Sounds Of France [Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert]

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Flute Music, By Widor, Milhaud, Messiaen And Boulez2019041120230316 (R3)In the third of this week's concerts, flautist Adam Walker and pianist Alasdair Beatson explore the French love-affair with the flute, from the salon elegance of Widor, through jazz-inspired Milhaud and Messiaen's sensuous soundscapes to the iconoclastic power of Boulez.

Introduced by Fiona Talkington.

Widor: Suite Op 34

Milhaud: Sonatine

Messiaen: Vocalise; Le merle noir

Boulez: Sonatine

Adam Walker (flute)

Alasdair Beatson (piano)

Flautist Adam Walker plays Widor, Milhaud, Messiaen and Boulez.

Marais, Couperin And Jacquet De La Guerre2019040920230314 (R3)In the first of four concerts, Ensemble Nevermind perform elegant chamber music from the French Baroque by Marin Marais, Fran瀀ois Couperin and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.

Introduced by Fiona Talkington.

Marais: Suite No 4 in B flat

Couperin: Suite No 4 ‘La Pi退montoise' (from Les Nations)

Jacquet de la Guerre: Trio Sonata No 4a in G minor

In the first of four concerts, chamber music from the French Baroque.

Music For String Quartet, By Debussy, Poulenc And Laurent Durupt2019041220230317 (R3)In this week's final concert, Quatuor Van Kuijk perform Debussy's ever-popular String Quartet, an arrangement of three songs by Poulenc, and Laurent Durupt's Grids for Greed, a piece written for them and premiered at the 2017 Proms.

Introduced by Fiona Talkington.

Poulenc arr. Jean-Christophe Masson: 3 M退lodies

Laurent Durupt: Grids for Greed

Debussy: String Quartet

In this week's final concert, Quatuor Van Kuijk play Debussy and Poulenc.

Songs, By Debussy, Faure, Hahn And More2019041020230315 (R3)Sounds of France: soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Joseph Middleton celebrate the headily evocative poetry of Paul Verlaine in songs by Debussy, Ravel and Hahn among others, and Faur退's cycle La bonne chanson.

Introduced by Fiona Talkington.

Debussy: Fꀀtes galantes (Set 1)

Ravel: Sur l'herbe

Faur退: Clair de lune

De Severac: Le ciel est pas-dessus le toit

Hahn: Tous deux; L'heure exquise

Bordes: Colloque sentimental

Saint-Saens: Le vent dans la plaine

De Severac: Paysages tristes

Faur退: La bonne chanson

Carolyn Sampson (soprano)

Joseph Middleton (piano)

Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton perform French Romantic song.