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A view of classical music from a range of presenters; themed series and one-off programmes

A personal view of classical music from a range of presenters. Authored, themed mini-series and one-off programmes offer a chance to share the musical interests of the presenters.

Saturday Classics: John Wilson: Screen Music Greats of Hollywood

Saturday Classics: John Wilson: Screen Music Greats of Hollywood: Episode 3: Film Musicals

John Wilson: Screen Music Greats of Hollywood

Episode 3

Episode 3: Film Musicals

Film Musicals

BBC Radio 3 - Saturday Classics, John Wilson: Screen Music Greats of Hollywood, Film Musicals

John Wilson selects music from Singin' in the Rain, Top Hat, Oklahoma!, Guys and Dolls.

John Wilson selects film musical excerpts, including Singin' in the Rain, Top Hat, Oklahoma!, Guys and Dolls, Brigadoon, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, Oliver and Sweeney Todd.

Conductor John Wilson offers a personal selection of numbers from classic film musicals from Singin' in the Rain to Sweeney Todd.

John has enjoyed a lot of success in recent years conducting and recording music for the film and an especially favourite genre of his is film musicals, in particular the Golden Age of the classic MGM musicals.

In this programme John presents a list of some of his favourites, from the earliest days of the cinema, to our own time. Films he draws on include much loved ones such as:

Singin' in the Rain
Top Hat
Oklahoma!
Guys and Dolls 
Brigadoon
West Side Story
Mary Poppins
Oliver!
and Sweeney Todd.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Conductor John Wilson offers a personal selection of music written for film

Series in which conductor John Wilson offers a personal selection of music written for film

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