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Composer of the Week: Saint-Saens: 4: Travels

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With Donald Macleod.
In December 1888 Saint-Saens's mother died. The composer was devastated and, following medical advice, he shut up his Paris apartment and headed south. He was without a permanent address until 1904. During this period of nomadic existence his opera Samson et Dalila was finally staged in France.

Melodies Persanes (excerpts) - Francois le Roux (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)

Samson et Dalila (excerpt from Act 2) - Placido Domingo (tenor), Waltraud Meier (mezzo), Orchestra of the Opera-Bastille, conductor Myung-Whun Chung

Morceau de Concert for harp and orchestra - Sioned Williams, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Emmanuel Plasson

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Presenter:
Donald Macleod
Source: Radio Times

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