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Radio 3’s European Roadtrip: from Paris to the Alps

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including Richard Strauss’s Alpine Symphony performed in Radio France's Broadcasting House in Paris.

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances by ѿý orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

As part of Radio 3’s European Roadtrip this week, today we focus on Paris, with music recorded in La Maison Ronde - Radio France’s headquarters situated on the banks of the Seine between the Eiffel Tower and the Bois de Bologne. To open the programme, mezzo soprano Léa Desandre joins the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra for Berlioz’s luminous song cycle Nuits d’Été. And then at 3pm, the same orchestra and conductor Mikko Franck take us out of the city and over the snow-capped mountains in Richard Strauss’s Alpine Symphony. Plus we’ve music by Parisian composers Poulenc, Rameau and Ravel, whose Sonatine is performed by South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho in recital at this year’s Edinburgh International Music Festival.

Hector Berlioz
Les Nuits d’Été, Op. 7
Lea Desandre (mezzo soprano)
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikko Franck (conductor)

Maurice Ravel
Sonatine
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in F major K138
Arod Quartet

Jean-Philippe Rameau
L’Entretien des Muses (Suite in D major)
Ryan Corbett (accordion)

Françis Poulenc
Violin Sonata
Johan Dalene (violin)
Charles Owen (piano)

Mel Bonis
Salome, Op. 100
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

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Richard Strauss
An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikko Franck (conductor)

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2 hours, 58 minutes

Music Played

  • Hector Berlioz

    Summer Nights, Op. 7

    Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck. Singer: Lea Desandre.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Sonatine for piano

    Performer: Seong-Jin Cho.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in F major, K138

    Ensemble: Quatuor Arod.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    L'entretien des Muses from Suite in D major

    Performer: Ryan Corbett.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Phaéton, Op.39 - Overture

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Violin Sonata

    Performer: Johan Dalene. Performer: Charles Owen.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Paris Quartet in E minor, TWV.43:e4 (Second set, No. 6)

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Rachel Brown. Performer: Reiko Ichise. Performer: Chad Kelly.
  • Mel Bonis

    Salomé Op.100

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
  • Richard Strauss

    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64

    Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Mikko Franck.
  • Alice Mary Smith

    Six Short Pieces for piano (No 5 in A flat major)

    Performer: Hiroaki Takenouchi.

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Jan 2025 13:00