Composer of the Week - Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes - The Inner Circle

Donald Macleod explores the early influences and contrasting experiences of Chaminade and Holmes in their family background and training. With contributions from Marcia Citron, Lovett Distinguished Service Professor of Musicology at Rice University, and Karen Henson, Assistant Professor at Columbia University. Chaminade: La lisonjera, Op 50 Eric Parkin (piano) Holmes: Parmi les meules Rebecca de Pont Davies (mezzo-contralto) Claire Toomer (piano) Chaminade: Arabesque in G minor, Op 61 Danielle Laval (piano) Holmes: Trois anges sont venus ce soir (arrangement) Raymond Lefevre and his Orchestra Holmes: Irlande Rheinland-Pfalz Philharmonic Samuel Friedman (conductor) Chaminade: Concertstuck Rosari Marciano (piano) Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg Louis de Froment (conductor) Chaminade: Chanson triste Anne-Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano).