Join Martin Clarke and Heather Harrison from 10am on wycombesound.org.uk
playing some outstanding classical music to make it the perfect soundtrack to your Sunday morning
They welcome back George Vass into the studio to talk about the Bushey Symphony Orchestra concert on Sunday 18th January at 3pm Clarendon Muse, Watford. George is a renowned British composer, conductor and percussionist. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and has worked with some of the top UK orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. George has been the Artistic Director of the Presteigne Festival since 1992 and has been the Music Director of the Bushey Symphony Orchestra since 1985.
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust Marche Hongroise (Rakoczy March) – hear what Berlioz has to say about Goethe’s book
Finzi: Forlana – one of the 5 bagatelles; but what is a bagatelle in music?
Rossini: The Barber of Seville Overture – the story of a clever barber who helps a Count take various disguises in a bid to woo a lady
Interview George Vass from Bushey Symphony Orchestra with his choice of movements from
Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A 3rd movement Finale: Allegro giocoso ma non troppo
Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor 2nd movement Andante con moto
Gounod: Ballet Music from Faust 5 Les Troyennes Moderato con moto and Variations du Miroir Allegretto – 2 delightful pieces from this French composer
Binge: Sailing By – this rhythmic piece is played nightly by BBC Radio 4 and for a time by Jarvis Cocker from the band Pulp
FOR OUR COFFEE BREAK THIS WEEK we have chosen the divine slow movements from three clarinet concerti from the German composer (pictured) Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
Clarinet Concerto No 1 in C minor
Clarinet Concerto No 2 in E flat major
Clarinet Concerto No 3 in F minor
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G 1st movement Allegro – with a fanfare start to this well-loved piece
Weber: Quintet for clarinet and strings 2nd movement Adagio ma non troppo – sometimes known as the Baermann Quintet following a productive relationship between the composer and the virtuoso clarinettist
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor 3rd movement Allegro moderato molto e marcato – composed in a setting of tranquillity in nearby Denmark in 1868
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Concerto in F minor Winter 1st movement Allegro non molto –a seasonal piece
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Czardas – one of his most famous ballets written 15 years before the Nutcracker
Schubert: Symphony No 3 in D major 4th movement Presto vivace – a lively piece from a symphony written over 3 months when Franz Schubert was just 18 years old
Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No 2 Waltz 2 – a beautiful waltz from this 20th Russian composer and pianist
