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Performance on 3: Debussy, Messiaen

Performance on 3: Debussy, Messiaen: Wed, 10 December 2008 - Part 1

10/12/2008

Wed, 10 December 2008 - Part 1

Debussy, Messiaen

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Debussy, Messiaen, Wed, 10 December 2008 - Part 1

The BBC NOW under Thierry Fischer. Debussy: La demoiselle elue. Messiaen: L'Ascension.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff, Petroc Trelawny presents the BBC NOW under Thierry Fischer. Debussy: La demoiselle elue, with Sandrine Piau (soprano). Messiaen: L'Ascension.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales celebrates the centenary of Olivier Messiaen with a concert under their chief conductor Thierry Fischer. The orchestra is joined by the Ladies of the BBC National Chorus of Wales and soloists Sandrine Piau and Madeleine Shaw for a performance of Debussy's La demoiselle elue - a setting of Rosetti's The Blessed Damozel, which depicts the entry of a dead woman's soul to Paradise.

A similar journey is taken in Messiaen's L'Ascension - an affirmation of Messiaen's Catholic beliefs conveyed in strong orchestral colour.

Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Madeleine Shaw (La recitante)
Catrin Finch (harp)
Ueli Wiget (piano)
Jacques Tchmenkerten (ondes martenot)
Ladies of the BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Debussy: La damoiselle elue
Messiaen: L'Ascension.

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The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Thierry Fischer in music by Debussy and Messiaen

The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Thierry Fischer in a performance of music by Debussy and Messiaen

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