Performance on 3 - LSO: Ravel and Debussy

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. The London Symphony Orchestra is joined by French conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier in a concert of French classics from the turn of the 20th century. Ravel's pen portraits of five fairytale characters in his Mother Goose are complemented by another story character in his oriental evocation of the Arabian Nights tale - Sheherazade with American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham. Debussy's mythological Faune has been described as the first piece of modern music, while La mer, his impressionistic portrait of the shifting moods and light of the sea, was completed while the composer stayed in Eastbourne. Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano) London Symphony Orchestra Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Ravel: Ma mere l'oye; Sheherazade Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune; La mer Followed by a performance of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, as chosen by Royal Ballet principal dancer Lauren Cuthbertson. Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet (Excerpts from Suites no.1 and no.2): The Montagues and Capulets; Folk Dance; Masks; Romeo and Juliet; The Death of Tybalt; Romeo at Juliet’s Before Parting; Friar Lawrence; Romeo at Juliet’s Grave New York Philharmonic Dimitri Mitropoulous (conductor) SONY SBK89287