The monthly feature about the making of music. In this programme the distinguished French composer talks about his life and music and conducts a performance of his Improvisation No. 2 on Mallarme. With Halina Lukomska (soprano) and The New Music Ensemble: Elizabeth Fletcher (harp), Susan Bradshaw (celesta), Patricia Brady (vibraphone), Richard Rodney Bennett (piano), Eric Allen (bells), Gilbert Webster, Terence Emery, Jack Lees Jr., and Tristan Fry (percussion)