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LIZ NOLAN’S LYRIC NOTES Liz Nolan presents great classical music from across the ages. In the Coffee Concert at 10.30am from Vienna, Lisa Batiashvili, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach perform the Violin Concerto in D by Brahms. Coffee Concert: Austria : Musikverein, Vienna Brahms : Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 Lisa Batiashvili (violin) The Vienna […]
DAN HEGARTY – THE ALTERNATIVE: MONDAY, JANUARY 30 TO THURSDAY, February 2: Dan Hegarty – The Alternative: Buried Treasure – ‘A Map Of The Universe’ By Blink  TRACK OF THE WEEK Originally released in 1994, ‘A Map of the Universe’ help Blink to become one of the most recognisable Irish bands of the 1990s. The album included the singles ‘It’s Not My Fault’, ‘Going To Nepal’, ‘Happy […]
TRACY CLIFFORD Pump up the afternoon slump with three hours of banter, tunes, big interviews and a bit of a laugh for your lunchtime Weekdays, 1-4pm
Arena Jean Butler interview
Dan Hegarty – The Alternative: Wolff in Session If you’re looking for something raw and mean, we have just the thing for you! Wolff have been bringing their own brand of dirty rock n roll to audiences all over Ireland for the past couple of years. Johnny performed a solo session in Studio 8, and Dan will bring you the tracks from this […]
THE LYRIC CONCERT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT More from the San Francisco Symphony Concert Season with Peter Serkin joining the orchestra for Mozart’s Piano Concerto and Joshua Bell plays Tchaikovsky Mozart: Piano Concerto No.19 in F, K.459 Peter Serkin (piano) Sibelius: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43 San Francisco Symphony Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) John Adams: Chamber Symphony Arnold Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No.1, Op.9b […]
LIZ NOLAN’S LYRIC NOTES Liz Nolan presents great classical music from across the ages. In the Coffee Concert at 10.30am from the Musikverein in Vienna, Evegny Kissin performs Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 10 Coffee Concert: Austria : Musikverein, Vienna Mozart : Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330 Evegny Kissin (piano) RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 1st February, 10am-12 […]
Dan Hegarty – The Alternative: Grace Jones – Back & Forth The word icon has been misused many times when trying to encapsulate artists’ contribution to music over their career, but in Grace Jones’ case, it is a suitably fitting description. If there was any doubt of this, her two visits to Ireland in 2016 would have dispelled any confusion. Dan looks at Jones’ career in […]
An Saol ó Dheas Celebrating the start of spring, with a programme live from Baile an Sceilg where the annual Éigse na Brídeoige festival takes place this weekend.
Dan Hegarty – The Alternative: Youngblood Brass Band live at the Reeperbahn festival Youngblood Brass Band have been described as a ‘hip-hop riot jazz ensemble’. The ten-piece ensemble, formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 2000, but are now scattered across the US (Madison, Brooklyn, Nashville, Minneapolis, and Chicago). Dan has highlights of their set from the 2016 Reeperbahn festival on The Alternative. RTÉ 2fm, Thursday 2 February, 12midnight