Life Begins at Oxford Circus

'La ci darem la mano'. Frank Sinatra. Kathryn Grayson

2011-12-17T22:51:00.000Z

This Jewish Christmas

2011-09-06T19:39:00.000+01:00

Rolf Harris 'Stairway to Heaven' (1993)

2011-08-15T12:59:00.000+01:00

Dennis Potter's 'Pennies From Heaven' - 'Radio Times/Life Begins At Oxfo...

2011-08-10T11:20:00.000+01:00

'Panic' played by John Harle and Paul Clarvis

2011-08-05T22:03:00.000+01:00

Timothy Spall - I Get A Kick Out Of You

2011-07-27T18:15:00.000+01:00

I'd rather Charleston

2011-07-27T18:12:00.000+01:00

Mickey's Son and Daughter

2011-05-23T10:46:00.000+01:00

FSK - I Wish I Could Sprechen Sie Deutsch

2011-03-12T08:38:00.000Z

Pasadena Roof Orchestra - Egyptian Ella

2011-02-19T12:31:00.000Z

Orfeo - La Venexiana

2011-01-16T19:22:00.000Z

JOAN SUTHERLAND - JOY TO THE WORLD.wmv

2010-12-24T14:07:00.000Z

For O, For O, the Hobby-Horse is Forgot (Birtwistle

2010-12-05T23:02:00.001Z

Debussy ~ Michelangeli ~ Des pas sur la neige ~ Preludes, Book 1 No. 6

2010-12-02T21:00:00.000Z

György Sándor Ligeti etude for piano 15 -White on white(1995)

2010-11-27T15:43:00.000Z

Joan Sutherland - Arne's "The soldier tir'd" - 1963

2010-10-12T10:56:00.000+01:00

Joan Sutherland - Tornami a vagheggiar - Alcina - 1983

2010-10-11T19:54:00.000+01:00

Temperance Seven, "Charleston" & "Black Bottom"

2010-08-17T20:49:00.000+01:00

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Rockpalast 6-15-78 (Part 2)

2010-06-29T13:07:00.000+01:00

Berio Sequenza V

2010-06-19T13:40:00.000+01:00

Saw this at Aldeburgh this week. Costume was better at Aldeburgh. Will be broadcast on R3 soon.

Patricia Petibon - Music clip of "Quando voglio" (from Giulio Cesare)

2010-05-05T12:42:00.000+01:00

CICELY COURTNEIDGE: Things Are Looking Up

2010-03-10T18:46:00.001Z

Yes Yes My Baby Said Yes Yes- Ambrose

2010-02-24T17:03:00.003Z

Philippe Jaroussky: Se L'hore Volano (Landi, Sant' Alessio)

2009-10-04T19:28:00.001+01:00

As mentioned in tonight`s sermon: St Alexius under the staircase.

Sitwell and Walton -- Facade with Edith Sitwell and Peter Pears

2009-09-23T23:09:00.001+01:00

Many thanks to SmilingPessimist for putting extracts from the Sitwell and Pears version of Facade on YouTube. This is one of my all time favourites although I`ve never met anyone who shares my enthusiasm.

Soggy Bottom Boys- I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow

2009-09-17T16:49:00.001+01:00

"Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!" (Billy Cotton, 1931)

2009-09-15T08:55:00.001+01:00

Japan - Ghosts

2009-09-14T15:27:00.001+01:00

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

2009-09-13T16:38:00.001+01:00

Just for a change from the Beatles!

"Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries" (Jack Hylton, 1931)

2009-09-09T22:16:00.001+01:00

Ste Colombe : Tombeau Les regrets

2009-08-04T17:08:00.001+01:00

Noel Coward MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN (1955)

2009-07-27T21:19:00.001+01:00

Where the Wild Things Are & Higglety Pigglety Pop! - Knussen / Maurice Sendak / Glyndebourne

2009-07-26T16:31:00.003+01:00

I`m more keen on `Higglety Pigglety Pop` (starts at 1.04) than `Where the Wild Things Are`. I would love to see it live but am looking forward to seeing the new DVD release this week.

Billy Ruffian- Most Unlikely Civil Liberties Defender Of All

2009-07-09T00:30:00.001+01:00

Stradella- Sonata in D major a 8 viole con una tromba: Allegro

2009-06-09T11:02:00.001+01:00

Can`t get enough of Stradella. I wish there was a recording of one of his operas. I`ve always enjoyed his oratorio on John the Baptist and have a Harmonia Mundi disc of some cantatas which is very enjoyable.

Corelli: Sonata for violin "La Folia"

2009-05-25T08:05:00.001+01:00

More Jordi and La Folia.

Tous Les Matins du Monde - Improvisation sur les Folies

2009-05-23T22:21:00.004+01:00

More on La Folia. I saw this film in Rome in about 1992. By the end there was hardly a dry eye in the house. It got me interested in the viola da gamba and the music of Marin Marais. The gamba parts are played by Jordi Savall.

La Folia

2009-05-22T23:43:00.004+01:00

Known in these parts as Geordie Saville. I was lucky enough to see him in a solo concert at the Edinburgh Festival two years ago.

mood indigo - Duke Ellington

2009-04-30T21:18:00.001+01:00

I love the trio for two trombines and bass clarinet.

Benny Goodman Orchestra Sing Sing Sing from Hollywood Hotel

2009-04-28T11:02:00.001+01:00

Ok so I don`t like swing but I`m brushing up my clarinet playing at the minute and Benny Goodman is always good value. Also one of my father`s early heroes was Gene Krupa. I find that so many of the musicians and writers I like are Jewish.

What A Wonderful World - Stacy Kent

2009-04-27T23:56:00.001+01:00

Let yourself go: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

2009-04-13T13:27:00.002+01:00

The Great Escape (1963) Original Trailer

2009-04-09T21:17:00.001+01:00

10. Handel: Julius Caesar in Egypt (HWV 17) / William Christie

2009-04-07T11:08:00.001+01:00

Looking forward to seeing Danielle de Niese at Covent Garden after Easter!

Extreme Sheep LED Art

2009-03-28T15:23:00.003Z

I thought this blog was going to be purely musical but this is too odd to miss.

Purcell O Solitude, Z 406 - James Bowman

2009-03-27T09:30:00.001Z

Purcell: Here the Deities approve, Z 339 (2/3) - Pinnock

2009-03-26T11:35:00.001Z

Purcell - Hear my prayer - Choir of Clare College Cambridge

2009-03-26T00:21:00.001Z

Purcell - Dido and Aeneas

2009-03-24T21:01:00.001Z

Victoria - Tenebrae Responsories - O vos omnes

2009-03-20T17:48:00.001Z

Frode Olsen- Handel: Theodora- Wide Spread his name (Beginning of Act II)

2009-03-13T20:26:00.001Z

Angels Ever Bright and Fair

2009-03-09T09:14:00.001Z

Theodora is my favourite Handel oratorio and I always enjoy hearing Dawn Upshaw.

The Bonzo Dog Band - Shirt

2009-03-07T15:27:00.001Z

Walton`s Facade with Jeremy Irons (Hornpipe)

2009-03-04T09:29:00.001Z

I wish I could find the Sitwell and Pears version on YouTube. This is the nearest I can find: in other extracts it is sung rather than recited.

Monteverdi Vespers-Nigra sum

2009-03-01T22:34:00.001Z

György Ligeti - Poème Symphonique For 100 Metronomes

2009-02-27T16:04:00.001Z

Looking forward to a live performance at this year`s Aldeburgh festival!

Monteverdi - Orfeo - Rosa del ciel

2009-02-26T17:15:00.001Z

Monteverdi: Pur ti miro (L'incoronazione di Poppea) - Rial, Jaroussky

2009-02-25T15:51:00.001Z

Monteverdi: Sì dolce è 'l tormento - Jaroussky

2009-02-24T21:53:00.001Z

Louis Armstrong - Potato Head Blues

2009-02-23T19:49:00.003Z

Last week saw the 9th anniversary of my father`s death. He wasn`t expecting to die: he went into hospital for a fairly routine op. and things started going wrong. A few months before this happened I`d asked him what his favourite single recording was. His hero was Louis Armstrong and he told me it was his recording of `Potato Head Blues`. Apparently it is the second trumpet chorus after which music was never the same. Although my father played drums in his own band, I could never fathom the attraction of traditional jazz: I just couldn`t stand the banjo or sousaphone. I think you had to be there in the 1950`s to understand the trad jazz revival. His band played at his funeral. We also played this recording.

Umbrella Man-Dizzy Gillespie & Louis Armstrong

2009-02-20T12:12:00.000Z

Knut Nystedt: Immortal Bach

2009-02-19T11:16:00.001Z

Xenakis- La Legende d'Eer (1/5)

2009-02-12T18:22:00.001Z

"Lonh", by Kaija Saariaho

2009-02-11T17:43:00.001Z

Karlheinz Stockhausen: "Helicopter String Quartet"

2009-02-10T00:03:00.001Z

Horace Heidt & His Californians - Turn On The Heat

2009-02-08T15:42:00.000Z

Looking On the Bright Side-Al Bowlly with Ray Noble 1932

2009-02-03T16:51:00.001Z

Who`s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Henry Hall 1933

2009-02-01T23:52:00.001Z

Henry Hall: Here Comes The Boogeyman

2009-01-31T09:04:00.001Z

Paul Whiteman and his Rhythm Boys (w/Bing)-

2009-01-30T09:47:00.001Z

Groucho and his brothers singing ♫Everyone Says I Love You♫

2009-01-29T10:40:00.001Z

Busy Bee - Arthur Askey

2009-01-28T15:59:00.001Z

The Varsity Drag - Jack Hylton 1928

2009-01-27T22:25:00.001Z

JACK BUCHANAN: Everything Stops for Tea

2009-01-19T00:19:00.001Z

It ain`t no fault of mine: Roy Fox with Nat Gonella, Al Bowlly

2009-01-17T22:19:00.001Z

JACK HYLTON ORCHESTRA (1929): Breakaway

2009-01-16T23:14:00.001Z

Gertrude Lawrence "You're my decline and fall" 1931

2009-01-16T15:47:00.001Z

Duke Ellington - A Night At The Cotton Club

2009-01-15T16:33:00.001Z

I`ve always enjoyed early period Ellington, especially with the trumpet playing of Bubber Miley.

Pasadena Roof Orchestra - Egyptian Ella

2009-01-15T08:54:00.002Z

Ambrose And His Orchestra - Mean To Me, 1929

2009-01-14T09:20:00.001Z

A Younger Generation

2009-01-14T08:52:00.001Z

Misery Farm by Tommy Handley

2009-01-13T08:07:00.001Z

You`re driving me crazy: Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra 1930

2009-01-12T13:43:00.002Z

GLOOMY SUNDAY-BILLIE HOLIDAY VERSION

2009-01-11T11:54:00.001Z

Pasadena Roof Orchestra - Nobody's Sweetheart

2009-01-10T19:29:00.001Z

Jack Hylton and his Orchestra - Time Alone Will Tell, 1931

2009-01-10T12:58:00.001Z

Elsie Carlisle - You've got me crying again (1933)

2009-01-09T19:58:00.001Z

Henry Hall: Here's To The Next Time

2009-01-09T14:49:00.001Z