Live at Southbank Centre: London Philharmonic - Poulenc, Berlioz, Saint-Saens
London Philharmonic under Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Poulenc: Concerto in G minor (James O'Donnell: organ). Berlioz: Les nuits d'ete (Sarah Connolly: mezzo). Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3.
Live from the Royal Festival Hall
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Poulenc, Berlioz and Saint-Sa毛ns: An Organ Celebration at Southbank Centre's Pull Out All The Stops festival.
Francis Poulenc: Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani
Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'茅t茅
Interval: William McVicker and guests discuss the restoration of the Royal Festival Hall organ
Camille Saint-Sa毛ns: Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
James O'Donnell, organ
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin, conductor
It has taken eight years to refurbish the grand organ of Royal Festival Hall, and the instrument resounds anew in this concert of French music including two of the most popular pieces for organ and orchestra.
Poulenc's Organ Concerto is a gregarious romp that spins off the music of the greatest organist who ever lived, Johann Sebastian Bach. The Organ Symphony by Saint-Sa毛ns is justly famous for its awe-inspiring majesty and brilliance, worlds apart from the delicate, luminous nocturnal songs by Berlioz that separate the two.
Radio 3 is broadcasting live from a pop-up studio at London's Southbank Centre all day every day for the last two weeks of March. If you're in the area, visit the Radio 3 studio and performance space in the Royal Festival Hall Riverside Caf茅 to listen to Radio 3, ask questions and enjoy the special events.
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Music Played
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Maurice Durufl茅
Scherzo Op.2 for organ
Performer: Marie-Madeleine Durufle. -
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Clara Schumann
Finale from Symphony no. 1 in B flat major Op.38 (Spring)
Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. -
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Clara Schumann
Finale from Symphony no. 1 in B flat major Op.38 (Spring)
Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. -
London Philharmonic part 1
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Francis Poulenc
Concerto in G minor for organ, string orchestra and timpani
Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Performer: James O鈥橠onnell. Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. -
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Hector Berlioz
Les Nuits d'ete Op.7
Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Performer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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London Philharmonic part 2
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Symphony no. 3 in C minor Op.78 (Organ symphony)
Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Performer: James O鈥橠onnell. Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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