In 1949 Rorem settled in France and within a month was speaking the language fluently. Donald Macleod talks to him about his years in the country that had an overwhelming impact on him, both personally and artistically. The music includes two new recordings from the BBC Concert Orchestra that shed new light on this period of Rorem's life.
ForPoulenc Susan Graham (mezzo), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Poèmes pour la Paix Marie McGloughlin (soprano), BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor John McGlinn
Piano Concerto No 2 Artur Pizarro , BBC
Concert Orchestra, conductor John McGlinn Repeated Monday at 12 midnight