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| Afternoon Performance | ...TOMMY PEARSON introduces a special live edition of Afternoon Performance, from Studio 7 in MANCHESTER. Edward Downes conducts the BBC Philharmonic.... |
| Bbc Proms 2005 | ...A favourite Proms soloist plays Mozart's folk-inspired violin concerto, and, after the interval, Mahler's turbulent symphony, with its heart-rending adagietto written for his wife as an expression of their love. Live from the Royal Albert Hall, presented by TOMMY PEARSON.... |
| Being In Control | ...In a four-part music series, TOMMY PEARSON meets the people responsible for making the artistic choices which determine what and who we listen to. 1: `The Record Executives'. What are the criteria for giving one person a record contract and another the push? Two record executives discuss the decisions they make and their responsibilities towards the public who buy the discs.... |
| Bernstein Remembered | ...TOMMY PEARSON is joined by Leonard Bernstein's daughter Jamie Bernstein and his biographer Humphrey Burton to reflect on the life and legacy of one of the most dynamic and influential figures of 20th century music.... |
| Bernstein Season | ...TOMMY PEARSON and Humphrey Burton introduce the first in a week of concerts celebrating the life and music of Leonard Bernstein, including youthful memories and modern classics, a breathless overture and Sarah Nicolls as the soloist in a symphony that searches for faith in a modern world. Recorded earlier in the year at St David's Hall, Cardiff.... |
| Cia And The Avant-garde?, The | ...TOMMY PEARSON travels to the German city of Darmstadt to help celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Internationalen Ferienkursen für Neue Musik - one of the most notoriously avant-garde music festivals in the world.... |
| Full Orchestra | ...Musicians from Britain's orchestras compete against each other in this new music quiz hosted by TOMMY PEARSON.... |
| Leading From The Front | ...TOMMY PEARSON examines the role of the orchestral leader and its relationship with the conductor and fellow players.... |
| Made In Britain | ...TOMMY PEARSON explores the highways and byways of music composed by British composers over the past hundred years.... |
| Music Machine | ...This week's programmes come from Debenham High School, Suffolk, and feature the group Dangerous Kitchen. 1: What are they, and what is their repertoire? Presented by TOMMY PEARSON ... |
| Opera On 3 | ...Presented by TOMMY PEARSON with Humphrey Burton.... |
| Please Stand | ...TOMMY PEARSON asks whether this anthem that has come to reign over us is still 'fit for purpose' and seeks testimonies from musicians and wordsmiths about the function of an anthem or national hymn in the 21st Century.... |
| Rhapsody In Bohemia | ...They include Times music critic Hilary Finch; classical singer Jane Manning; tribute band 'Freddie Mercury' Rob Comber; film buff TOMMY PEARSON; singer-songwriter (and unrepentant Queen fan) Andy Watts; broadcaster Andrew Mcgregor and former pop band member Joby Talbot.... |
| Say The Word | ...Frank Delaney chairs an English language quiz show. Sandi Toksvig and TOMMY PEARSON challenge Laura Wright and Christopher Matthew. With comedians the Nimmo Twins.... |
| Stage And Screen | ...TOMMY PEARSON explores the art of the movie title sequence from the 1950s on.... |
| Sunday Gala | ...TOMMY PEARSON and Humphrey Burton introduce highlights from a concert given at the Barbican in July last year. Kim Criswell sings favourites from Bernstein's Broadway shows, and the London Symphony Orchestra takes centre stage in his Prelude, Fugue and Riffs and Three Dance Episodes from On the Town.... |
| Tune A Day, A | ...TOMMY PEARSON, with the aid of instruction books and a little advice from the experts, attempts to learn to play the clarinet and the accordion from scratch.... |