Witches, Wizards, Magic and Spells
James and Oliver Phelps present an evening of marvellous music for muggles and magicians with the BBC Concert Orchestra and special guests.
James and Oliver Phelps - who played the Weasley twins in the Harry Potter films - present an evening of marvellous music for Muggles and Magicians.
Remember 1997? A year rich in culture. Leonardo DiCaprio was King of the World in the blockbuster movie Titanic, the Spice Girls were telling us to spice up our lives, and if you were a child in 1997, you were probably obsessed with your Tamagotchi - remember them? The BBC bid us say 'Eh Oh' to the Teletubbies, and in the literary world, a novel that had previously received countless rejections from publishers finally made its debut.
On 26 June 1997, Bloomsbury published the book in a cautious print run of just 500 copies - slightly under the 107 million current sales figures. The writer was JK Rowling, and the book was called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - the very first Harry Potter novel. The spell was cast - the series went on to spawn seven novels, eight films, four theme parks, a West End play and a host of video games. It remains the best-selling book series of all time.
Tonight, Radio 2 welcomes guest presenters James and Oliver Phelps, who starred as twin mischief makers Fred and George Weasley in the film adaptations of the Harry Potter stories.
The concert includes music by all four Potter film composers - Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, Alexandre Desplat and, of course, John Williams. The concert also includes other music inspired by magic and mystical creatures - The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas); In the Hall of the Mountain King (Greig); Twilight (Desplat); Enchanted (Meneken) and The Firebird (Stravinsky). West End star Louise Dearman sings favourites from The Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz and Wicked.
First broadcast in 2017.
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BBC Concert Orchestra
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Conductor: Richard Balcombe.![]()
BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
HARRY'S WONDROUS WORLD
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
The Weasley Stomp (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince)
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
Enchanted Suite
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Andy Vinter & BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe & Louise Dearman
PART OF YOUR WORLD
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
The Slipper and The Rose: Waltz
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
FAWKES THE PHOENIX (HARRY POTTER & THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS)
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe & Louise Dearman
Defying Gravity
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
How to Train Your Dragon: This is Berk
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe & Louise Dearman
Let It Go (From Film Frozen)
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
Harry in Winter (from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
CONCERNING HOBBITS
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING
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Andy Vinter & BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
Theme-Twilight II New Moon
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe & Louise Dearman
Dobby the House Elf (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe & Louise Dearman
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Wizard of Oz)
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
HEDWIG'S THEME (HARRY POTTER)
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BBC Concert Orchestra
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Conductor: Richard Balcombe.![]()
BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Harry's Wondrous World
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
The Weasley Stomp
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Enchanted Suite
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BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Andy Vinter
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy(The Nutcracker)
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BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Louise Dearman
Part of Your World
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Waltz - The Slipper and the Rose
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Fawkes The Phoenix
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Finale - The Firebird
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BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Louise Dearman
Defying Gravity(Wicked)
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Theme - Bewitched
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Regal Cinema Orchestra
Nola
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Joshua Rifkin
Ragtime Dance
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Steve Miller Band
Abracadabra
- The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Ban.
- Arcade Records.
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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
The Aquarium(Carnival of the Animals)
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Orchestra
Ballet Egyptien
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Pilot
Magic
- NOW That's What I Call 70s Pop (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Tommy Cooper
Happy Tommy
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Orchestra
Theatreland
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
How To Train Your Dragon
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BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Louise Dearman
Let It Go(Frozen)
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Harry In Winter
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Concerning Hobbits
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
In the Hall of the Mountain King
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Theme - Twilight II - New Moon
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Dobby The House Elf
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BBC Concert Orchestra, Richard Balcombe & Louise Dearman
Somewhere Over the Rainbow(The Wizard of Oz)
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Hedwig's Theme
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BBC Concert Orchestra & Richard Balcombe
Friday Night Sig (Friday Night Is Music Night)
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Performer | The BBC Big Band |
Broadcasts
- Fri 30 Jun 201720:00BBC Radio 2
- Fri 12 Jan 201820:00BBC Radio 2
- Sun 1 Nov 202019:00BBC Radio 2
- Sun 23 Jul 202320:00BBC Radio 2
