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Wed, 10 December 2008 - Part 1

From St David's Hall, Cardiff, Petroc Trelawny presents the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ NOW under Thierry Fischer. Debussy: La demoiselle elue, with Sandrine Piau (soprano). Messiaen: L'Ascension.

From St David's Hall, Cardiff. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Orchestra of Wales celebrates the centenary of Olivier Messiaen with a concert under their chief conductor Thierry Fischer. The orchestra is joined by the Ladies of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Chorus of Wales and soloists Sandrine Piau and Madeleine Shaw for a performance of Debussy's La demoiselle elue - a setting of Rosetti's The Blessed Damozel, which depicts the entry of a dead woman's soul to Paradise.

A similar journey is taken in Messiaen's L'Ascension - an affirmation of Messiaen's Catholic beliefs conveyed in strong orchestral colour.

Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Madeleine Shaw (La recitante)
Catrin Finch (harp)
Ueli Wiget (piano)
Jacques Tchmenkerten (ondes martenot)
Ladies of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Chorus of Wales
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Debussy: La damoiselle elue
Messiaen: L'Ascension.

50 minutes

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Wed 10 Dec 2008 19:00

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  • Wed 10 Dec 2008 19:00