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Linton Stephens showcases the best performances by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe. The week begins with a live concert from London's Wigmore Hall, with pianist Alexandre Tharaud paying tribute to his native Paris and its vibrant musical history. Beginning with Mozart, his imaginative programme moves via Poulenc's tender homage to Édith Piaf and Gérard Pesson’s ‘piano chanson’ after the legendary poet-singer Barbara, to Alexis Weissenberg’s toe-tapping take on a Charles Trenet hit. The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra are our ensemble in focus this week, with music stretching from Haydn to Prokofiev. Today, we hear them in a pair of Shakespearean pieces: Richard Strauss’s tone poem Macbeth and Mendelssohn’s beloved Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Plus we are spending time all week at this year’s East Neuk Festival, which took place in June. From the picturesque stretch of Fife coastline we hear former Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Pavel Haas Quartet perform music by Beethoven, and clarinettist Sergio Pires performs solo music by Stravinsky. 1pm Live from Wigmore Hall, London. Presented by Hannah French. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata in A major, K331 Francis Poulenc Improvisation No 15 in C minor 'Hommage à Edith Piaf' Francis Poulenc Les chemins de l'amour Jacques Brel arr. Abdel Raman El Bacha Ne me quitte pas Gerard Pesson Noir dormant (d’après Barbara) Charles Trenet arr. Jean Wiéner L'âme des poètes Charles Trenet arr. Jean Wiéner Mes jeunes années Charles Trenet arr. Alexis Weissenberg Monsieur, vous oubliez votre cheval Alexandre Tharuad (piano) *** Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Overture) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Sebastian Weigle (conductor) Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet in F major, Op. 135 Pavel Haas Quartet Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat, Op. 107 Senja Rummukainen (cello) Philharmonia Orchestra Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) Igor Stravinsky 3 Pieces for solo clarinet Sergio Pires (clarinet) Richard Strauss Macbeth, Op. 23 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Sebastian Weigle (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds to play Classical Live".