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Celebrating Leslie Bricusse, film and musical songwriting legend

In tribute to Leslie Bricusse who died in October, another chance to hear a special concert celebrating this legendary songwriter's career, presented by Sir Michael Parkinson.

As part of Radio 2 Celebrates Songwriting, Sir Michael Parkinson presents a special Sunday Night is Music Night celebrating the life and career of composer Leslie Bricusse, who died in October. The concert was originally recorded to celebrate his 80th birthday.

As a composer and lyricist, and with Anthony Newley, John Barry and John Williams, Leslie Bricusse wrote an astonishing catalogue of songs. These include Goldfinger, Feeling Good, You Only Live Twice, Pure Imagination, If I Ruled The World, Can You Read My Mind from Superman.

There's also The Candy Man, My Kind Of Girl for Matt Monro, and the groundbreaking musicals Stop The World I Want To Get Off, and The Roar of The Greasepaint The Smell of The Crowd.

Mike Dixon conducts the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra, with star singers from the West End including Emmy award-winning Hannah Waddingham, John Owen-Jones, and Michael Jibson, as well as the 40-strong Finchley Children's Music Group and Annie Skates' Capital Voices.

First broadcast in 2011.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Dec 2021 19:00

Music Played

  • ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Bricusse Overture ft. What Kind Of Fool, Why,

    (Bricusse/Newley)

  • John Owen-Jones

    Once In A Lifetime

    (Bricusse) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • John Owen-Jones & Hannah Waddingham

    Someone Nice Like You

    (Newley/Bricusse) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Michael Jibson

    Gonna Build A Mountain

    (Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Michael Jobson

    My Kind Of Girl

    (Bricusse) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Hannah Waddington

    You Only Live Twice

    (Barry/Bricusse) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • John Owen-Jones

    If I Ruled The World

    (Bricusse/Ornadel) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Hannah Waddington

    You and I

    (Bricusse) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Capitol Voices

    On A Wonderful Day Like Today

    (Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Michael Jibson

    Who Can I Turn To

    (Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • John Owen-Jones

    This Is The Moment

    (Bricusse/Wilhorn) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Hannah Waddington

    Goldfinger

    (Bricusse/Newley/Barry) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • John Owen-Jones

    Feeling Good (from The Roar of the Greasepaint)

    (Newley/Bricusse) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • John Owen-Jones

    When I Look In Your Eyes

    (Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Capitol Voices

    Pure Imagination

    (Bricusse/Newley)

  • Michael Jibson

    The Candy Man

    (Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Hannah Waddington

    Can You Read My Mind

    (Williams/Bricusse) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Michael Jibson

    It's A Musical World

    (Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • John Owen-Jones

    What Kind Of Fool Am I

    (Bricusse/Newley) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Finchley Childrens Music Group

    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Alone – Somewhere In My Memory

    (Williams) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra)

  • Michael Jibson, John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddington

    Thank You Very Much

    (Bricusse) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra, Finchley Children’s Music Group & Capitol Voices)

  • John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddington, Michael Jibson

    Peace On Earth

    (Bricusse) (Ft. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra, Finchley Children’s Music Group & Capitol Voices)

  • ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Bricusse Overture

  • John Owen-Jones & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Once In A Lifetime

  • John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddingham & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Someone Nice Like You

  • Michael Jibson & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Gonna Build A Mountain

  • Michael Jibson & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    My Kind Of Girl

  • Hannah Waddingham & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    You Only Live Twice

  • John Owen-Jones & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    If I Ruled The World

  • Hannah Waddingham & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    You And I

  • Capital Voices & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    On A Wonderful Day Like Today

  • Michael Jibson & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Who Can I Turn To

  • John Owen-Jones & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    This Is The Moment

  • Hannah Waddingham & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Goldfinger

  • John Owen-Jones & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Feeling Good

  • John Owen-Jones & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    When I Look In Your Eyes

  • Capital Voices

    Pure Imagination

  • Michael Jibson & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    The Candy Man

  • Hannah Waddingham & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Can You Read My Mind

  • Michael Jibson & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    It's A Musical World

  • John Owen-Jones & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    What Kind Of Fool Am I

  • Finchley Childrens Music Group & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Somewhere In My Memory

  • Michael Jibson, John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddingham, Capital Voices, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra & Finchley Childrens Music Group

    Thank You Very Much

  • John Owen-Jones, Hannah Waddingham, Michael Jibson, Capital Voices, Finchley Childrens Music Group & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra

    Peace On Earth

Broadcasts

  • Fri 23 Dec 2011 20:00
  • Fri 22 Jun 2012 20:00
  • Sun 12 Dec 2021 19:00