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A World of Music

Internationally renowned conductor Owain Arwel Hughes leads the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra through a programme that features music and composers from the four corners of the globe.

Internationally renowned conductor Owain Arwel Hughes leads the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra through a programme that features music and composers from the four corners of the globe.

From Australia - Percy Grainger; from America - John Williams; from Europe - Dvorak, Wagner, Bizet and Strauss, and not forgetting works from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Guest stars include Cerys Matthews; tenor Wynne Evans; soprano Elin Manahan Thomas; a 100-voice choir made up of members from the Cardiff Ardwyn Singers and Cardiff Polyphonic Choir; and, of course, the fabulous 60-piece ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, all presented by Ken Bruce.

This concert first broadcast on Radio 2 in May 2012.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Aug 2012 20:00

Music Played

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Friday Night Is Music Night

    (Williams)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    O Fortuna – Carmina Burana

    (Orff) (Ft. The Cardiff Ardwyn Singers & Cardiff Polyphonic Choir)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Carnival Overture

    (Dvorak)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor

    (Brahms)

  • Elin Manahan Thomas & Wynne Evans

    Panis Angelicus

    (Franck) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes)

  • Elin Manahan Thomas

    Where're You Walk - Semele

    (Handel) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/ Owain Arwel Hughes)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Thunder and Lightning Polka

    (Strauss II)

  • Cerys Matthews

    Ca' The Yowes

    (Burns)

  • Cerys Matthews

    Calon Lan

    (James/Hughes) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Va Pensiero – Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves

    (Verdi) (Ft. The Cardiff Ardwyn Singers & Cardiff Polyphonic Choir)

  • Wynne Evans

    With A Song In My Heart

    (Rodgers/Hart) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/ Owain Arwel Hughes)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Star Wars – Main Title

    (Williams)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Coronation Anthem – Zakok The Priest

    (Handel) (Ft. The Cardiff Ardwyn Singers & Cardiff Polyphonic Choir)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Prelude Act 1 - Carmen

    (Bizet)

  • Elin Manahan Thomas

    Canzona Di Doretta – La Rondine

    (Puccini) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes)

  • Wynne Evans

    E Lucevan Le Stelle - Tosca

    (Puccini) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Prelude Act 3 - Lohengrin

    (Wagner)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Irish Tune From County Derry – The Londonderry Air

    (Trad arr: Percy Grainger)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Scottish Dance No.1

    (Arnold)

  • Elin Manahan Thomas

    Lisa Lan

    (Hughes) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes)

  • Wynne Evans

    My Life Belongs To You

    (Novello) (Ft. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/ Owain Arwel Hughes)

  • Cerys Matthews

    Myfanwy

    (Parry)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Jerusalem

    (Parry arr: Elgar) (Ft. The Cardiff Ardwyn Singers & Cardiff Polyphonic Choir)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Cwm Rhondda

    (Hughes arr: Arwel Hughes) (Ft. The Cardiff Ardwyn Singers & Cardiff Polyphonic Choir)

  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes

    Friday Night Is Music Night

    (Williams)

Broadcasts

  • Fri 25 May 2012 20:00
  • Fri 10 Aug 2012 20:00