Music and conversation for Holy Saturday morning

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Tom Service soundtracks Easter Saturday morning with the best classical music, in new and landmark recordings, with one or two surprise guests introducing their own releases. This week, Tom also meets the French conductor Raphaël Pichon. With his ensemble Pygmalion, Pichon has produced a string of innovative and critically acclaimed recordings and concerts. His latest release, of Bach’s St John Passion, has continued that run, and Tom finds out more about how Pygmalion manages to inject something fresh into such familiar works. As the London Soundtrack Festival celebrates film composer Bernard Herrmann with a performance of his clarinet quintet 'Souvenirs de Voyage', Tom hears from the performers about their love for Herrmann's concert music, and also meets the composer's widow Norma to hear about the years Herrmann spent living and working in London. And in The Creators this week, Tom talks to video game composer Lorien Testard about the eight hours of music he wrote for the hit game 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33', an award-winning endeavour which topped the Billboard Classical Chart. To listen on most smart speakers, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Saturday Morning”.