Episode 775, French Composers

Did the 2024 Summer Olympics spark your interest in all things French? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we hear music from French composers Daniel Auber, Claude Debussy, Ida Gotkovsky, Gabriel Faure, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Olympic Fanfare (Bugler's Dream)
  Leo Arnaud
  [ad hoc ensemble]
Quant J'ai Ouy Le Tabourin
(When I Heard The Drums Playing)
  Claude Debussy
  Empire Brass
Grand Choeur Dialogué
  Eugène Gigout
  Michael Murray & Empire Brass
Barcarolle from “The Tales of Hoffman”
  Jaques Offenbach, arr. Denzil Stephens
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Constantine Kitsopoulos
Procession du Vendredi-Saint
  Henri Tomasi
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
  Mary Preston, organ
Concerto pour grand orchestre et saxophone:
Allegro con fuoco
  Ida Gotkovsky
  Musique Royale des Guides Belges, Norbert Nozy
  Jean Leclercq, saxophone
Pié Jesu from Requiem
  Gabriel Fauré
  Culma Brass
Tango Virtuoso
  Thierry Escaich
  Donald Sinta Quartet
Suite divertimento - 4. Nocturne
  Germaine Tailleferre
  Orchestre d'Harmonie du Conservatoire
​  de Maastricht & Sef Pijpers
Le Domino Noir
  Daniel Auber
  Fodens Band, Russell Gray