Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

9am Sunday 19 August and 7pm Monday 20 August 2012

Thomas Goss looks at the tragically short life of Lili Boulanger, who died from Crohn’s disease at the age of 24. Despite the difficulties caused by her health, she was able to study as a composer and win the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1913.

We celebrate Lili Boulanger’s remarkable achievements in the week of Debussy’s 150^th birthday and as a complement to our Expo Belle Epoque day, focussing on the period in which Lili lived.

We used examples from the following recordings in the programme:

L BOULANGER: Faust et Hélène - BBC Philharmonic/ Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9745)
L BOULANGER: Nocturne for violin and piano - Olivier Charlier (vln), Emile Naoumoff (pno) (Marco Polo 8.223636)
L BOULANGER: Les Sirènes - Calliope, Women's Choir/ Régine Theodoresco
L BOULANGER: Hymne au Soleil - Christine Friedek (sop), Regine Böhm (mezzo), Bernhard Gärtner (ten), Sabine Eberspächer (pno), Heidelberg Madrigal Choir/ Gerald Kegelmann (Bayer BR 100 041)
L BOULANGER: Pour les Funerailles d’un Soldat - Vincent Le Texier (bar), Belgian French Community & Namur Symphony Choir, Luxembourg Phil/ Mark Stringer (Timpani 1C 1046)
L BOULANGER: Soir sur la plaine- Christine Friedek (sop), Regine Böhm (mezzo), Bernhard Gärtner (ten), Sabine Eberspächer (pno), Heidelberg Madrigal Choir/ Gerald Kegelmann (Bayer BR 100 041)
L BOULANGER: Faust et Hélène - BBC Philharmonic/ Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9745)
L BOULANGER: D’un jardin clair - Emile Naoumoff (pno) (Marco Polo 8.223636)
L BOULANGER: Parfois, je suis triste from Clairières dans le ciel - Martyn Hill (ten), Andrew Ball (pno) (Hyperion CDA 66726)
L BOULANGER: Psalm 130, de Profundis; Vielle prière bouddhique; D’un matin de printemps; D’un soir triste - Vincent Le Texier (bar), Belgian French Community & Namur Symphony Choir, Luxembourg Phil/ Mark Stringer (Timpani 1C 1046)