This week’s Classic FM radio highlights – including featured albums this week
5 August 2024, 10:11 | Updated: 18 November 2024, 11:34
The best programmes and music we’ve got coming up on Classic FM this week, beginning 18 November.
As winter is fully with us, it's the time of year when we start to think about the festive season. Join us this Saturday at 6:30 PM for the exclusive radio premiere of Jack Frost, a new wintery story written by Alan Titchmarsh – who provides the narration throughout – with music composed by Debbie Wiseman.
If there’s something you’d like to hear this week, remember you can always ask for it on Classic FM Requests with Anne-Marie Minhall, from 1-2pm. Get in touch here, text 61812, or ask your Alexa to ‘send a request to Classic FM’. You can also send a request via WhatsApp on 03457 49 1812.
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Classic FM’s Album of the Week
HAYDN: LONDON SYMPHONIES VOL.2
German Chamber Orchestra of Bremen / Paavo Järvi
Every weekday with Alexander Armstrong, 11.15am
Join us every morning this week to hear our Album of the Week. This week features the second album of Paavo Järvi's Haydn cycle, with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. The esteemed Estonian conductor offers a fresh perspective on some of Haydn's lesser-known “London” symphonies, including no. 94, “The Surprise”.
Join Alexander Armstrong every weekday after 11am to hear the highlights.
Classic FM’s Star in the Spotlight
ANNA LAPWOOD
Every weekday with Stephen Mangan, 6.15pm
Join us this week for a new feature on Classic FM – our Star in the Spotlight. Every weekday evening, Stephen Mangan will feature recordings from a particular composer, conductor, soloist, or ensemble who deserves special recognition for their contributions to the classical music world.
This week, Stephen is spotlighting the monumental talent of Anna Lapwood. Already a household name, Anna has made herself internationally famous with her work demystifying the organ for audiences worldwide. Stephen celebrates the organist and choir director, as she releases her new album with the Pembroke College Girls Choir, "The Waiting Sky".
Saint-Saëns ‘Organ Symphony' Finale – Anna Lapwood
