
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
There’s a good reason that writing a successful string quartet is regarded as one of the supreme musical achievements. While the art of orchestration certainly
These two works have their charms. The Second Symphony (1900) hasn’t quite shaken off Ropartz’s Franckish roots, especially in its first movement, but its formal