Symphony, performing and recording it with the LA Philharmonic, and declared its Adagietto movement the most beautiful slow movement of any American symphony. Music Played in Today's Program Harold Shapero (b. 1920) Symphony for Classical Orchestra Los Angeles Philharmonic; André Previn, conductor New World 373 On This Day Births 1697 - German composer and flutist Johann Joachim Quantz, in Oberscheden, Hannover; 1861 - French-born American composer Charles Martin Loeffler, in Alsace; 1862 - German-born American composer and conductor, Walter Damrosch, in Breslau; Deaths 1963 - French composer Francis Poulenc, age 64, in Paris; Premieres 1724 - Bach: Sacred Cantata No. 81 ("Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?") performed on the 4th Sunday after Epiphany as part of Bach's first annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig (1723/24); 1735 - Bach: Sacred Cantata No. 14 ("Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit") performed in Leipzig on the 4th Sunday after Epiphany; 1892 - Rachmaninoff: “Trio élégiaque” No. 1 in G minor (Gregorian date: Feb. 11); 1893 - Brahms: Fantasies for piano Nos. 1-3, from Op. 117 and Intermezzo No. 2, from Op. 117, in Vienna; 1917 - Zemlinsky: opera "A Floretine Tragedy," in Stuttgart at the Hoftheater; 1920 - Frederick Converse: Symphony in c, by the Boston Symphony, Pierre Monteux conducting; 1942 - Copland: Orchestral Suite from "Billy the Kid" ballet, by the Boston Symphony; 1948 - Harold Shapero: "Symphony for Classical Orchestra," by the Boston Symphony conducted by Leonard Bernstein; 1958 - Walton: "Partita" for orchestra, in Cleveland; 1959 - Hindemith: "Pittsburgh Symphony," by the Pittsburgh Symphony, conducted by the composer; 1970 - William Schuman: "In Praise of Shahn," in New York; 1985 - Libby Larsen: Symphony ("Water Music"), by the Minnesota Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner conducting. Links and Resources On Harold Shapero

Amir Elsaffar + Spirodon mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة For @radioalhara Broadcasting Monday the 9th of January at 5:00 pm in Palestine, 10am est. Accompanying photo by Stefan Christoff, taken at @thenewobjective studio during a practice. 01. Muddy Waters: Standing Around Crying. 02. Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5 Movement I: Moderato, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn, Conductor (excerpt) 03. Hossam Ramzy (featuring Samy el Bably, trumpet) - El Malek Farouk (excerpt) 04. Yusuf Omar - Maqam Nawa, from the album Le maqâm irakien. tradition de bagdad. (Iraqi maqâm Baghdad tradition) 05. Cecil Taylor - Abyss (excerpt) 06. @joni_void - Kitsssch Beatsss 07. Eric Craven - Ratwater Metro 08. Eva Stone - Hot Water 09. Federico Balducci (@fb-ftbb) - Enter The Forest 10. Gabrielle Godbout - Twinkle 11. Giuliano Bossa - Cavalcante dei Cavalcanti

Andre Previn had a long and varied career  Simon and Nick discuss his life and work in the diverse fields of jazz, film and classical music. 

Thank Heaven for this 1958 masterpiece, with a score for the ages by Lerner and Loewe. Performances from the film, outtakes, and various pop and stage renditions (Vic Damone, Andre Previn).  You'll remember it well!

Andre Previn (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor popular in three major genres; Hollywood, Jazz, and classical music.

Synopsis On today's date in 2001, during the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland, the German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter premiered a new chamber work for violin and piano titled “Tango, Song and Dance.” She had commissioned the work from Andre Previn several years earlier, but its premiere was delayed as Mutter embarked on a project to perform and record all Beethoven's Violin Sonatas. “After doing all those stern [Beethoven] recitals,” said Mutter, “I wanted to play pieces which reflected the basis of musical history, the folksongs and dances which has inspired composers through so many centuries. ‘Tango, Song and Dance' is both modern and old-fashioned, and it touches the heart, especially the slow movement, which is really a ‘Song Without Words'.” And that wasn't the only thing to touch her heart. It was around this time that Previn and Mutter became husband and wife. For his part, Andre said, “I have one piece of advice to composers for the violin – make sure Anne-Sophie premieres your piece. Then you're home and dry, and everything works!” Other composers seem to agree, and Krzysztof Penderecki, Witold Lutoslawski, Henri Dutilleux, Wolfgang Rihm, and John Williams have all written violin works for Anne-Sophie Mutter. Music Played in Today's Program Andre Previn (1929-2019) –Tango Song and Dance III. Dance (Lambert Okis, pno; Anne-Sophie Mutter, vln.) DG 8143

Over a career spanning seven decades the composer and arranger Angela Morley brought something special to every project she was involved with, be it movie soundtrack, record, radio show or television programme. Working with such heavyweights as John Williams, Shirley Bassey, Noel Coward, Scott Walker, Andre Previn and Frankie Vaughan she gained a reputation as a talented, reliable and resourceful musical collaborator. Although her latter career based mainly in the US was primarily focused on film scores (including Watership Down, Star Wars, Home Alone and Schindler's List) plus TV shows such as Dynasty and Dallas, it is for her earlier work that listeners to this podcast are probably most familiar with her - on The Goon Show and Hancock's Half Hour. Writer Louis Barfe joined Tyler to talk about the life of Angela Morley and some of the standout work and notable musicians with whom she collaborated. Plus: the generosity of Harry Secombe, being told off by Ken Dodd and a warm tribute to the recently departed Bernard Cribbins.

Emanuel Ax sat down with Jim Cunningham on Saturday afternoon after the live broadcast of opening night Friday June 17 to talk about Mozart's 20th concerto, Chopin for an encore, his long association with the Pittsburgh Symphony, friendship with Andre Previn, the war in Ukraine and it's effect on Lviv where Emanuel Ax was born, his recent Beethoven Trios cd Beethoven for Three with Yo Yo Ma and Leonidas Kavakos, and the answer to the question are there too many good musicians today-- recorded upstairs at Heinz Hall in the rehearsal room on the fourth floor with help from Adam Kilburn engineer and videographer.

Für Anne-Sophie Mutter haben beinahe alle großen, lebenden Komponisten geschrieben. 30 Werke hat sie uraufgeführt. Eines ist ihr besonders auf den Leib geschrieben: Das Violinkonzert von André Previn. Er hat sein Stück sogar "Anne-Sophie" genannt. Am Freitag, den 20. Mai, gastiert sie mit dem Werk in der Isarphilharmonie in München.

André Previn, ganador de once premios Grammy, incluyendo un premio especial por su trayectoria, y nominado a 6 premios Emmy por su trabajo en especiales para televisión, nació un día como hoy en 1929. Famoso pianista, director de orquesta y compositor estadounidense, de origen alemán, Previn, cuya impresionante vida que sobrevivió al nazismo y los escándalos de Hollywood, reúne en su filmografía más de cien películas, en las que participó como compositor, arreglista o intérprete. Previn, fue director de la Sinfónica de Londres, hasta 1979 donde dirigió memorables conciertos con obras de autores de finales del romanticismo y principios del siglo XX. Desde finales de los ochenta, Previn se desarrolló por completo en el jazz, creando el grupo André Previn Jazz Trio, con el que recorrió Japón, Estados Unidos y Europa. A continuación escucharemos del album de estudio After hours, el tema There'll Never Be Another You compuesta por Harry Warren en la música y Mack Gordon.

Author and scholar Laura Tunbridge and conductor Devin Patrick Hughes discuss the historical Beethoven in rehearsals, as the entrepreneur, the conductor, the early adopter of technologies, the family man, his controversial metronome markings, and the authenticity behind historically informed performance practice. Tunbridge is a Professor of Music at the University of Oxford, UK and the author of books about Robert Schumann, art-song, and Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces, and is currently working on a book about string quartets.    The book is Laura Tunbridge's Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces, published by Yale University Press. Thank you Laura for sharing your amazing passion and wealth of knowledge about Beethoven's life and music. Thank you to all record labels and performers that made this episode possible, musical excerpts came from Fidelio, the Third Sonata for Cello and Piano, the Choral Fantasy, Symphonies Three and Seven and the Piano Trio in C minor, performed by Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic, Angela Denoke, Jon Villars, Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Cleveland Orchestra, Andre Previn and the Royal Philharmonic, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier, Wilhelm Kempff, Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and Sony Classical. You can find the book wherever books are sold, and follow Laura Tunbridge on Twitter. You can check out more info about One Symphony or lend your support for the show at OneSymphony.org.  Thank you to our most recent supporters Jessica, Bonnie, Carl, Lauren, and Steven. Please feel free to rate, review, and share the show on all platforms. Until next time, thank you for being part of the music!

Synopsis On today's date in 1968, a 72-year-old Italian-born American composer named Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco died in Beverley Hills. As a young man, Castelnuovo-Tedesco was already known as a rising composer, concert pianist, music critic and essayist. In 1939 he left Mussolini's Italy and came to America, and like a lot of European musicians of the time, he found work writing film scores for major Hollywood studios. Castelnuovo-Tedesco became an American citizen, and eventually taught at the Los Angeles Conservatory, where his pupils included many famous names from the next generation of film composers, including Jerry Goldsmith, Henry Mancini, Andre Previn, Nelson Riddle and John Williams. In addition to film scores, Castelnuovo-Tedesco composed a signifigant body of concert music, including concertos for the likes of Heifetz and Segovia. A number of Castelnuovo-Tedesco's works are directly related to his Jewish faith, including a choral work from 1947, entitled “Naomi and Ruth.”  The composer's mother was named Naomi, and he claimed the faithful Ruth in the Biblical story reminded him of his own wife, Clara. “In a certain sense,” he wrote, “it was really my symbolic autobiography, existing before I decided to write – to open my heart – in these pages.” Music Played in Today's Program Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968) — Naomi and Ruth (St.Martin's Academy and Chorus; Sir Neville Marriner, cond.) Naxos 8.559404 On This Day Births 1937 - American composer David Del Tredici, in Cloverdale, Calif.; Deaths 1736 - Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, age 26 (of consumption), in Pozzuoli; 1881 - Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky (Gregorian date: Mar. 28) 1968 - Italian-born American composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, age 62, in Los Angeles; 1985 - American composer Roger Sessions, age 88, in Princeton, N.J.; Premieres 1735 - Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4, nos. 2-3 (Julian date: March 5); 1750 - Handel: oratorio "Theodora," in London at the Covent Garden Theater; At the same event, the possible premiere of Handel's Organ Concerto Op. 7, no. 5, as well (Gregorian date: March 27); 1751 - Handel: oratorio "The Choice of Hercules" in London at the Covent Garden Theater; At the same event, Handel's Organ Concerto Op. 7, no. 3 premieres following Act II of a revival performance of Handel's cantata "Alexander's Feast" on the same program (Gregorian date: March 27); 1833 - Bellini: opera "Beatrice di Tenda" in Venice at the Teatro la Fenice; 1870 - Tchaikovsky: fantasy-overture "Romeo and Juliet," in Moscow, with Nicolas Rubinstien conducting (Julian date: Mar. 4); 1871 - Tchaikovsky: String Quartet in D, Op. 11, in Moscow, by members of the Russian Musical Society (Gregorian date: Mar. 28); 1879 - Dvorák: choral setting of Psalm No. 149, Op. 79, in Prague; 1888 - American premiere of the revised version of Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 ("Romantic"), with New York Philharmonic-Society conducted by Anton Seidl; In the preface to a book on Bruckner, the elderly conductor Walter Damrosch claimed he conducted the American premiere of this symphony (His memory played him false: Damrosch led the first American performance of Bruckner's THIRD Symphony; 1894 - Massenet: opera "Thaïs," at the Paris Opéra; 1938 - Martinu: opera "Julietta," in Prague at the National Theater; 1942 - Martinu: "Sinfonietta giocosa," for piano and chamber orchestra, in New York City; 2002 - Paul Schoenfield: "Nocturne" for solo cello, oboe and strings, by cellist Peter Howard, with oboist Kathryn Greenbank and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Gilbert Varga conducting. Links and Resources On Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Salvör Nordal, umboðsmaður barna, ræddi síðustu tvö ár í lífi barna á Íslandi þegar heimsfaraldur hafði gríðarleg áhrif á skólagöngu þeirra og frístundastarf. Á morgun hefst barnaþing þar sem um 120 börn á aldrinum 11-15 ára taka þátt. Helstu umræðuefnin á barnaþingi eru mannréttindi, skólamál og umhverfismál en börn hafa leitt umræðuna um umhverfismál. Salvör talaði um mikilvægi þess að ræða við börn um stríð og þá ógn sem blasir við og gæta þess að börn fái réttar upplýsingar og eins að gæta að þeim myndum sem þau sjá. Borgþór Arngrímsson segir fátt rætt í dönskum fjölmiðlum annað en innrás Rússa í Úkraínu. Danski herinn er ekki fjölmennur en árið 2017 var ákveðið að auka framlög til hersins og varnarmál eru ofarlega á dagskrá danskra stjórnvalda. Sigurður Ingi Friðleifsson framkvæmdastjóri Orkuseturs, ræddi rafbílavæðinguna á Íslandi og víðar í viðtali við Óðin Svan Óðinsson fréttamann RÚV á Akureyri. Nú eru fluttir inn fleiri rafbílar hingað til lands en bílar sem ganga fyrir bensíni og dísil. Tónlist: I think of angels - Ellen Kristjánsdóttir og Kristján Kristjánsson I'm glad there is you - Sarah Vaughan Pale blue eyes - Velvet Underground Where the wild roses grow - Nick Cave og Kylie Minogle For at tænde lys - Lars Lilholt Band A foggy day - Ella Fitzgerald og Andre Previn. Umsjón: Guðrún Hálfdánardóttir

Salvör Nordal, umboðsmaður barna, ræddi síðustu tvö ár í lífi barna á Íslandi þegar heimsfaraldur hafði gríðarleg áhrif á skólagöngu þeirra og frístundastarf. Á morgun hefst barnaþing þar sem um 120 börn á aldrinum 11-15 ára taka þátt. Helstu umræðuefnin á barnaþingi eru mannréttindi, skólamál og umhverfismál en börn hafa leitt umræðuna um umhverfismál. Salvör talaði um mikilvægi þess að ræða við börn um stríð og þá ógn sem blasir við og gæta þess að börn fái réttar upplýsingar og eins að gæta að þeim myndum sem þau sjá. Borgþór Arngrímsson segir fátt rætt í dönskum fjölmiðlum annað en innrás Rússa í Úkraínu. Danski herinn er ekki fjölmennur en árið 2017 var ákveðið að auka framlög til hersins og varnarmál eru ofarlega á dagskrá danskra stjórnvalda. Sigurður Ingi Friðleifsson framkvæmdastjóri Orkuseturs, ræddi rafbílavæðinguna á Íslandi og víðar í viðtali við Óðin Svan Óðinsson fréttamann RÚV á Akureyri. Nú eru fluttir inn fleiri rafbílar hingað til lands en bílar sem ganga fyrir bensíni og dísil. Tónlist: I think of angels - Ellen Kristjánsdóttir og Kristján Kristjánsson I'm glad there is you - Sarah Vaughan Pale blue eyes - Velvet Underground Where the wild roses grow - Nick Cave og Kylie Minogle For at tænde lys - Lars Lilholt Band A foggy day - Ella Fitzgerald og Andre Previn. Umsjón: Guðrún Hálfdánardóttir

Conversación con el Maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner Esta semana hablamos con el Maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner sobre la Orquesta Sinfonica Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. El Maestro Steiner es reconocido internacionalmente como director, guitarrista, educador y compositor, en 1994 el Maestro Steiner fundó la orquesta que se convertiría en la Orquesta Sinfónica y Coro Golden Gate. El maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner Originario de Chur, Suiza, estudió en la Universidad de Tubinga y se graduó en el Conservatorio de Música de San Francisco. Realizó estudios avanzados de dirección con James Wimer y Gustav Meier, además de participar en clases magistrales con Andre Previn, Erich Leinsdorf, Leonhard Bernstein y Herbert von Karajan, las composiciones del maestro Steiner incluyen las óperas “Il Secondo Settenio” y “Return of the Phantoms”, que se han representado con gran éxito de crítica en Suiza y Estados Unidos. Además de liderar la Sinfónica Golden Gate en proyectos locales e internacionales, es un director invitado frecuente con orquestas y conjuntos en Europa, Estados Unidos y América Central . La Orquesta sinfonia del Golden gate en San Francisco utiliza la música clásica para construir una comunidad e inspirar una apreciación más profunda de la música al brindar acceso a [...]

The story of a veteran Pittsburgh Symphony violinist who joined in 1968 under William Steinberg. Richard DiAdamo is admired by his colleagues for his artistry and, more recently since retiring, an heroic struggle with cancer which metastasized to multiple areas and further caused strokes and blindness. He started the violin at age 8 in Philadelphia studying with Armand DiCamillo of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Richard traces his path to the Eastman School of Music, his participation in the Howard Hanson American Music Festivals, study with Joseph Knitzer and Carroll Glenn followed by work at the Taos School of Music in New Mexico. He joined the Syracuse Symphony conducted by Karl Kritz who had emigrated to the US in 1937 first serving as assistant in the early years of the Pittsburgh Symphony.  Richard played alongside violinist Louis Krasner who commissioned the Alban Berg Concerto.  He founded the Amati String Trio. He won the Pittsburgh Concert Society Audition in 1981. The following year he gave the world premiere of Thomas Janson's  Harlequin for Richard DiAdamo which won praise from critics Robert Croan in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Tim Page who described it as “committed and praiseworthy” in the New York Times following the first New York performance at Symphony Space with David Stock conducting. Richard DiAdamo remembers his work as a coach of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony and Three Rivers Young People's Orchestra as well as teaching and founding the strings program at Washington and Jefferson College. He told Andrew Duckenbrod writing for the Post Gazette in 2006 "I am retiring from the symphony but not the violin...I plan on getting up every day and doing my practice. I am looking forward to practicing some solo pieces that I really haven't had the time for."  Marvin Hamlisch called him onstage to speak about his retirement plans which included polishing classic cars—a Packard, a Mercedes and Carman Ghia. Among the highlights of his thousands of concerts across four decades were the visit to Rome to play Mahler at the Vatican, the opening of Heinz Hall with Mahler's Second Symphony and tour concerts with William Steinberg in Japan and Andre Previn at the Musikverein in Vienna. Manfred Honeck is a fan, checking in regularly. Richard made a rosary for Maestro Honeck which he treasures. Richard DiAdamo does not let his health problems get him down. He continues to inspire his colleagues with an indomitable spirit loving life with his wife Catherine DiAdamo who joins in the conversation with Jim Cunningham.   

Hoy tenemos una conversacion rapida inicial con el Maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner. El es reconocido internacionalmente como director, guitarrista, educador y compositor, y en 1994 fundó la orquesta que se convertiría en la Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. Originario de Chur, Suiza, Maestro Steiner estudió en la Universidad de Tubinga y se graduó en el Conservatorio de Música de San Francisco. Realizó estudios avanzados de dirección con James Wimer y Gustav Meier, además de participar en clases magistrales con Andre Previn, Erich Leinsdorf, Leonhard Bernstein y Herbert von Karajan. Las composiciones del maestro Steiner incluyen las óperas “Il Secondo Settenio” y “Return of the Phantoms” que se han interpretado con gran éxito de crítica en Suiza y los Estados Unidos. Además de dirigir la Golden Gate Symphony en esfuerzos locales e internacionales, es un director invitado frecuente con orquestas y conjuntos en Europa, Estados Unidos y América Central. La Orquesta Sinfónica y Coro Golden Gate está entrando en su tercera década de presentar actuaciones musicales de alta calidad y programas dinámicos de educación musical a las comunidades en el área de la Bahía de San Francisco. Estos programas altamente exitosos le han ganado a la organización una reputación nacional [...]

Este mes traemos uno de los musicales más conocidos y populares de los últimos tiempos y es que parecía un contrasentido no incluir los clásicos en unos podcasts dedicados al género musical. JESUCRISTO SUPERSTAR es el primer gran musical de Andrew Lloyd Webber y Tim Rice que apostaron por un formato en el que prácticamente todos los diálogos fueran cantados, lo cual marcaría un cambio que afectaría a otros musicales posteriores como "Los Miserables" o "Chess" por citar un par de los muchos que se sumarían a la idea de bucear en la entonces llamada ópera rock. Tras darle muchas vueltas a qué versión utilizar para el podcast decidí hacer un mix del concept álbum, la versión de la película, la de Londres de 2006 y la de Madrid de 1975 que marcó un hito en la historia del musical en España. 00h 00'00" I don't know know to love him 00h 03'43" Presentación 00h 06'19" Cabecera 00h 07'27" Inicio 00h 08'49" Overture (arreglo Teddy Bautista) 00h 13'21" Heaven on their minds - Murray Head 00h 18'26" What's the buzz - Steve Balsamo & Joanna Ampil 00h 20'48" Strange thing mystifying - Steve Balsamo & Zubin Varla 00h 22'55" The we are decided - Kurt Yaghjian & Bob Bingham 00h 25'54" Todo estará en paz - Angela Carrasco, Teddy Bautista & Camilo Sesto 00h 31'05" This Jesus must die - Kurt Yaghjian & Bob Bingham 00h 34'46" Hosanna - Bob Bingham & Ted Neeley 00h 37'56" Simon Zealotes - Larry T. Marshall 00h 43'22" Poor Jerusalen - Ted Neeley 00h 44'55" Pilate's dream - Barry Dennen 00h 47'09" The temple - Ted Neeley 00h 53'05" I don' know how to love him - Yvonne Elliman 00h 57'58" Damned for all time - Carl Anderson 01h 00'48" Blood money - Kurt Yaghjian, Bob Bingham & Carl Anderson 01h 03'30" The last supper - Steve Balsamo & Zubin Varla 01h 11'15" Getsemani (Oración del huerto) - Camilo Sesto 01h 18'03" The arrest - Steve Balsamo & Cast 01h 21'20" Peter's denial - Jonathan Hart & Joana Ampil 01h 23'17" Pilate and Jesus - David Burt & Steve Balsamo 01h 25'59" King Herod's song - Alice Cooper 01h 29'26" Could we start again, please? - Yvonne Elliman & Philip Toubus 01h 32'46" Juda's death - Zubin Varla, Martin Callaghan & Peter Gallagher 01h 38'16" Juicio de Pilatos - Alfonso Nadal, Charly Chausson & Camilo Sesto 01h 43'28" Superstar - Teddy Bautista 01h 47'58" The crucifixion - Steve Balsamo 01h 51'52" John 10,41 - (orquesta dirigida por Andre Previn) 01h 54'00" Curiosidades 01h 56'55" Getsemani - Miquel Fernández 02h 03'18" La película y otras versiones 02h 05'29" Jesus Christ Superstar Suite

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 229, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Nfl Nicknames 1: "Broadway Joe". Joe Namath. 2: "Mean Joe". Joe Greene. 3: "The Refrigerator". William Perry. 4: "Too Tall". (Ed) Jones. 5: "Sweetness". Walter Payton. Round 2. Category: The Jep-Tones World Tour 2006 1: More popular than Regis, the Jeps play their last stadium gig in San Francisco, like this band did on Aug. 29, 1966. The Beatles. 2: After a stint with the Maharishi, the group tries Kaballah with this singer whose hits include "Beautiful Stranger". Madonna. 3: The Jeps cover this group's 1988 Top 10 hit "Welcome To The Jungle", until the inevitable cease- and -desist order. Guns N' Roses. 4: No way! The Jeps' "Potpourri" video isn't the 2005 VMA Viewer's Choice; this band's "American Idiot" is. Green Day. 5: Oops... the 'Tones hire Mensa's Angels as security at this speedway in California, site of a 1969 free concert by the Stones. Altamont. Round 3. Category: 1961 1: Ratified on March 29, the 23rd Amendment granted this U.S. district the right to vote in pres. elections. Washington, D.C.. 2: She releases the hit songs "Crazy" and "I Fall to Pieces". Patsy Cline. 3: A bunch of Cuban exiles showed up unannounced here on April 17. the Bay of Pigs. 4: In his January 17 farewell address, he warned about the dangers of the "military-industrial complex". Eisenhower. 5: On May 5 he rocketed into space from Cape Canaveral. Alan Shepard. Round 4. Category: The Marrier 1: Tom Hayden, Roger Vadim, Ted Turner. Jane Fonda. 2: Sean Penn, Guy Ritchie. Madonna. 3: Andre Previn, Frank Sinatra. Mia Farrow. 4: Jeremy Thomas, Tom Green. Drew Barrymore. 5: Robert Evans, Steve McQueen. Ali McGraw. Round 5. Category: Yes, I've Eton 1: He hopefully had a ball at Eton before going on to write "Thunderball". (Ian) Fleming. 2: We know he revisited his "Brave New World" in 1958, but we don't know if he attended any Eton reunions. (Aldous) Huxley. 3: Marshall Field III, who had fun times at Eton, merged his Sun and Times papers in this city in 1948. Chicago. 4: James Oglethorpe went to Eton, did other stuff, then founded this colony in America. Georgia. 5: In power in the 1720s and 1730s, this Etonian is considered England's first prime minister. Robert Walpole. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Jess Gillam and harpist Bridget Kibbey share the music they love. Greek saxophonist Alegros Gramma takes us to Morocco while Chick Corea is in Spain. Sol Gabetta plays Haydn, Martha Argerich plays Ravel plus we hear Sophie Hutchings, Portishead, Rachmaninov AND Beethoven's iconic fifth Symphony. Playlist: Beethoven – Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67; I. Allegro con brio (London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati) Sophie Hutchings - Elysian Days Alegros Gramma – Mousaka Bari Bari (Traditional Gnawa) Haydn – Concerto no. 1 in C major H.7b.1; III. Allegro molto (Sol Gabetta (cello), Kammerorchester Basel, Sergio Ciomei) Portishead – Roads Ravel – Jeux d'eau, M.30 (Martha Argerich - piano) Chick Corea - Spain Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 In C minor Op.18; II. Adagio sostenuto (Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn)

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 164, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Name The Instrument 1: In Billy Joel's " blank Man". piano. 2: In Wynonna's "Girls With blank ". guitars. 3: In Bruce Hornsby's " blank Rain". mandolin. 4: In Linda Ronstadt's "Different blank ". drum. 5: In the Byrds' "Mr. blank Man". tambourine. Round 2. Category: I Am A Crook 1: Ralph, nicknamed "Bottles", was the brother of this gangster, nicknamed "Scarface". Al Capone. 2: Sheriff Pat Garrett said this crook's "face always wore a smile". Billy the Kid. 3: In 1868 the Reno Brothers robbed one of these in Indiana, years before the James Gang did it out west. train. 4: The Queen Anne's Revenge was a ship of this pirate, whose whole known career lasted from 1716 to 1718. Blackbeard. 5: 2 months after Bonnie and Clyde were shot down in Louisiana, he got it outside the Biograph in Chicago. John Dillinger. Round 3. Category: Totally 1680s! 1: Around 1683 Jules Hardouin-Mansart completed this narcissistic Versailles feature, Galerie des Glaces in France. Hall of Mirrors. 2: The 1689 Treaty of Nerchinsk between Russia and this country on its east remained in force for 170 years. China. 3: In 1682 La Salle said, "Laissez les bon temps rouler" as he claimed this North American territory for France. Louisiana. 4: Last name of father and son Cotton and Increase, co-ministers at Boston's North Chruch starting in 1685. Mather. 5: On his deathbed, speaking of his mistress Nell Gwyn, King Charles II said, "Let not poor Nelly" do this. Starve. Round 4. Category: The Marrier 1: Tom Hayden, Roger Vadim, Ted Turner. Jane Fonda. 2: Sean Penn, Guy Ritchie. Madonna. 3: Andre Previn, Frank Sinatra. Mia Farrow. 4: Jeremy Thomas, Tom Green. Drew Barrymore. 5: Robert Evans, Steve McQueen. Ali McGraw. Round 5. Category: Canadian Cities 1: English is also widely spoken in this largest French-speaking city outside of Paris. Montreal. 2: The North Saskatchewan River divides this Albertan capital in half. Edmonton. 3: The CFL's B.C. Lions play their home games in this city. Vancouver. 4: Whitehorse replaced Dawson as capital of this territory in 1953. Yukon Territory. 5: This Ontario city's underground walkway system can get you from Eaton Centre to Union Station. Toronto. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Ian Ashpitel has been a jobbing actor for many years across the TV Soap, Drama, Movie, Stage World and has found himself with a Hit Show loved by millions with awards and reviews that earn the Production a constant Sold Out status wherever they take it.The Following reviews reflect just a  taste of what you can expectTHE INDEPENDENT "FUNNY AND AFFECTING"BROADWAY WORLD "STEPHENS AND ASHPITEL BRING BACK THE MAGIC OF THE DOUBLE ACT WHICH MAKES FOR A NIGHT OF NOSTALGIA AND HILARIOUS COMEDY"THE GUARDIAN "IT'S HARD NOT TO WARM TO THE SWEET SILLINESS OF IAN ASHPITEL AND JONTY STEPHENS'S TRIBUTE TO MORECAMBE AND WISE..."THE TELEGRAPH "IT'S NOT QUITE THE REAL THING, BUT THIS TRIBUTE TO MORECAMBE AND WISE IS NONE THE LESS A DELIGHT"THE REVIEWS HUB "BRING SUNSHINE, IT DOES. BRING LAUGHTER, MOST DEFINITELY..."THE LIST "HUGELY ENJOYABLE PIECE OF COMEDIC THEATRE, MORE THAN JUST A TRIBUTE TO MORECAMBE & WISE"HULL DAILY MAIL "BRING ME SUNSHINE: MORECAMBE & WISE REBORN FOR A NEW COMEDY SHOW"Ian is a delight to talk to and its wonderful to hear the back story to what is a piece of Showbusiness wonderment and gorgeousosity... enquire within regarding that word.Welcome to Eyes & Teeth Ian Ashpitel

It was an all-soprano affair on Episode 8 of The Talent! Sopranos Esther Counsel and Piera Dennerstein performed the breadth of vocal repertoire, from Debussy chanson to Australia today, via Puccini, Andre Previn and Bizet. They performed for guest mentor, contralto Liane Keegan and our season mentor Dr Kenji Fujimura, as well as the show's host Teddy Darling. We also heard performances from associate artists, pianists Jacob Abela and Pam Christie.Esther, with Jacob, performed:- Debussy: Beau Soir- Puccini: "Si Mi Chiamano Mimi" from La Boheme- Previn: "I Want Magic" from A Streetcar Named DesirePiera, with Pam, performed:- Puccini: "Quando M'en Vo" from La Boheme- Bizet: Michaela's aria from Carmen- Rachel Lewindon: "Aria of the Krill" from The Rapture II--Host: Teddy DarlingRegular Mentor: Dr Kenji FujimuraGuest Mentor: Liane KeeganProducer: Jess Carrascalao HeardProduction Interns: Sarah Maher and Jack BurmeisterPodcast producer: Jess Carrascalao HeardThe Talent is made possible by the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

Seguro que, de tanto en tanto, cuando te despiertas, una canción resuena en tu cabeza. Una canción que te trae el recuerdo de un disco que hace tiempo que no escuchas. Y cuando lo pones, otras canciones, de otros discos, te vienen a la mente. Así hemos construido el relato musical de esta quincena. A partir del recuerdo de "Doce Presença" del disco de Nana Caymmi "Voz e Suor", un trabajo a duo con el pianista Cesar Camargo Mariano, también recordamos otro duo, el de Leny Andrade acompañada por el piano de Fred Hersch del disco "Maiden Voyage". Y como no hay dos sin tres, viajamos hasta 1961 para escuchar otro duo de voz y piano , el "Duet" de Doris Day y Andre Previn.

ia Farrow may have been born to be a star. Her parents were both major Hollywood figures, and she grew up amongst big stars. By the time she was a teenager Mia Farrow was a star on the ABC TV primetime soap opera Peyton Place. Then came movie roles, as well as a brief marriage to Frank Sinatra. In 1968, Farrow starred in "Rosemary's Baby," the movie which propelled her to major stardom. And another brief marriage, to Andre Previn. Then, in 1980, she began a relationship with Woody Allen. It ended in 1992 with a very messy, complicated, and very public court battle over custody of their children. Allegations of sexual abuse were thrown about.

In this episode Andrew provides some great examples of how to open a talk, everything from a cheeky child and a ping pong ball to a funny accountant and a Morecambe & Wise sketch (the Andre Previn one, if you're intrigued to know!).It's a longer tutorial that normal so here are some 'place points' to help you navigate the content:1.03: ping pong ball2.43: primacy and recency (how you start, how you finish)4.23: factors which influence your approach5.30: open with a story7.44: present two contrasting versions of the same thing8.52: open with some numbers10.52: zoom in, zoom out11.20: focus on something personal in the audience14.30: start with something random (use a metaphor)17.37: the elevator pitch (accountant, fitness trainer, Morecambe & Wise)The TED talk by Per Espen Stoknes.Show is hosted by Andrew Thorp, AKA 'The Multi-Story Man'.Andrew is a professional speaker, trainer and consultant in the field of verbal communication and storytelling in the business world.Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn.Track: Travel With Us — Vendredi [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/o-rpKzt4KSY​ Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/travel-usMicrophone image: Photo by Claus Grünstäudl on UnsplashBanner image in main feed: Photo by Claudio Schwarz | @purzlbaum on Unsplash

EPISODE 3: Mark Morash and the Shakespeare Riot I speak with Interim Music Director of the Calgary Opera about his musical journey, the need for Opera companies to invest in R&D, and the emotional power of the human voice. I also tell the story of the time competing versions of “The Scottish Play” in New York City caused a riot. SHOW NOTES and links! The story of the battle of the film rights over agent 007 is told in Robert Sellers book “The Battle for Bond.” http://tomahawkpress.com/battle-for-bond-banned-edition/  Stratford Festival productions at CBC GEM: https://gem.cbc.ca/series/stratford-presents/all/8d5898e8-9215-4c97-8fe3-a10b30c89d58?cmp=sch-stratford Stratford@Home: https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/Subscription The story about Astor Place Riot is told is several places, including this podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library: https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/astor-place-riot For a more complete telling, Nigel Cliff has written an entire book about the incident- titled “The Shakespeare Riot: Revenge drama and death in Nineteenth-Century America.” Cliff situates the incident in tensions between working class Americans and the wealthy elite class:  http://www.nigelcliff.com/?page_id=52 Richard Nelson dramatized the events in his play “Two Shakespearian actors.” https://www.broadwayplaypub.com/the-plays/two-shakespearean-actors/ Calgary Opera’s page on Mark Morash: https://calgaryopera.com/resident-artists Wikipedia page on the San Francisco Opera Merola Opera Program for emerging artists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merola_Opera_Program Calgary Opera’s free videos: https://calgaryopera.com/videos The Operas Mark mentioned: Dead Man Walking by Jake Heggie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Man_Walking_(opera) https://music.apple.com/ca/album/heggie-dead-man-walking/680688122 -On CD http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=5208&name_role1=1&bcorder=1&comp_id=102119 A Streetcar named Desire by Andre Previn -streaming https://music.apple.com/us/album/previn-a-streetcar-named-desire/1452174581 opening scene on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRG29gtyjQc As One by Laura Kaminksy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_One_(opera) -streaming https://music.apple.com/ca/album/kaminsky-as-one/1469926527 cd/download https://www.brightshiny.ninja/as-one For starting out in Opera with arias, Renée Fleming told ClassicFM her favourite 6 arias here: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/renee-fleming-favourite-soprano-arias/ “Che Gelida” by Puccini (mentioned by Mark) La Boheme - Pavarotti- "Che gelida manina"  Fiamma Izzo d' Amico "Si, mi chiamano Mimi" As always send you questions, queries, ideas for future episodes to Jon@culturemonster.ca

Sunset of Swing - the mid 1940's sessions done for Eddie Laguna's Sunset records in Los Angeles . . lots of Willie Smith, Vido Musso, Charlie Ventura, Howard Magee, Arnold Ross, Dave Barbour, Lem Davis, Emmett Berry, Vic Dickenson, Herbie Haymer, Harry Edison and a 16 year old Andre Previn --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-clark49/support

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 71: My Fair Lady (1964) Released 7 October 2020 For this episode, we watched My Fair Lady, the movie adaptation of the Lerner and Lowe musical, itself based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It won eight Oscars from twelve nominations, including Best Actor for Rex Harrison, Best Director for George Cukor and Best Adaptation Score for Andre Previn. Leading lady Audrey Hepburn was not nominated. Thurl Ravenscroft “Ghosting” as Stewpot in South Pacific https://youtu.be/Ljm9CDRAhMQ Jim Cummings on “Be Prepared” https://youtu.be/Wmrdn9eFTK8?t=169 Tom Holland “Lip Sync Battle” https://youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk Perils of live singing. https://youtu.be/1ikqU6G6Xgs Audrey Hepburn’s own singing. https://youtu.be/5KGMA-ghPUA Next time we will be discussing Rocky. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA). To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky. You should also visit our website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n. If you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month. Thanks go to all of the following lovely people who have already done that. Alex Frith, Alex Wilson, Andrew Straw, Ann Blake, Anna Barker, Anna Coombs, Anna Elizabeth Rawles, Anna Jackson, Anna Joerschke, Anna Smith, Anne Dellamaria, Annmarie Gray, Ben Squires, Blanaid O'Regan, Brad Morrison, Catherine Jewkes, Charlotte, Claire Carr, Claire Creighton, Daina Aspin, Darren Williams, Dave Kloc, David Hanneford, Della, Drew Milloy, Elis Bebb, Elizabeth Lodi, Elizabeth McCollum, Eloise Lowe, Elspeth Reay, Emma Colvill, Emmet Jackson, Esther de Lange, Flora, Helen Cousins, Helle Rasmussen, Henry Bushell, Ian C Lau, James Murray, Jane Coulson, Jess McGinn, Jo B, Joanne Hayden, Johanna Commins, Jonquil Coy, Joy Wilkinson, Juan Ageitos, Judi Cox, Julie Dirksen, Kate Butler, Kath, Katy Espie, Kelli Prime, Kellie Penfold, Kirsten Marie Oeveraas, Laura Lundy, Lawson Howling, Lisa Gillespie, Lucinda Baron von Parker, Martin Korshøj Petersen, Matheus Mocelin Carvalho, Michael Thomas, Michael Walker, Michael Wilson, Ms Rebecca K O'Dwyer, Nick Hetherington, nötnflötn, Olivia, Peter, Rachel Foster, Richard Ewart, Robert Kidwell, Robert Orzalli, Rohan Newton, Ruth, Sally Grant, Sam Elliott, Sian Thomas, Simon Ash, Simon James, Sladjana Ivanis, Tim Gowen, Tom Stockton, Veryan Croggon, Zarah Daniel.

This is a podcast for those people who love my interviews and those who hate them. That's why I call it Joe Jackson's Greatest Hits and Misses. I take my cue in this from the fact that I have been called as an interviewer - I elaborate on this at the start of the podcast - "the best" in print in Ireland and alternatively a "pretentious" and "boring b****x." It's all the same to me, frankly. Either way, I began to tell this backstory as a secondary thematic thread in my RTE Radio 1, series. The Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited, but there was only so far I could go in that series and on that radio station. So now, it is time for me to go full tilt on the telling of the tale of my thirty-plus years in the Irish media, working for RTE, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. And it is time to tell the highly-detailed diary-based stories I never told about many among the 1,4000 celebrities I interviewed.    Episode 1,  kicks off with what many people see as some of my screw-ups, with interviewees such as Andre Previn, Ken Russell, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Then I flashback to the first interview I did, which inspired me to become an interviewer - my 1985 interview with Leonard Cohen, which to one editor was a flop but to me was a transcendent experience. Enjoy. 

Hampton Hawes is a major piano stylist who rarely gets mentioned when piano giants come up in conversation. Hawes was widely admired by many including Oscar Peterson, Horace Silver, Andre Previn and others. Perhaps because Hawes was based for most part in his hometown of Los Angeles that maybe kept him out of the spotlight. Hawes was a major stylist with a very developed approach to the instrument and most were surprised that he was self taught and wasn't knowledgeable about theory and was not a great reader of music. He did have a photographic memory and could play anything he heard once. This is a fine date with Hawes' own trio with the great Red Mitchell on bass and Chuck Thompson on drums. Hawes runs through many great .standards and plays several of his own blues based original compositions. "Presenting Hampton Hawes" is a fine introduction to this major player.

In his new series After Life, Ricky Gervais plays a local journalist who tries to find humour as he struggles in the wake of his wife's death, with a dog as his closest companion. Gervais discusses how he copes with people's reactions and offence at his work and the controversy surrounding historical social media posts and celebrity redemption.Tom Walker, winner of this year's British Breakthrough Act at the Brits, performs his new single Just You and I live in studio. He describes his music as a mix of “hip hop, a tiny bit of blues, a bit of pop with a splash of reggae” and his debut album, What a Time to be Alive, has seen him collaborate with producers such as Naughty Boy and Steve Mac, who has worked with Ed Sheeran.Critic and broadcaster Norman Lebrecht looks at the life of the late composer, conductor and pianist Andre Previn.With the sales of young adult literature falling by a third in the last year, Charlotte Eyre of the Bookseller and publisher Crystal Mahey-Morgan discuss the reasons for the drop and where potential for the future lies for these books.Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Harry Parker

Here's the 2nd installment of the Peace & Quiet series. Some deeper moods betwixt songs played with ease. A breezy finale closes out this collection and it's a reprise. You'll hear more from Thelonious Monk, Claudio Arrau, Art Tatum, Reinbert de Leeuw, Dave McKenna, Andre Previn, Yann Tiersen, Alessandra Celletti, Gonzales, & Sergei Rachmaninov as well as an opening composition by Nico Muhly and introduction of Fred Hersch's virtuosity to this collection. Classical works of Beethoven and Debussy intermingle with Jazz standards like Sweet and Lovely & Night and Day.Not much more to say, other press play and float away.& please remember to play at 1/2 the volume that you are used to.A Hudson Cycle - Nico Muhly Moonlight Sonata - Ludwig Van Beethoven ? So In Love - Fred Hersch Thirteen Preludes Op. 32: No. 5 In G - Sergei Rachmaninoff Antonia - Stefano Bollani Night And Day - Andre Previn Overnight - Gonzales Nocturne No. 17 in B, Op. 62 - Claudio Arrau The Golden Fly Three - Alessandra Celletti C.M. Blues - Gonzales Time On My Hands - Art Tatum Ruby, My dear - Thelonious Monk If I Had You - Benny Weinbeck It's The Talk Of The Town - Art Tatum Chang'an - Alessandra Celletti Comptine D'un Autre Ete L'apres-Midi - Yann Tierson Sweet And Lovely - Dave McKenna Peace & Quiet Ihttp://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2008-07-01T13_45_08-07_00Peace & Quiet IIIhttp://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-08-12T03_16_10-07_00https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gQLsodBsCys1_3Zbm83vghttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/qool-dj-marv-aural-memoirs-and-buttamilk-archives/id269880758https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qool-dj-marv/1558418894https://www.instagram.com/qooldjmarv/https://qooldjmarv.bandcamp.com/album/sound-paths-v-1https://tidal.com/browse/artist/23883666https://www.mixcloud.com/qooldjmarv/https://open.spotify.com/artist/48vhJ2d1hVaFHf6gqXeTm0?si=fWO0N456QeWRMWLUtqe4Yghttps://twitter.com/qooldjmarvhttps://www.threads.net/@qooldjmarvhttps://www.facebook.com/MarvJColeman/https://soundcloud.com/qooldjmarvhttps://www.twitch.tv/qooldjmarvhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/QoolDJMarvMusic

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the soprano Renée Fleming. Renée Fleming is one of the greatest sopranos on the world's stages today. She has won critical acclaim for her interpretations of Mozart and Strauss and has made a series of operatic roles her own - including the Countess in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and Dvorak's ill-fated water-nymph Rusalka. However, she says her route into classical music was far from straightforward. She grew up in upstate New York, the daughter of two music teachers. Although the family used to sing together, Renée says she was not a natural performer and was very anxious about appearing in public and then, while at college, her musical love was jazz rather than opera. Her musical break-through came at the age of 29, when she was asked to stand in as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro at the last minute. Since then she's appeared in all the great opera houses. As well as the standard repertoire, she is a champion of new music and Andre Previn is one of many who have written especially for her. She has won numerous accolades for her singing including two Grammies and two Classical Brit awards.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: River by Renée Fleming Book: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis Luxury: Coffee