Performance on 3 - 07/11/2007

Tom Service presents the last of six recordings from the BBC Archives celebrating 40 years of Radio 3. Pierre Boulez's tenure as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Chief Conductor from 1971-1975 is widely thought of as a high point in the orchestra's history. One of Boulez's last concerts at the helm was recorded in Yokohama in 1975 as part of a Japanese tour and is a telling showcase of their partnership. Webern: Passacaglia Birtwistle: Nenia on the Death of Orpheus Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Jan DeGaetani (mezzo-soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez (conductor).