From Roussel’s delightful tribute to the animal kingdom in ‘Le festin de l’araignée’ via two of Dukas’ symphonic masterpieces (‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ in state-of-the-art sound) to Chausson’s powerful and massive Symphony in B flat, this generous anthology in the ‘Decca Ansermet Legacy’ features the conductor in music he knew intimately and performed inimitably.
ALBERT ROUSSEL
Symphonies No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42
Symphonies No. 4 in A major, Op. 53
Le festin de l’araignée, Op. 17 (The Spider’s Banquet)
Petite Suite pour orchestre, Op. 39
PAUL DUKAS
La Péri
L’apprenti Sorcier (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
ERNEST CHAUSSON
Symphony in B flat major, Op. 20
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet