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Radio 3 Live in Concert: Live from the Usher Hall, Edinburgh: Episode 1: Debussy, Barber

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Episode 1: Debussy, Barber

Live from the Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Debussy, Barber

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Stephane Deneve conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Debussy and Barber.

A concert in which Stephane Deneve conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune. Barber: Violin Concerto (soloist: James Ehnes).

Live from Usher Hall, Edinburgh

In this, his penultimate concert as Artistic Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève plays French music that shocked the world. While Debussy's orientalism opened new possibilities of harmonic and melodic colour, Stravinsky music for the Rite of Spring ballet proved a revelation for the eye as well as the ear to Parisian audience and changed the course of musical history. The top Canadian violinist, hailed by some as a modern Heifetz plays Barber's meltingly beautiful concerto for violin by way of contrast.

Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune 
Barber - Violin Concerto 

James Ehnes (violin)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stéphane Denève (conductor).

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Stephane Deneve in Debussy, Barber and Stravinsky.

Stephane Deneve conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in music by Debussy, Barber and Stravinsky

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