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Live from the Barbican Hall, London. At the heart of a programme of French orchestral masterpieces is Britten's exquisite setting for voice and strings of the poetry of Rimbaud.
Barbara Bonney (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Emmanuel Krivine

Faure Suite: Masques et Bergamasques
Britten Les Illuminations

8.15 Twenty Minutes: Book of the Month
A review of Barbara Lewalski's biography The Life of John Milton, in which she re-examines the poet's life and politics, and the continuing impact of his verse.

8.35 Debussy Prelude a l'Apres-Midi d'un Faune; La Mer

Contributors

Soprano:
Barbara Bonney
Conductor:
Emmanuel Krivine
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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