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Has anyone ever noticed that William Walton lifted the climaxes of the first movement of his Partita for Orchestra bodily from the Prélude of Roussel’s
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
Here’s another enterprising recital from crack virtuosa Sharon Bezaly and her team. The only drawback on the entire disc is the singing of Barbara Hendricks
This final disc in Christoph Eschenbach’s Roussel cycle turns out to be disappointing. It contains the composer’s most famous work, the Third Symphony, in a
Hans Vonk’s view of La mer may be a bit lacking in sheer sensuality, but it’s immaculately played and vibrant–and it’s particularly nice to hear
This is one of the more interesting programs in Deutsche Grammophon’s New York Philharmonic live concert series. Lorin Maazel plays Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Overture as
This strange work, set in 13th-century India, centers on the Princely ruler Ratan-Sen and his beautiful wife, Padmavati. When the cruel Mogul ruler of Delhi,
This is one very beautiful disc of chamber music with harp. The three big works are Roussel’s magnificent, sweet-and-sour Sérénade for flute, harp, and string
If you’re looking for a really good single-disc collection of essential Roussel, this reissue fills the bill nicely. It contains some of Neeme Järvi’s best
Audiophile enhancements notwithstanding, the chief reason to acquire this disc always has been Paul Paray’s vibrant and exciting renditions of these delightful works, performed with
