French Finesse, Estonian Energy, and Finnish Flare

<p><strong>Episode #54: French Finesse, Estonian Energy, and &nbsp;Finnish Flare</strong></p> <p><strong>Uploaded: March 5, 2022</strong></p> <p><strong>Jules Massenet: Piano Concerto in E-flat Major*</strong></p> <p>I. &nbsp;Andante moderato – Allegro non troppo (cadence)</p> <p>II. &nbsp;Largo</p> <p>III. &nbsp;Airs slovaques: Allegro – Allegro maestoso – Allegro molto animato</p> <p><strong>Papillons noirs</strong></p> <p><strong>Papillons blancs</strong></p> <p><strong>Eau dormante</strong></p> <p><strong>Eau courante</strong></p> <p><strong>10 Pièces de genre, Op. 10</strong></p> <p>I. &nbsp;Nocturne</p> <p>II. &nbsp;Marche</p> <p>III. &nbsp;Barcarolle</p> <p>IV. &nbsp;Rigodon</p> <p>V. &nbsp;Mélodie (élégie jouée dans les Erynnies)</p> <p>VI. &nbsp;Saltarello</p> <p>VII. &nbsp;Vielle chanson</p> <p>VIII. &nbsp;Légende</p> <p>IX. &nbsp;Fughetta</p> <p>X. &nbsp;Carillon</p> <p><strong>Valse folle</strong></p> <p><strong>Valse très lente</strong></p> <p><strong>Devant la Madone (souvenir de la campagne de Rome, nuit de Noël 1864)</strong></p> <p><strong>Toccata</strong></p> <p><strong>Musique pour bercer les petits enfants</strong></p> <p>Aldo Ciccolini, piano</p> <p>*Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo</p> <p>Sylvain Cambreling, conductor</p> <p>EMI CLASSICS CDM 7 64277 2</p> <p><strong>Stephen Foster, arr. David Cullen: If you only got a moustache</strong></p> <p>Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano</p> <p>English Chamber Orchestra</p> <p>Carl Davis, conductor</p> <p>LONDON 417 242-2</p> <p><strong>Veljo Tormis: &nbsp;Ookean. Incidental music for a play by Aleksandr Štein</strong></p> <p>I. &nbsp;Ookean (Ocean)</p> <p>II. &nbsp;Vana valss (Old waltz)</p> <p>III. &nbsp;Unistused (Dreams)</p> <p>IV. &nbsp;Viha (Anger)</p> <p>V. &nbsp;Nukrus (Sadness)</p> <p>VI. &nbsp;Tuisk (Snowstorm)</p> <p>VII. &nbsp;Meremeeste lahkumisvalss (Sailors’ farewell waltz)</p> <p>VIII. &nbsp;Finaal (Finale)</p> <p>Põhjamaade Sümfooniaorkestri</p> <p>Anu Tali, conductor</p> <p>FINLANDIA 8573-89876-2</p> <p><strong>Aulis Sallinen: Sinfo