Roussel: Symphony No. 2

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Release Date: 31st Mar 2008
Catalogue No: 8570529
Label: Naxos
Series: Stéphane Denève Roussel Orchestral Works
Length: 68 minutes

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July 2008

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Roussel: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 23

Work length43:01

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stéphane Denève

I. Lent

Track length17:37

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$5.15

II. Modéré

Track length9:44

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III. Tres lent

Track length15:40

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Roussel: Pour une fête de printemps, Op. 22

Work length11:36

$3.00

$3.85

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stéphane Denève

Pour une fete de printemps, Op. 22

Track length11:36

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$3.85

Roussel: Suite in F major, Op. 33

Work length14:01

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$3.90

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stéphane Denève

I. Prelude

Track length4:01

$1.00

$1.30

II. Sarabande

Track length5:23

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$1.30

III. Gigue

Track length4:37

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The three works included here outline the transitional phase in which Roussel’s mature idiom took shape. Most important of these is his Second Symphony, with its densely intricate orchestration and its wide range of expression, while Pour une fête de printemps is a symphonic poem that could be thought of as preparation for the larger work.

With the Suite in F, Roussel arrived at his mature style; the piece is taut and economical in design, with a distinctly ‘contemporary’ feel.

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energy, enthusiasm, and panache

Proms 2008

Denève and the RSNO are strong advocates for the all-too-rarely heard Second Symphony.

July 2008

Denève's pacing feels perfectly natural… The Royal Scottish National Orchestra play with élan throughout, relishing the music.

2011 edition

The most recent digital set on Naxos is, on balance, perhaps the best [Roussel cycle], and is certainly well on its way to being the most comprehensive...Unlike the majority of performances in this cycle, the Second Symphony is taken at quite a slow pace, but not unsympathetically slow. All the brooding colours of this densely impressionistic score are brought out, allowing the listener to wallow in much gorgeous orchestration.

3rd May 2008

Stéphane Denève and his orchestra bring plenty of verve and nuance to their interpretation [of Roussel's Second Symphony], and with the equally well-played couplings - a festive symphonic poem and a more Classically shaped suite - the disc adds up to a highly recommendable window on to the world of a fascinating composer

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