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Radio 3,10 Apr 2026,134 mins

Chichester Festival Theatre

Friday Night is Music Night

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Jérôme Kuhn conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a typical Friday night eclectic mix of music, which also features American songs from soprano Alison Scherzer and film music by guest David Buckley. Recorded at Chichester Festival Theatre in January. Presented by Al Ryan. Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture Léhar: Vilia (The Merry Widow) Grappelli: Les Valseuses Finzi: Prelude Rodgers: Falling in Love with Love (The Boys from Syracuse) Korngold arr Stanley Black: Sea Hawk ----INTERVAL---- Korngold, orch. Zemlinsky: Der Schneemann (Prelude & Serenade) Bolcom: Blue Gershwin: But not for me (Girl Crazy) Judith Weir: Still, glowing David Buckley: I should have died long ago (The Sandman) Anderson: The Typewriter Bernstein: Glitter and be Gay (Candide) Rossini: William Tell Overture Alison Scherzer (soprano) Nathaniel Anderson-Frank (violin) Stephen Whibley (typewriter) BBC Concert Orchestra Conductor Jérôme Kuhn

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Overture - Die Fledermaus
    Overture - Die Fledermaus
    Johann Strauss II
  3. 2.
    Vilja (The Merry Widow)
    Vilja (The Merry Widow)
    Franz Lehár
  4. 3.
    Les Valseuses
    Les Valseuses
    Stéphane Grappelli