Composer of the Week - Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes - Rising Stars

Donald Macleod explores how both Chaminade and Holmes used the artistic salon as a vehicle to bring their music to wider attention. With contributions from Marcia Citron, Lovett Distinguished Service Professor of Musicology at Rice University, and Karen Henson, Assistant Professor at Columbia University. Chaminade: Ronde d'amour (Ah! Si l'amour prenait racine) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) Chaminade: Autrefois (Pieces humoristiques, Op 87) Stephen Hough (piano) Holmes: Serenade printaniere Rebecca de Pont Davies (mezzo-contralto) Claire Toomer (piano) Holmes: Fantaisie for clarinet and piano Victoria Soames Samek (clarinet) John Flinders (piano) BBC Recording Holmes: Molto lento Victoria Soames Samek (clarinet) John Flinders (piano) Chaminade: Concertino for flute and orchestra, Op 102 Susan Milan (flute) City of London Sinfonia Richard Hickox (conductor) Chaminade: Trio No 1 in G minor, Op 11 (1881) Tzigane Piano Trio Holmes: Reverie tzigane Anthony Goldstone (piano).