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Composer of the Week: Chabrier

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Donald Macleod explores Chabrier's passion for Wagner, through his Saxon opera Gwendoline, and the unfinished obsession of his final years - Briseis. Souvenirs de Munich
Georges Rabol and Sylvie Dugas (pianos) Overture: Gwendoline Toulouse Capitole Orchestre, conductor Michel Plasson Gwendoline: Act 1 (excerpt)
Cast includes Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Toulouse Capitole Orchestre, conductor Michel Plasson
Gwendoline: Acts 1 and 2 (excerpts)
Adriana Kohutkova (soprano), Didier Henry (baritone), Gerard Garino (tenor), Slovak Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Jean-Paul Penin
Briseis: Scene 1 (excerpt) Mark Padmore (tenor), Joan Rodgers (soprano), Scottish Opera Chorus, BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Jean-Yves Ossonce Joyeuse Marche (Marche Frangaise) RPO, conductor Thomas Beecham

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Pianos:
Sylvie Dugas
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Soprano:
Barbara Hendricks
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Soprano:
Adriana Kohutkova
Soprano:
Didier Henry
Baritone:
Gerard Garino
Conductor:
Jean-Paul Penin
Tenor:
Mark Padmore
Tenor:
Joan Rodgers
Conductor:
Jean-Yves Ossonce
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham
Source: Radio Times

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