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Albert Roussel: Complete Symphonies / Marek Janowski, French Radio PO

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 1 in D minor ("Le poème de la forêt"), Op. 7; Symphony no 3 in G minor, Op. 42; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 23; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 53
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: ; French Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

France's symphonic tradition may not compare in number to Germany's, but it has produced its fair share of impressive works. And while less famous than...continue...
Recording information: Salle Olivier Messiaen, Radio France, Paris, France....continue...

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...

Karajan - Complete EMI Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works

88 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Blau, Andreas; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Braun, Manfred; Galway, James [Flute]; Gieseking, Walter; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hauptmann, Norbert; Helmis, Fritz; Hotter, Hans; James, C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

The first volume of Karajan's complete catalog for EMI - 88 CDs of some of history's greatest orchestral recordings at a budget price....continue...

Roussel: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 / Dutoir

2 CD / Apex / 2007-06-12

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 1 in D minor ("Le poème de la forêt"), Op. 7; Symphony no 3 in G minor, Op. 42; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 23; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 53

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: Symphony no 1 & 4 / Eschenbach, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2003-03-06

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 1 in D minor ("Le poème de la forêt"), Op. 7; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 53
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

"Roussel's First Symphony, subtitled "The Poem of the Forest", is so seldom played or recorded that it's faint praise to hail this newcomer as the...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...