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Composer of the Week:Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)

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1/5. French composer Chabrier's approach to harmony is cited as a formative influence on later composers such as Ravel, Debussy and Poulenc. Chabrier was largely self-taught and was a civil servant for 18 years before he switched to composing full-time.
Espana Vienna PO, conductor John Eliot Gardiner Marion S'en Va-t-a I'Ou Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Impromptu in C Jean Casadesus (piano) Lied Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
Fisch-Ton-Kan (excerpts) Soloists,
Strasbourg Collegium Musicum Orchestra, director Roger Delage
L'Invitation au Voyage Felicity Lott (soprano), Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), Graham Johnson (piano) Overture: Gwendoline Slovak Philharmonic
Orchestra, conductor Jean-Paul Penin
Producer Johannah Smith Repeated on Sunday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner
Soprano:
Ou Felicity Lott
Piano:
Graham Johnson
Piano:
Jean Casadesus
Baritone:
Stephen Varcoe
Piano:
Graham Johnson
Director:
Roger Delage
Soprano:
Felicity Lott
Soprano:
Ursula Leveaux
Bassoon:
Graham Johnson
Source: Radio Times

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