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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Sounds of France

Flute music by Widor, Milhaud, Messiaen and Boulez

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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In the third of this week's concerts, flautist Adam Walker and pianist Alasdair Beatson explore the French love-affair with the flute, from the salon elegance of Widor, through jazz-inspired Milhaud and Messiaen's sensuous soundscapes to the iconoclastic power of Boulez.

Introduced by Fiona Talkington.

Widor: Suite Op 34
Milhaud: Sonatine
Messiaen: Vocalise; Le merle noir
Boulez: Sonatine

Adam Walker (flute)
Alasdair Beatson (piano) Show less

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