Albert Roussel: The Complete Symphonies and other Orchestral Works / Stéphane Denève / Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Disc 1
Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42
1 - 1. Allegro vivace 5:52
2 - 2. Adagio 10:21
3 - 3. Vivace 2:58
4 - 4. Allegro con spirito 6:25
Bacchus et Ariane, Op. 43, Suite No. 1
5 - Prélude 1:52
6 - Games of the young men and maidens 2:38
7 - Dance of the Labyrinth 3:14
8 - Bacchus appears, disguised. The dance is interrupted. Curious, Ariadne approaches Bacchus. 1:02
9 - He whirls his black mantle over her. ... She falls asleep. 0:46
10- Theseus and his companions rush upon Bacchus. ... Bacchus reveals himself. ... With an imperious gesture he indicates to Theseus and his companions the way over the sea. 0:45
11- The clouds gather. ... Theseus and his companions head for the shore. 1:15
12- The clouds disperse, the sun re-appears. 0:49
13- Dance of Bacchus 1:34
14- Ariadne, still asleep, dances with Bacchus. ... The rhythm of the dance grows slower. 2:26
15- Bacchus sets Ariadne down on the rock. 1:34
Bacchus et Ariane, Op. 43, Suite No. 2
16- Prélude. Ariadne's sleep 2:33
17- Ariadne's Awakening. ... She looks around everywhere with astonishment. ... She stands, comes, toes, runs, looks for Theseus and his companions. ... She realises that she has been abandoned. With difficulty she pulls herself up onto a rock. ... She is about to 1:42
18- She falls into the arms of Bacchus, who has appeared suddenly behind the summit. ... Bacchus resumes the dream dance with Ariadne, now awake. 1:05
19- Bacchus dances alone. 1:48
20- The kiss 1:06
21- The Dionysian spell 1:04
22- The Bacchic procession of revellers forms. ... A faun and a maenad offer Ariadne the golden cup into which they have squeezed the juice of grapes. 0:38
23- Dance of Ariadne 3:54
24- Dance of Ariadne and Bacchus 1:02
25- Bacchanal 3:41
26- The coronation of Ariadne 0:49
Disc 2
Symphony No. 1 'Le poème de la forêt'
1 - Forêt d'hiver 5:24
2 - Renouveau 7:07
3 - Soir d'été 8:34
4 - Faunes et dryades 14:34
5 - Résurrection - Symphonic Prelude 10:41
Le marchand des sable qui passe, incidental music
6 - Prélude 4:11
7 - Scène 2 3:42
8 - Interlude et Scène 4 4:55
9 - Scène finale 5:11
Disc 3
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 53
1 - 1. Lento - Allegro con brio 6:52
2 - 2. Lento molto 9:35
3 - 3. Allegro scherzando 2:44
4 - 4. Allegro molto 4:09
5 - Rapsodie flamande (Flemish Rhapsody), Op. 56 9:59
Petite suite, Op. 39
6 - 1. Aubade 2:55
7 - 2. Pastorale 7:04
8 - 3. Mascarade 3:00
Concert pour petit orchestre, Op. 34
9 - 1. Allegro 3:02
10- 2. Andante 6:38
11- 3. Presto 3:30
Sinfonietta, Op. 52
12- 1. Allegro molto 3:27
13- 2. Andante 2:54
14- 3. Allegro 3:09
Disc 4
Symphony No. 2
1 - Lent 17:37
2 - Modéré 9:44
3 - Très Lent 15:40
4 - Pour une fête de printemps 11:36
Suite in F
5 - Prélude 4:01
6 - Sarabande 5:23
7 - Gigue 4:37
Maggie Berry Package Design
E. Carlier Cover Art
Miranda Crump Illustrations
Stéphane Denève Conductor
Peter Devlin Photography
J. Henry Fair Photography
Jon Feidner Liner Notes
Luca Giordano Cover Art
Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin Cover Art
Tim Handley Engineer, Producer
Klaus Heymann Executive Producer
William Orpen Cover Image
Collin Rae Compilation Producer, Project Manager
Albert Roussel Composer
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Jim Selby Executive Producer
Richard Whitehouse Liner Notes
David Ylla-Somers Liner Note Translation
