This week’s Classic FM radio highlights – including Album of the Week and Drive Discovery
2 October 2023, 09:55 | Updated: 2 October 2023, 11:12
The best programmes and music we’ve got coming up on Classic FM in the week of 2 October.
Alexander Armstrong’s Musical Voyage
All throughout this week, we’re supporting the incredible work of Global’s Make Some Noise, Classic FM’s charity which supports small charities across the nation.
Every day during the week, Alexander Armstrong is completing a charity challenge connected to a different part of the world. Make sure to join him every day to follow his progress as he attempts activities and learns new skills under time pressure, collecting passports throughout the week to complete his mission! There’ll be plenty of surprises along the way, and it’s all to help raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise – find out more and donate here.
We’ve also opened bids to win two fantastic items: a Yamaha piano and one-hour lesson with Konya Kanneh-Mason, and a seven-night stay at a historic manor house in Cornwall. Enter here!
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Classic FM’s Album of the Week
Bach: Goldberg Variations – Víkingur Ólafsson (Deutsche Grammophon)
Icelandic piano virtuoso Víkingur Ólafsson is performing the Goldberg Variations in six continents this season, and this is his highly anticipated recording of the great Bach works.
Join Alexander Armstrong every weekday morning from 10am to hear a different track from the album, and find out more about the album here.
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Classic FM’s Drive Discovery
Mozart: The Violin Concertos – Renaud Capuçon and Lausanne Chamber Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
As artistic director of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Capuçon brings Mozart’s Violin Concertos to life in a thrilling way.
Since taking up the role in 2021, Capuçon says, “It’s been obvious that I should record the five Mozart concertos with them. We have a natural musical affinity in this repertoire, and their sound and sense of phrasing are so inspiring. Recording these works together was pure joy.”
Join Margherita Taylor to hear a different track from the album, just after 6pm every day this week – click the album below to listen again on catch up, and find out more about the album here.
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