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Albert Roussel: Complete Symphonies / Denève - Soyal Scottish Nat'l Orch.

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-07-27

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 3 in G minor, Op. 42; Bacchus et Ariane, Suite no 1; Bacchus et Ariane, Suite no 2; Symphony no 1 in D minor ("Le poème de la forêt"), Op. 7; Résurrection, ...
Conductors: Denève, Stéphane
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"Naxos has thoughtfully boxed up Stephane Deneve's complete Roussel symphony cycle, thus providing an excellent excuse (once again) to give it the strongest possible recommendation...continue...

Albert Russel: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 53; Rapsodie flamande, symphonic poem, Op. 56; Petite suite, for orchestra, Op. 39; Concerto for Small Orchestra, Op. 34; Sinfonietta for strings, Op. 52
Conductors: Denève, Stéphane

Following a period of soul-searching during the mid-1920s, and as his music gained success outside France during the 1930s, Albert Roussel took the rhythmic dynamism,...continue...

Roussel: Symphonies 3 & 4

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 3 in G minor, Op. 42; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 53; Sinfonietta for strings, Op. 52; Concerto for piano & orchestra in G major, Op. 36; Bacchus et Ariane, ballet, Op. ...
Performers: Laval, Danielle; Tessier, Georges
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre; Prêtre, Georges; Plasson, Michel

Albert Roussel (1869-1937) was a French composer who spent seven years in the French Navy, only turning to music at the age of 25. He...continue...

Mussorgsky, Berlioz, Wagner, etc / Cantelli, NBC SO, New York PO

1 CD / Guild / 2008-05-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Richard Wagner: Faust Overture; Götterdämmerung; Albert Roussel: Sinfonietta for strings, Op. 52; Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24...
Performers: Bolognini, Remo; Guilet, Daniel
Conductors: Cantelli, Guido
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Guido Cantelli was 36 years old when he was killed in a plane crash in 1956. His death brought to an end one of the...continue...

Roussel: Symphony nos 3 & 4, etc / Järvi, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 3 in G minor, Op. 42; Bacchus et Ariane, ballet, Op. 43; Sinfonietta for strings, Op. 52; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 53
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

These two symphonies demonstrate Roussel as one of the finest symphonists of the twentieth century. "Neeme Jarvi's account of the Third Symphony has an engaging...continue...

Roussel: Symphonies no 3 & 4, Sinfonietta, etc / Cluytens

1 CD / Testament / 2002-06-01

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 3 in G minor, Op. 42; Bacchus et Ariane, ballet, Op. 43; Sinfonietta for strings, Op. 52; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 53
Performers: Tessier, Georges
Conductors: Cluytens, André

"The PCO was a great orchestra with a distinctive, very French sound from its woodwind and brass. It is heard here at the very top...continue...

French Orchestral Music / Wiesler, Järvi, Tapiola Sinf

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-10-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, FP 141; André Jolivet: Concerto for flute & string orchestra; Albert Roussel: Sinfonietta for strings, Op. 52; Jacques Ibert: Divertissemen...
Performers: Wiesler, Manuela
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta