Bryan Ferry
Michael Berkeley's guest is the singer and songwriter Bryan Ferry, co-founder of the band Roxy Music.
Bryan Ferry has been a very familiar voice for more than 50 years, as the co-founder of Roxy Music and as a solo artist and songwriter.
When Roxy Music first appeared on Top of the Pops in 1972, millions of viewers suddenly saw something new: an extravagantly dressed band, featuring an early synthesizer, an oboe, and Bryan leading from an upright piano, wearing a sparkling black and green jacket. 'This one definitely arrived from Planet Mars', according to one critic. It was a performance which helped to propel Bryan to stardom, and a career which has produced two dozen studio albums, and numerous international hits, as well as explorations of jazz and the songs of Bob Dylan: his most recent release, Retrospective, includes a new version of Dylan’s 1965 song She Belongs to Me.
In conversation with Michael Berkeley, Bryan reflects on his early days in County Durham, the role of his art school education and his approach to song writing. His musical choices include works by Prokofiev, Elgar, Mahler and Charlie Parker.
Presenter Michael Berkeley
Producer Clare Walker
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Stabat Mater
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Arthur Schwartz
Dancing In The Dark
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John Klenner
Just Friends
Performer: Charlie Parker. Conductor: Jimmy Carroll.- Charlie Parker with Strings - April In Paris: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #2.
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Richard Strauss
Fruhling (4 Last Songs)
Singer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: George Szell.- Richard Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder [2011 - Remaster].
- Warner Classics.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1, Scene 2: Dance of the Knights
Conductor: AndrΓ© Previn. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet.
- Warner Classics.
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Guy Wood
My One And Only Love
Composer: Robert Mellin. Performer: John Coltrane. Singer: Johnny Hartman.- A John Coltrane Retrospective: The Impulse Years.
- Verve Reissues.
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor (1st mvt)
Performer: Jacqueline du PrΓ©. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.- EMI.
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Ken Coyler
Goin' Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Ensemble: Ken Colyer's Jazzmen.- Ken Colyer's Jazzmen and Skiffle Group.
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Kurt Weill
September Song (from Knickerbocker Holiday)
Singer: Walter Huston.- Showbusiness Classics - Songs from the Big Screen.
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Gustav Mahler
Nun will die Sonn (Kindertotenlieder)
Lyricist: Friedrich RΓΌckert. Singer: Janet Baker. Orchestra: HallΓ©. Conductor: John Barbirolli.- Icon: Dame Janet Baker.
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