Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20170116 | Verity Sharp presents a week of concerts from the French National Orchestra, today featuring Christian Zacharias playing Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto. 2pm Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 ('Unfinished') Orchestre National de France Christian Zacharias, conductor 2.25 pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Christian Zacharias, piano / conductor 3pm Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Daniele Gatti, conductor. The Orchestre National de France performs music by Schubert, Beethoven and Berlioz. |
| 02 | 20170117 | Verity Sharp presents a week of concerts from the French National Orchestra, today featuring Louis Lortie playing Chopin's Second Piano Concerto in F minor. 2pm Berlioz: Chasse royale et Orage, from 'Les Troyens Orchestre National de France Emmanuel Krivine 2.10pm Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Louis Lortie, piano 2.45pm Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau, orchestral fantasy after Andersen 3.30pm Schubert: Rosamunde, D797 Agata Schmidt, contralto Radio France Chorus Christian Zacharias. The Orchestre National de France plays music by Berlioz, Chopin, Zemlinsky and Schubert. |
| 03 | 20170118 | Verity Sharp continues the week of highlights from concerts with the French National Orchestra, today featuring Saint-Saens's Third Symphony, the 'Organ 2pm Berlioz: Overture to 'Benvenuto Cellini Orchestre National de France Christoph Eschenbach 2.10pm Guillaume Connesson (* 1970) Flute Concerto ('Pour sortir au jour') (French Premi耀re) Mathieu Dufour, flute 2.35pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 ('Organ') Vincent Warnier, organ. The Orchestre National de France performs music by Berlioz, Connesson and Saint-Saens. |
| 04 | 20170120 | Verity Sharp concludes the week of highlights from concerts with the French National Orchestra, today featuring Puccini's Messa di Gloria 2pm Bartok: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937) Bertrand Chamayou, piano Jean-Fr退d退ric Neuburger, piano Emmanuel Curt, percussion Nicolas Desforges, percussion 2.25pm Saint-Sa뀀ns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 Renaud Capu瀀on, violin Orchestre National de France Christoph Eschenbach 3pm Puccini: Capriccio sinfonico in F, Op. 55 Paolo Arrivabeni, conductor 3.15pm Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103 3.35pm Puccini: Messa di Gloria Saimir Pirgu, tenor Florian Sempey, baritone Radio France Chorus Paolo Arrivabeni, conductor. The Orchestre National de France performs music by Bartok, Saint-Saens, Puccini and Wagner |