Performances from pianist Bertrand Chamayou plus a focus on French classical music
Tom McKinney showcases live recordings from around the globe, with the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra playing Grieg, and pianist Bertrand Chamayou playing Ravel.
Tom McKinney showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.
Continuing this week's theme, Tom focusses on French music recorded across Europe and further afield by French pianist Bertrand Chamayou and his recent residency at LSO St Luke in London.
Today Bertrand Chamayou performs Ravel's atmospheric Gaspard de la nuit.
Gabriel Faure
Pelleas and Melisande Suite
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Francois Leleux (conductor)
Edvard Grieg
'Solveig's Song' from Peer Gynt Suite
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikko Franck (conductor)
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Trio Sonata No. 3 in D major
Dana Maiben (violin)
Robert Mealy (violin)
Jane Hershey (viola de gamba)
Frances Conover Fitch (harpsichord)
Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
Julien Joubert
Green
BBC Singers
Sofi Jeannin (conductor)
Howard Shore
Fanfare for organ and brass
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Ludwig Wicki (conductor)
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Danse macabre
Performer: Gerald Jarvis. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Constantin Silvestri.- Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, Sibelius, Dukas, Ravel.
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Maurice Ravel
Jeux d'eau
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. -
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Gabriel Fauré
Pelleas and Melisande
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: François Leleux. -
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Marc‐Antoine Charpentier
Missa Assumpta est Maria, H.11 iii) Credo
Ensemble: Ensemble Correspondances. Director: Sébastien Daucé. -
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Edvard Grieg
Solveig's Song, from 'Peer Gynt Suite'
Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck. -
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Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Trio Sonata No. 3 in D
Performer: Dana Maiben. Performer: Robert Mealy. Performer: Jane Hershey. Performer: Frances Conover Fitch.- CENTAUR.
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Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit
Ensemble: Bertrand Chamayou. -
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Waltz from Eugene Onegin
Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.- EMI.
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Julien Joubert
Aquarelles - No.1 'Green'
Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
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Franz Schubert
Quintet in C major D.956 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.- Erato.
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Kikuko Kanai
Maidens Under the Moon (Ryukyu Dances)
Performer: Noriko Ogawa.- BIS.
Broadcast
- Wed 8 May 2024 13:00BBC Radio 3