Travelling Man
Donald Macleod explores Saint鈥慡a毛ns鈥檚 journeys through Europe and North Africa, where travel, recovery and creative renewal coloured the final chapters of his musical life.
Donald Macleod closes the week with Saint鈥慡a毛ns on the move, travelling to escape grief, restore his health and find new inspiration far from Paris. Today, he looks at the composer鈥檚 encounters abroad, from royal visits to quiet periods of solitude, and the ways in which unfamiliar landscapes, new friendships and long periods on the road fed back into his work.
Suite alg茅rienne, Op. 60 鈥� I. Pr茅lude
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Francis Travis, conductor
脡tienne Marcel 鈥� Ballet Music: Entr茅e des 茅coliers et des ribaudes; Musette guerri猫re; Pavane; Valse
Residentie Orkest Den Haag
Jun M盲rkl, conductor
Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33 鈥� I. Allegro non troppo
Steven Isserlis, cello
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Le carnaval des animaux
Isata Kanneh鈥慚ason, piano
Jeneba Kanneh鈥慚ason, piano
Braimah Kanneh鈥慚ason, violin
Ayla Sahin, violin
Timothy Ridout, viola
Sheku Kanneh鈥慚ason, cello
Toby Hughes, double bass
Adrian Spillett, xylophone
Adam Walker, flute
Alasdair Malloy, glass harmonica
Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166 鈥� II. Ad libitum 鈥� Allegretto
Charles Hamann, oboe
St茅phane Lemelin, piano
Produced by Ellie Ajao for 麻豆社 Audio Wales and West.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Suite Algerienne, Op 60 (Prelude)
Orchestra: Italian Swiss Orchestra. Conductor: Francis Travis.- CHANDOS : chan-9837.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Etienne Marcel (Ballet music)
Orchestra: Residentie Orchestra Of The Hague. Conductor: Jun M盲rkl.- NAXOS 8.574463.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33 (1st mvt)
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.- SONY : 82876658452.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
The Carnival of the Animals
Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Adrian Spillett. Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Ayla Sahin. Performer: Toby Hughes.- Decca : 4851156.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Oboe Sonata in D major, Op 166 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Charles Hamann. Performer: St茅phane Lemelin.- NAXOS : 8.570964.
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