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Prom 42: Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, an all-French programme of music from Les Siecles and Francois-Xavier Roth, with Cedric Tiberghien the soloist in Saint-Saens' Egyptian Concerto.

Live at 鶹 Proms: French music from Les Siècles and conductor François-Xavier Roth.
The hugely acclaimed period instruments of Les Siècles return to the Proms this year with Cédric Tiberghien as the soloist in Saint-Saëns's Egyptian Concerto as part of a programme of Romantic French music inspired by the East.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall.
Presented by Martin Handley.

Saint-Saëns: La princesse jaune - overture
Delibes: Lakmé - ballet music
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, 'Egyptian'

approx 8.15pm Interval: PROMS EXTRA
Turkish novelist Elif Shafak talks about the figure of the djinni in Arabic mythology, who along with humans and angels, make up the three sapient creations of God, according to Islamic tradition. New Generation Thinker Dr Shahida Bari joins the discussion hosted by Ian McMillan.
Recorded earlier this evening as a Proms Extra with an audience at Imperial College.

Franck: Les Djinns
Lalo: Namouna - Suites Nos. 1 and 2 (excerpts)
Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah - Bacchanal

Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
Les Siècles
François-Xavier Roth conductor

An all-French programme inspired by the East, from the fragrant Indian gardens of Delibes's Lakmé and the eroticism of Samson and Delilah, to Corfu with the adventures of Lalo's Namouna.
Oriental demons surface in Les Djinns, complementing the vibrantly coloured music of Java and the Middle East that suffuses Saint-Saëns's 'Egyptian' Piano Concerto.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music and featured items

  • Part 1

    Duration: 55:26

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    La princesse jaune – overture

    Orchestra: Les Siècles. Performer: François‐Xavier Roth.
  • Léo Delibes

    Lakmé – ballet music

    Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Piano Concerto No 5 in F major, 'Egyptian'

    Performer: Cédric Tiberghien. Orchestra: Les Siècles. Performer: François‐Xavier Roth.
  • Claude Debussy

    La Puerta del vino from Preludes Book 2 (Proms 2017)

    Performer: Cédric Tiberghien.
  • Interval

    Ian McMillan and guests examine the the figure of the djinni in Arabic mythology

    Duration: 20:24

  • Part 2

    Duration: 01:01:02

  • César Franck

    Les Djinns

    Performer: Cédric Tiberghien. Orchestra: Les Siècles. Performer: François‐Xavier Roth.
  • Édouard Lalo

    Namouna – Suite No. 1

    Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Samson and Delilah – Bacchanal

    Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (Proms 2017)

    Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
  • Post-concert

    Duration: 13:13

  • Trad.

    Uskudar

    Ensemble: Orpheus XXI - music for life and dignity.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Toccata (Le tombeau de Couperin)

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music: Steven Osborne, Piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Wed 16 Aug 2017 19:30

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