Saint-Saëns's First Cello Concerto

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Linton Stephens showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe. This week Classical Live has a distinctively French flavour, as we explore the concertos of Saint-Saëns, and chamber works by the likes of Fauré and Debussy; we’ll also turn our attention to France’s famous musical brothers, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon. On today’s programme the Ébène Quartet will play Tchaikovsky’s 3rd String Quartet, and Alexandra Conunova plays Mozart’s Violin Sonata in E minor, composed on his second visit to Paris. Plus music by Dukas, Saint-Saens and Debussy, Paul Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Lionel Bringuier, conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304 Alexandra Conunova, violin Enrico Pace, piano Claude Debussy La Mer, L. 109 Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Karabits, conductor Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor. Op. 33 Gautier Capuçon, cello Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Lionel Bringuier, conductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30 Ébène Quartet Gabriel Fauré Requiem, Op. 48 Iwona Sobotka, soprano Adam Kutny, baritone Warsaw Philharmonic Choir Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Andrey Boreyko, conductor Ernest Chausson Poème, op. 25 Renaud Capucon, violin Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Daniel Harding, conductor