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Roussel - Symphony No. 3

Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach

Eschenbach's understanding of Roussell is manifestly profound and his way with the music quietly compelling and persuasive. Very highly recommended. More…

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Contents

Roussel: Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42

Work length26:13
$6.00
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  • Orchestre de Paris
  • Christoph Eschenbach

I. Allegro vivace

Track length6:03
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II. Adagio

Track length10:19
$3.00
$3.85

III. Vivace

Track length3:21
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IV. Allegro con spirito

Track length6:30
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Roussel: Le Festin de l'Araignée, Op. 17

Work length33:02
$22.00
$28.60
  • Orchestre de Paris
  • Christoph Eschenbach

Prelude

Track length3:56
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A garden. - Sitting in her web, a spider surveys the surroundings

Track length0:50
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Entry of the ants. - They find a rose petal. - With great effort they lift

Track length1:27
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Left alone, the spider daydreams and watches the landscape. - She checks the strength of her thread.

Track length1:41
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Entry of the dung beetles.

Track length0:49
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The ants return. - They prepare to carry another petal, when a butterfly appears.

Track length0:14
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Dance of the butterfly. - The spider invites the butterfly to dance closer to her web. - The butterfly is caught in the web and struggles.

Track length3:16
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The spider rejoices. - She frees the butterfly from her web and takes it to her larder.

Track length0:36
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The spider dances. - Suddenly fruits come crashing down from a tree.

Track length1:49
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Fruit worms enter and prepare to revel in the fallen fruits.

Track length0:58
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Warlike entry of two praying mantises who lift their frightening blades and forbid anyone to approach.

Track length0:45
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The ants dance in a circle. - The two mantises blame each other for the trick which was played upon them.

Track length0:34
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The mantises challenge each other to a duel. - They fight. - The spider dances in order to make the mantises more excited.

Track length1:40
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A mayfly hatches.

Track length1:40
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He dances.

Track length3:22
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The mayfly stops, exhausted. - The ants, the spider and finally the dung beetles pay their respects.

Track length2:07
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The mayfly and the fruit worms dance.

Track length1:38
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The mayfly dies.

Track length0:31
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The spider prepares to begin her feast, but one of the mantises, freed by the dung beetles from the web, slips behind the spider and kills her.

Track length0:38
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Death throes of the spider

Track length1:19
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Funeral of the mayfly. - The funeral cortege sets off and vanishes into the distance.

Track length1:54
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Night falls on the deserted garden.

Track length1:18
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