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Radio 3,26 Sep 2025,134 mins

Bridgerton and Beyond

Friday Night is Music Night

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Karen Ni Bhroin conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in music from TV period dramas, including Bridgerton, Downton Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Sanditon and others. Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London in September last year. Presented by Sarah Walker. Kris Bowers: Bridgerton: ‘Main Theme’ and ‘We Could Form an Attachment’ Offenbach: Barcarolle from Gaite Parisienne John Lunn: Downton Abbey Suite Celeste arr George Moore: Strange Carl Davis Arr. Mark Warman: Pride and Prejudice - Suite for Small Orchestra Dario Marianelli: Concert Suite - Pride and Prejudice INTERVAL Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 ‘Classical’ - 1st Movt Patrick Doyle: ‘My Father’s Favourite’ (Sense and Sensibility) O’Hooley & Tidow, arr Fiona Brice: ‘Gentleman Jack' theme Rachel Portman: Emma (End Titles) Peter Brown & Robert Rans, arr Fiona Brice: Material Girl Patrick Gowers: Holmes in Europe; The Death of Sherlock Holmes Ruth Barrett: Sanditon - Suite for Orchestra Ben Dawson (piano) Alice Fearn (singer) Nathaniel Anderson-Frank (violin) BBC Concert Orchestra Conductor Karen Ni Bhroin Produced by Katy Ehrlich and Neil Varley

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Bridgerton: Main theme; We could form an Attachment
    Bridgerton: Main theme; We could form an Attachment
    Kris Bowers
  3. 2.
    Barcarolle (Gaite Parisienne)
    Barcarolle (Gaite Parisienne)
    Jacques Offenbach
  4. 3.
    Downton Abbey Suite
    Downton Abbey Suite
    John Lunn