Episode 1

Penny Gore beings a week of recent recordings by the BBC Philharmonic with a French flavour. In today's programme, the Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena conducts the orchestra in music by Debussy and Pierné's Cathedrals, Gianandrea Noseda conducts Casella's 1st Symphony and the French pianist, Philippe Cassard performs Saint-Saëns's 5th Piano Concerto, the 'Egyptian'. And to mark Anzac Day on the 25th April, the BBC Philharmonic perform New Zealander Douglas Lilburn's Symphony no.2

Penny Gore (presenter)

14:00
Debussy
Prélude à l'après- midi d'un faune
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

14:15
Pierné
Cathedrals: Prelude
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

14:25
Casella
Symphony No 1
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

15:00
Debussy
Gigues
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

15:10
Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No 5 (Egyptian)
Philippe Cassard (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

15:45
Lilburn
Symphony No 2
BBC Philharmonic
Tecwyn Evans (conductor).