‘Pleasure in sound’ couldperhaps be the motto of Frenchmusicians; the extraordinarycuisine, viniculture and romanticinclinations of that extraordinarycountry would lead to no otherapproach.

Join Roy Stratford to explorethe distinctive nature of Frenchmusic, from the Baroque with itsemphasis on dance, through toBerlioz and his incredibly forward-lookingorchestral writing, on toDebussy, the ultimate musicalcolourist, and on to Boulez, themaster of the avant-garde.