Episode 1
Louise Fryer introduces French music. d'Indy: Sur la mer. Ravel: Mother Goose. Britten: Les Illuminations. Debussy: La mer. d'Indy: Fervaal (Act 3).
This week Afternoon on 3 features French music, with a particular focus on the composer Vincent d'Indy in his double anniversary year - the 160th since his birth, and the 80th since his death. Today's programme includes a rare opportunity to hear part of his opera Fervaal, and his choral work Sur la mer (On the sea). There's also a more famous depiction of the sea by Debussy, ballet music by Ravel and a setting of French poetry by Englishman Benjamin Britten.
Presented by Louise Fryer
2pm
d'Indy: Sur la mer
大象传媒 Singers
Stephen Betteridge (piano)
Ronald Corp (conductor)
Ravel: Mother Goose - ballet
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)
2.40pm
Britten: Les Illuminations
Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Michal Dworzynski (conductor)
Debussy: La Mer
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Ludovic Morlot (conductor)
3.30pm
d'Indy: Fervaal - Act 3
Christine Rice (mezzo)
Stuart Kale (tenor)
David Kempster (baritone)
大象传媒 National Chorus & Orchestra of Wales
Jean Yves Ossonce (conductor).
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Vincent d鈥橧ndy
Sur la Mer
Performer: 大象传媒 Singers. Orchestra: Stephen Betteridge (piano). Conductor: Ronald Corp.
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Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose 鈥� ballet
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
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Benjamin Britten
Les Illuminations
Performer: Elizabeth Watts (soprano). Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michal Dworzynski.
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Claude Debussy
La Mer
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.
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Vincent d鈥橧ndy
Fervaal 鈥� Act 3
Performer: Christine Rice (mezzo). Performer: Stuart Kale (tenor). Performer: David Kempster (singer). Performer: 大象传媒 National Chorus. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jean Yves Ossonce.
Broadcast
- Mon 20 Jun 2011 14:00大象传媒 Radio 3