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Sunday Night is Guitar Night

Sunday Night is Guitar Night - with Ken Bruce. An evening of strumming and twanging with guests guitarists from the world of jazz, folk , classical and pop.

Sunday Night is Guitar Night

"Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two "- so said composer Frederic Chopin . Beethoven was equally impressed by the instrument - "The guitar is a miniature orchestra in itself" ,he once said.

The instrument's true origin is a mystery. The word guitar comes from the Ancient Greek kithara. We know that guitars existed in Spain from the 13th century. 700 years later the first electric guitar made it's debut.
On tonight's Sunday Night is Music Night as part of Radio 2's guitar season we can boast 3 guitars in the hands of 3 exponents of the instrument in 3 different genres of music. Our guests include jazz guitarist Martin Taylor, folk guitarist Martin Simpson and classical guitarist Miloš Karadaglic.

The BBC Concert Orchestra under the baton of Richard Balcombe recall some icon guitar themes including Monty Norman's 007 theme, Apache by Jerry Lordan, Classical Gas by Mason Williams and the theme to the BBC drama Edge of Darkness written by Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen.

Folk meets jazz in a guitar collaboration between Martin Taylor and Martin Simpson and we end the evening with a performance by Milos of the only classical guitar concerto to make the UK top ten - Rodrigo's Adagio from his Concierto d'Aranjuez.

Ken Bruce has his air guitar tuned and ready - so join us for an evening of strum and twang!

Programme first broadcast in May 2014

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 9 Aug 202019:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The BBC Concert Orchestra Cb: Richard Balcombe

    Friday Night Is Music Night Opening Sig Tune

  • The BBC Concert Orchestra Cb: Richard Balcombe

    Espana

  • Pete Callard & the BBC Concert Orchestra C.B Richard Balcombe

    Apache, Wonderful Land, Foot Tapper

  • Martin Taylor

    I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU

  • The BBC Concert Orchestra Cb: Richard Balcombe

    Plink Plank Plunk

  • Miloš Karadaglić

    Danza Del Molinero (Manuel de Falla)

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    Tango (Espana no.2")

  • Pete Callard & the BBC Concert Orchestra C.B Richard Balcombe

    PARISIENNE WALKWAYS

  • Martin Simpson

    IN THE PINES

  • Pete Callard & the BBC Concert Orchestra C.B Richard Balcombe

    EDGE OF DARKNESS

  • Pete Callard & the BBC Concert Orchestra C.B Richard Balcombe

    Here Comes The Sun/Something

  • Martin Simpson

    Jackie and Murphy

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe

    HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS

  • BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe & Miloš Karadaglić

    ROMANCE

  • Pete Callard & the BBC Concert Orchestra C.B Richard Balcombe

    007 THEME

  • Martin Taylor

    True

  • Pete Callard & the BBC Concert Orchestra C.B Richard Balcombe

    Hit and Miss - Juke Box Jury

  • Martin Simpson and Martin Taylor

    TIME AFTER TIME

  • Milos Karadaglic and the BBC Concert Orchestra C.B Richard Balcombe

    CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ : ADAGIO - 2ND MVT

  • The BBC Concert Orchestra Cb: Richard Balcombe

    FNIMN Closing Sig Tune

  • BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe

    Espana

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Pete Callard

    Shadows Medley - Apache

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Pete Callard

    Shadows Medley - Wonderful Land

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Pete Callard

    Shadows Medley - Foot Tapper

  • Martin Taylor

    I Won't Last a Day Without You

  • BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe

    Plink, Plank Plonk

  • Miloš Karadaglić

    Danza del Molinero - The Miller's Dance

  • BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe

    Tango

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Pete Callard

    Parisienne Walkways

  • Martin Simpson

    In the Pines

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Pete Callard

    Edge of Darkness

  • Martin Simpson

    The Keel Row

    • The Collection.
    • TOPIC.

  • Blind Willie Johnson

    Dark Is The Night

    • Blind Willie Johnson.
    • Columba.

  • Martin Carthy

    Siege of Delhi

  • Django Reinhardt

    I'll See You In My Dreams

    • The Best of....
    • JAZZ HOUR.

  • Joe Pass

    Night and Day

    • The Best of....
    • Pacific Jazz.

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Pete Callard

    Here Comes the Sun/Something

  • Martin Simpson

    Jackie and Murphy

  • BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe

    Holiday For Strings

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Miloš Karadaglić

    Romance

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Pete Callard

    James Bond Theme

  • Martin Taylor

    True

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Pete Callard

    Hit Or Miss(Juke Box Jury)

  • Martin Taylor & Martin Simpson

    Time After Time

  • BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Miloš Karadaglić

    Adagio - Concierto de Aranjuez

Credits

PerformerBBC Concert Orchestra
PresenterKen Bruce
PerformerMartin Simpson
PerformerMilos Karadaglic
PerformerMartin Taylor

Broadcasts

  • Fri 23 May 201420:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Fri 1 Aug 201420:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Sun 9 Aug 202019:00
    BBC Radio 2

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