Radio 3 in Concert: The Talented Boulanger Sisters

James Gaffigan conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Lili Boulanger's evocative Psalms. Pianist Alexandra Dariescu joins for Nadia Boulanger's virtuosic Fantaisie variée. Recorded at the Barbican Hall London on Saturday 6th April 2019 as part of the BBC Total Immersion Lili and Nadia Boulanger. Presented by Natasha Riordan. L Boulanger: Psaume 24: La terre appartient à l'Eternel; Vieille prière bouddhique; : Faust et Hélène. 8.20 Interval: Natasha Riordan talks to composer and oboist Edwin Roxburgh, a pupil of Nadia Boulanger. Edwin reflects on his time with a superb teacher and also remembers playing in a Bach cantata performance conducted by Nadia. 8.30 N Boulanger: Fantaisie variée. L Boulanger: Psaume 130: Du fond de l'âbime. James Way (tenor), Katarina Dalayman (mezzo), Samuel Sakker (tenor), Benedict Nelson (baritone), Alexandra Dariescu (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Gaffigan