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French Night with the Orchestre National de France

Cristian Măcelaru conducts the Orchestre National de France in French music including Ravel's La valse, with soloist Randall Goosby in Chausson's Poeme.

Live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms: Cristian Măcelaru conducts the Orchestre National de France in French music including Ravel's La valse, with soloist Randall Goosby in Chausson's Poeme.

Presented by Penny Gore, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole
Joseph Bologne: Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8

c.7.10pm
Interval:
Penny Gore is joined by the the director and composer Jeremy Sams together with Leopold Tobisch of Radio France to find out more about the music scene in France, Penny and Jeremy also delve into the life of Charlotte Sohy whose Danse Mystique is receiving its UK premiere in tonight's Prom.

c.7.30pm
Charlotte Sohy: Danse mystique (UK premiere)
Ernest Chausson: Poème
Maurice Ravel: La valse

Randall Goosby, violin
Orchestre National de France
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor

Praised by the The New York Times for his ‘exquisite tone and virtuosity’, American violinist Randall Goosby makes his Proms debut in pioneering 18th-century composer Joseph Bologne’s graceful Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8, and Chausson’s Poème, a passionate musical love letter. Cristian Măcelaru conducts the Orchestre National de France in a French-themed programme, including two orchestral masterpieces by Ravel – the colourful Rapsodie espagnole and the haunting ghost-waltz La valse – as well as Charlotte Sohy’s rhapsodic Danse mystique.

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2 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Rapsodie Espagnole

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Concerto In G Major Op.8 No.2

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chloe, M. 57, Tableau III: Danse generale (Bacchanale)

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
    • NAIVE.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: I. Prélude

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
    • NAIVE.
  • Charlotte Sohy

    Meditations, Op.18: I. Paix 'Assis au bord de la riviere charmeuse'

    Orchestra: Orchestre national Avignon-Provence. Conductor: Debora Waldman. Singer: Marie Perbost.
    • La Boite a Pepites.
  • Charlotte Sohy

    String Quartet No.2, Op.33: III. Rondo

    Ensemble: quartet hermes.
    • La Boîte à Pépites.
  • Charlotte Sohy

    Danse Mystique Op.19

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
  • Ernest Chausson

    Poeme Op.25

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
  • Maurice Ravel

    La Valse - Choreographic Poem

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
  • Derek Bourgeois

    Trombone Concerto

    Performer: Black Dyke Band. Performer: David Bremner. Conductor: Harry Lai.
  • Edward Gregson

    Three Dance Episodes: I. Molto allegro

    Ensemble: London Brass. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Gregson: Music Of The Angels.
    • Chandos.
    • 108.
  • Edward Gregson

    Three Dance Episodes: II. Andante con espressione

    Ensemble: London Brass. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Gregson: Music Of The Angels.
    • Chandos.
    • 109.
  • Edward Gregson

    Three Dance Episodes: III. Vivace

    Ensemble: London Brass. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Gregson: Music Of The Angels.
    • Chandos.
    • 110.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Jul 2025 18:30

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