Sounds of the City of Lights

February 4, 2013, 7:00 pm

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Music in Paris from Berlioz to Debussy, from 1830 to the early 1900s:

Paris, the City of Lights, is illuminated by many musical stars. No time was this more true than in the period between Berloiz’s birth and Debussy’s death. In this edition of Exploring Music, Bill McGlaughlin discovers what made luminaries such asBizet, Gounod and Alkan shine.


Playlist

Episode 1

Alkan: Scherzo Diabolico, Op. 39 No. 3
Ringeissen, piano
Naxos 8.555495
4:39

Franck: Symphony in d minor, II & III
NY Phil/Masur
Apex 741372
19:46

Alkan: Saltarelle in e minor (excerpt)
Ringeissen, piano
Challenge 72154
2:16

Episode 2

Gounod: Petite Symphonie for Winds, I
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/Hogwood
Decca 430231
5:33

Lalo: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in d minor, I
Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin/Chailly; Harrell, violoncello
Lon 414387
12:53

Episode 3

Fauré: Pelléas Et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80, I-III
Montreal Symphony/Dutoit
Decca 421440
13:49

Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48, IV-VII
Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Dutoit; Te Kanawa, soprano
Milnes, bar.
Decca 421440
18:28

Fauré, trans. Ronchini: Serenade Toscane
Shaham, piano; Eguchi, piano
Vanguard 1239
3:14

Episode 4

Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite (excerpts)
LSO/Abbado
DG 874602
21:50

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1 & No. 2 (excerpts)
NY Phil/Bernstein
Sony 63081
12:50

Episode 5

Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in b minor, Op. 61, II
Orchestre de Paris/Barenboim; Perlman, violin
DG 445549
8:27

Saint-Saëns: “Mon Coeur S’Ouvre A Ta Voix” fr. Samson Et Dalila
Bastille Opera Orchestra & Chorus/Chung; Domingo, tenor; Meier, soprano
EMI 54470
6:00