Celebrating Leslie Bricusse, film and musical songwriting legend
In tribute to Leslie Bricusse who died in October, another chance to hear a special concert celebrating this legendary songwriter's career, presented by Sir Michael Parkinson.
As part of Radio 2 Celebrates Songwriting, Sir Michael Parkinson presents a special Sunday Night is Music Night celebrating the life and career of composer Leslie Bricusse, who died in October. The concert was originally recorded to celebrate his 80th birthday.
As a composer and lyricist, and with Anthony Newley, John Barry and John Williams, Leslie Bricusse wrote an astonishing catalogue of songs. These include Goldfinger, Feeling Good, You Only Live Twice, Pure Imagination, If I Ruled The World, Can You Read My Mind from Superman.
There's also The Candy Man, My Kind Of Girl for Matt Monro, and the groundbreaking musicals Stop The World I Want To Get Off, and The Roar of The Greasepaint The Smell of The Crowd.
Mike Dixon conducts the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, with star singers from the West End including Emmy award-winning Hannah Waddingham, John Owen-Jones, and Michael Jibson, as well as the 40-strong Finchley Children's Music Group and Annie Skates' Capital Voices.
First broadcast in 2011.
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Music Played
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Bricusse Overture ft. What Kind Of Fool, Why,
(Bricusse/Newley)
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John Owen-Jones
Once In A Lifetime
(Bricusse) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones & Hannah Waddingham
Someone Nice Like You
(Newley/Bricusse) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Michael Jibson
Gonna Build A Mountain
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Michael Jobson
My Kind Of Girl
(Bricusse) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Hannah Waddington
You Only Live Twice
(Barry/Bricusse) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones
If I Ruled The World
(Bricusse/Ornadel) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Hannah Waddington
You and I
(Bricusse) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Capitol Voices
On A Wonderful Day Like Today
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Michael Jibson
Who Can I Turn To
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones
This Is The Moment
(Bricusse/Wilhorn) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Hannah Waddington
Goldfinger
(Bricusse/Newley/Barry) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones
Feeling Good (from The Roar of the Greasepaint)
(Newley/Bricusse) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones
When I Look In Your Eyes
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Capitol Voices
Pure Imagination
(Bricusse/Newley)
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Michael Jibson
The Candy Man
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Hannah Waddington
Can You Read My Mind
(Williams/Bricusse) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Michael Jibson
It's A Musical World
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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John Owen-Jones
What Kind Of Fool Am I
(Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Finchley Childrens Music Group
Home Alone – Somewhere In My Memory
(Williams) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra)
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Michael Jibson, John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddington
Thank You Very Much
(Bricusse) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, Finchley Children’s Music Group & Capitol Voices)
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John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddington, Michael Jibson
Peace On Earth
(Bricusse) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, Finchley Children’s Music Group & Capitol Voices)
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Bricusse Overture
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John Owen-Jones & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Once In A Lifetime
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John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddingham & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Someone Nice Like You
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Michael Jibson & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Gonna Build A Mountain
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Michael Jibson & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
My Kind Of Girl
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Hannah Waddingham & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
You Only Live Twice
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John Owen-Jones & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
If I Ruled The World
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Hannah Waddingham & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
You And I
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Capital Voices & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
On A Wonderful Day Like Today
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Michael Jibson & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Who Can I Turn To
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John Owen-Jones & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
This Is The Moment
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Hannah Waddingham & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Goldfinger
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John Owen-Jones & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Feeling Good
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John Owen-Jones & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
When I Look In Your Eyes
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Capital Voices
Pure Imagination
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Michael Jibson & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
The Candy Man
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Hannah Waddingham & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Can You Read My Mind
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Michael Jibson & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
It's A Musical World
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John Owen-Jones & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
What Kind Of Fool Am I
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Finchley Childrens Music Group & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Somewhere In My Memory
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Michael Jibson, John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddingham, Capital Voices, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra & Finchley Childrens Music Group
Thank You Very Much
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John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddingham, Michael Jibson, Capital Voices, Finchley Childrens Music Group & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Peace On Earth
Broadcasts
- Fri 23 Dec 2011 20:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2
- Fri 22 Jun 2012 20:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2
- Sun 12 Dec 2021 19:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2