Love in the time of conquest

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Donald Macleod finds Saint Saëns in a decade of growing commitments and shifting pressures. He explores the composer’s early life as a teacher, the emerging partnership with the young Fauré and the first steps towards the stage, all unfolding against a backdrop of rising political tension in Paris. Album pour piano, Op. 72 – Prelude poco allegro, tempo rubato Geoffrey Burleson, piano Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 – I. Andante sostenuto Bertrand Chamayou, piano Orchestre National de France Emmanuel Krivine, conductor Le timbre d’argent, Act I – Mélodie “Humble et pauvre… demande à l’oiseau” Cyrille Dubois, tenor (Bénédict) Orchestre National de Lille Pierre Dumoussaud, conductor La princesse jaune – I. Ouverture; III. Air Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse Leo Hussain, conductor Marche héroïque, Op. 34 Orchestre National de Lille Jun Märkl, conductor La jeunesse d’Hercule, Op. 50 Orchestre National de Lille Jun Märkl, conductor Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales and West.