Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Louise Fryer introduces a recital given at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall as part of the 2008 Messiaen centenary celebrations. Soprano Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, a noted Messiaen interpreter, is joined by pianist Simon Lepper for a performance of Poemes pour Mi, the composer's love song to his wife violinist and composer Claire Delbos - nicknamed Mi - as well as a work by Debussy. Gweneth-Ann Jeffers (soprano) Simon Lepper (piano) Messiaen: Poemes pour Mi Debussy: Cinq poemes de Baudelaire.