Saint-Saëns's First Cello Concerto

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

This week Classical Live has a distinctively French flavour, as we explore the concertos of Saint-Saëns, and chamber works by the likes of Fauré and Debussy; we’ll also turn our attention to France’s famous musical brothers, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon.

On today’s programme the Ébène Quartet will play Tchaikovsky’s 3rd String Quartet, and Alexandra Conunova plays Mozart’s Violin Sonata in E minor, composed on his second visit to Paris. Plus music by Dukas, Saint-Saens and Debussy,

Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Lionel Bringuier, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304
Alexandra Conunova, violin
Enrico Pace, piano

Claude Debussy
La Mer, L. 109
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor

Camille Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor. Op. 33
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Lionel Bringuier, conductor

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30
Ébène Quartet

Gabriel Fauré
Requiem, Op. 48
Iwona Sobotka, soprano
Adam Kutny, baritone
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrey Boreyko, conductor

Ernest Chausson
Poème, op. 25
Renaud Capucon, violin
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor