20 February 2008
Wednesday 20 February 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by John Shea.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
City of London Festival 2007: Danjulo Ishizaka and Martin Helmchen perform at St Anne and St Agnes' Church.
Playlist
Stuart Macrae: Unity
Messiaen: Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jesus, excerpts (Regard des anges; La parole toute-puissante; Regard de la Vierge; Regard des hauteurs)
Franck: Cello Sonata in A (arr. of Violin Sonata)
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)
Martin Helmchen (piano)
2.00pm Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends
Today's programme has a French connection, launched by this week's opera, or rather operetta - Offenbach's hilarious
satire on the Parisian upper crust.
Offenbach: La vie parisienne
Bobinet, a young dandy ...... Marc Callahan (baritone)
Raoul de Gardefeu, his friend ...... Jean-Sebastien Bou (tenor)
Metella, a courtesan ...... Maria Riccarda Wesseling (mezzo-soprano)
Baron Gondremarck ...... Laurent Naouri (baritone)
The Baroness ...... Michelle Canniccioni (soprano)
Gabrielle, the glovemaker ...... Marie Devellereau (soprano)
Frick, the bootmaker ...... Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor)
Pauline, the chambermaid ...... Brigitte Hool (soprano)
The rich Brazilian...Jesus Garcia (tenor)
Urbain..............Jean-Louis Meunier (tenor)
Prosper...Christophe Mortagne (tenor)
Gontran...........Gerard Bourgoin (tenor)
Leonie.............Claire Delgado-Boge (soprano)
Louise.............Maki Nakanishi (soprano)
Clara...............Marie-Eve Gouin (soprano)
Albertine..........Sharona Applebaum (soprano)
Augustine........Marie Cognard (soprano)
Charlotte.........Alexandra Guerinot (mezzo-soprano)
[Speaking roles were not included in this broadcast]
Lyon Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Sebastien Rouland (conductor)
Martinu: Overture for orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Zdenek Macal (conductor)
Ravel: Piano concerto for the left hand
Leon Fleisher (piano)
Orchestre National d'Ile de France
Yoel Levi (conductor)
Langlais: Piece en forme libre, Op 18 (world premiere)
Pierre Cogen (organ)
Pavel Haas Quartet
Stravinsky: Violin concerto
Chantal Juillet (violin)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
Alain: Litanies
Marie-Claire Alain (organ of St James' Basilica, Prague)
