Artist in Focus - John Eliot Gardiner
Humphrey Burton talks to the versatile conductor about his love of French music and how he draws parallels between the works of Rameau, Berlioz and Debussy. And he talks about thejoys and tribulations of his time as music director of the Opera de Lyon. Chabrier Espana
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Rameau Storm Scene (Les Boreades, Act 3) Philip Langridge (tenor), Jennifer Smith (soprano), Jean-Philippe Lafont
(bass), Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra
Berlioz Resurrexit (Messe Solennelle) Gilles Cachemaille (baritone), Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Queen Mab Scherzo (Romeo and Juliet)
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Offenbach Les Fourneaux Sont Allumes
(Les Brigands, Act 2)
Lyon Opera Chorus and Orchestra Bizet Symphony in C (Adagio) Lyon Opera Orchestra
Debussy Nocturnes RIAS Chamber Choir, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra