Classical Journey: Episode 77 - Winning the Oscars

Today, we remain with the movies. Last week we brought you the blockbusters. Today, we present to you the best of 2015 as we go to the Academy Awards and bring you the likes of Ennio Morricone, Thomas Newman, Carter Burwell, Jóhann Jóhannsson and the master himself, John Williams.

Ennio Morricone

Carter Burwell

Johann Johannsson

John Williams

Thomas Newman

Classical Journey: Episode 73 - Classical Crossover

Classical crossover broadly encompasses both classical music that has become popularized and a wide variety of popular music forms performed in a classical manner or by classical artists. It can also refer to collaborations between classical and popular performers, as well as music that blends elements of classical music (including operatic and symphonic) with popular music (including pop, rock, middle of the road, and Latin, among other types). Pop vocalists and musicians, opera singers, classical instrumentalists, and occasionally rock groups primarily perform classical crossover. Although long a common phenomenon in the music world, the name "classical crossover" was coined by record companies in the 1980s. It has gained in popularity since the 1990s and has acquired its own Billboard chart. So today we feature Luciano Pavarotti, Sting, Freddie Mercury, 10cc, Sarah Brightman, Andrzej Lampert, Andrea Bocelli, Rebecca Newman and Susan Boyle.

Andrea Bocelli

Susan Boyle

Freddie Mercury

Andrzej Lampert

10CC

Luciano Pavarotti

Rebecca Newman

Sarah Brightman

Sting

Classical Journey Episode 72 - Remembering Rodney

Today, we dedicate this programme to the memory of Rod Temperton, most known for R & B compositions. So we may not listen so much to classical music as we would to Rhythm & Blues. So if you are just tuned to radio and are expecting Bach and Beethoven, we have nothing of the sort but pure Rod Temperton.

Rod Temperton

Classical Journey Episode 71 - Young peeps making the world go round

Our sights today are set on some young composers who are making the world go round – Mason Bates, Thomas Adès, Judd Greenstein, Daniel Bjarnason, and Nico Muhly.

Daniel Bjarnason

Judd Greenstein

Mason Bates

Nico Muhly

Thomas Adès

Classical Journey Episode 70: A meeting of 21st century minimalists

Today, we are camped deep in the 16th year of the 21st century where the sounds of minimalism and electro-pop exist side by side. 21st-century classical music is art music, in the contemporary classical tradition, that has been produced since the year 2000. Some elements of the previous century have been retained, including post-modernism, polystylism and eclecticism, which seek to incorporate elements of all styles of music irrespective of whether these are "classical" or not—these efforts represent a slackening differentiation between the various musical genres. The combination of classical music and multimedia is a notable practice in the 21st century; the Internet, alongside its related technology, are important resources in this respect. The number of important female composers has also increased. Our playlist today includes Henri Dutilleux, Brian Ferneyhough, John Adams, and Michael Nyman.

Brian Ferneyhough

John Adams

Henri Dutilleux

Michael Nyman

Classical Journey: Episode 64 - It's all about strings, isn't it?

After taking you in the past few broadcasts into our archives, today, we bring you fresh plays of compositions from Johannes Brahms, Leoš Janáček and Charles Gounod.

Johannes Brahms

Leoš Janáček

Charles Gounod

Classical Journey: Episode 63 - A mix of the ages

Today's mix is quite eclectic - Giovanni Bottesini, John Adams, Camille Saint-Saens, Carl Orff, and Vangelis Petsalis.

Vangelis Petsalis

John Adams

Carl Orff

Giovanni Bottesini

Camille Saint-Saens