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New York Philharmonic
Presented by Geoffrey Smith. The first of ten concerts from the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra's 2006-7 season to be broadcast over the coming months couples Ravel's enchanting one-act opera with Saint Saens's spectacular and often breathtaking Organ Symphony.
Kent Tritle (organ), New York Choral Artists,
Brooklyn Youth Chorus, New York Philharmonic, conductor Lorin Maazel
Ravel L'Enfant et les Sortileges
Saint-Saens Symphony No 3 in C minor (Organ Symphony)

Contributors

Presented By:
Geoffrey Smith.
Conductor:
Lorin Maazel
Child:
Susanne Mentzer (mezzo)
Fire/Nightingale/Princess:
Patrizia Ciofi (soprano)
Shepherdess/Bat/Owl/Bergere Chair:
Jessica Jones (soprano)
Female Cat/Squirrel:
Isabel Leonard(mezzo)
Mother/Chinese Teacup/Dragonfly/Shepherd:
Kelley O'Connor (mezzo)
Teapot/Little Old Man/Tree Frog:
Philippe Castaqner (tenor)
Grandfather Clock/Cat:
Ian Greenlaw (baritone)
Armchair/Tree:
Kevin Deas (bass)

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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