Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No. 5 'The Egyptian'

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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 we’ve performances of Rameau and Poulenc by Maxim Emelyanychev and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Renaud Capuçon conducts the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony and Jean-Yves Thibaudet is joined by Mikko Franck and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra for Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 5. Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103 ('Egyptian') Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck, conductor Jean-Philippe Rameau Suite from 'Les Indes galantes' Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Maxim Emelyanychev, harpsichord, director Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ('Pastoral') Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Renaud Capuçon (conductor) Francis Poulenc Concert champêtre, FP 49 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Maxim Emelyanychev, harpsichord, director Ernest Chausson Concert in D, Op. 21, for violin, piano and string quartet Grace Park, violin Adam Golka, piano Thalea String Quartet