On this weeks show
Sunday 4th May 2025 - now on Latest Shows

Join Martin Clarke and Heather Harrison from 10am on www.wycombesound.org.uk
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They will be playing some outstanding classical music to make it the perfect soundtrack to your Sunday morning
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On this week’s show listen out for:
Elgar’s grand Pomp and Circumstance March No 4
The announcement of the winner of the Wycombe Sinfonia 40th anniversary competition - last chance below to enter!
A little night music with Mozart’s highly memorable Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
The first symphony that took Johannes Brahms more than 14 years to write
An interview with rising star Phoebe Papandrea solo pianist at the upcoming Watford Symphony Orchestra concert but who usually can be seen further back on the trumpet
The piece Phoebe will be playing – Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
John Barry’s evocative Beyondness of Things
Contemporary movie music with Hedwig’s Theme from John Barry’s Harry Potter score
The piece O Fortuna composed as the prologue and epilogue of Carl Orff’’s Carmina Burana
The coffee break which features two pieces from Gerald Finzi; find out what he did in the war
Mendelssohn’s jolly Scherzo from a Midsummer Night’s Dream
The story behind another Rossini comic opera; this week it’s Semiramide
Weber’s stunning allegro from his Clarinet Concerto No 2
Our monthly offering from Tchaikovsky’s Seasons
Haydn’s thrilling Cello Concerto No 1 played by the legendary Jacqueline du Pre
They will be promoting local classical concerts; details are on their website–>Live Events
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