大象传媒

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

The London Symphony Orchestra is joined by French conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier in a concert of French classics from the turn of the 20th century.

Ravel's pen portraits of five fairytale characters in his Mother Goose are complemented by another story character in his oriental evocation of the Arabian Nights tale - Sheherazade with American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham. Debussy's mythological Faune has been described as the first piece of modern music, while La mer, his impressionistic portrait of the shifting moods and light of the sea, was completed while the composer stayed in Eastbourne.

Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

Ravel: Ma mere l'oye; Sheherazade
Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune; La mer

Followed by a performance of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, as chosen by Royal Ballet principal dancer Lauren Cuthbertson.

Prokofiev 芒聙聯 Romeo and Juliet (Excerpts from Suites no.1 and no.2): The Montagues and Capulets; Folk Dance; Masks; Romeo and Juliet; The Death of Tybalt; Romeo at Juliet芒聙聶s Before Parting; Friar Lawrence; Romeo at Juliet芒聙聶s Grave

New York Philharmonic
Dimitri Mitropoulous (conductor)
SONY SBK89287