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Dutilleux 100

Donald Macleod explores a pair of rare works for voices, plus a unique cello concerto for the virtuoso Mstislav Rostropovich.

Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) was one of French music's greatest composers: the heir to Faur茅, Debussy and Ravel. His music blends ravishing instrumental colours and harmonies with a highly individual approach to new sounds and forms. Always beautiful, never barbarous, Dutilleux's music never clung dogmatically to avant-garde trends or fashions, making his one of the most accessible and appealing modern voices in classical music. In the week of what would have been Dutilleux's 100th birthday, Donald Macleod discusses his life and legacy with two of the UK's leading experts on his music, who the composer wryly dubbed "les deux Carolines...": Caroline Potter and Caroline Rae.

The week continues with a true Dutilleux rarity - his arrangements of traditional French sea shanties for young voices, completed during his time at Radio France. We also hear from his uniquely imaginative Symphony no.2 "Le Double", for two orchestras, and end with the work the composer himself felt was his most exquisitely lyrical - his Cello Concerto "A Whole Distant World", written for the great Russian cello virtuoso Mstistlav Rostropovich.

[arr. Dutilleux]
Les Filles De La Rochelle (Quatre Chansons 脿 Virer)
Maitrise De Radio France

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I. Animato Ma Misterioso (Symphony no.2 "Le Double")
Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse
Michel Plasson, conductor

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San Francisco Night
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Jerome Ducros, piano

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Toute Un Monde Lointain
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

[arr. Dutilleux]
Pique La Baleine (Trois Chansons Du Gaillaird d'Avant)
Maitrise De Radio France.