Messiaen in Context - Episode 5

Louise Fryer presents music by composers Messiaen admired as well as pieces by his contemporaries. Plus John Milton's poem On the Morning of Christ's Nativity, read by Robert Glenister.

Messiaen: Theme et Variations
Hebrides Ensemble

Francaix: Symphony in G
Ulster Orchestra
Paul Watkins (conductor)

Barber: Second Essay
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Edwin Outwater (conductor)

2.43pm
Debussy: Preludes, Book 2
Alexander Melnikov (piano)

William Schuman: New England Triptych
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Edwin Outwater (conductor)

Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor
Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewellyn (conductor)

3.48pm
Walter Piston: Symphony No 2
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Edwin Outwater (conductor)

Debussy: Sonata in G minor for violin and piano
Janine Jansen (violin)
David Kuyken (piano)

Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Michal Dworzynski (conductor).