Episode 5
Donald Macleod introduces the vast setting of Psalm 80 written for Roussel's own 60th birthday celebrations, and his only string quartet.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Albert Roussel, introducing the vast setting of Psalm 80 written for Roussel's own 60th birthday celebrations, his only string quartet and the orchestral piece described as 'a model of parody and invention'.
Psalm 80
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor)
Europachor Akademie
Philharmonic Orchestra of Luxemburg
Bramwell Tovey (conductor)
TIMPANI 1C1082 T1
Sinfonietta
I Musici
PHILIPS 4266692 T10-12
Coeur en Peril (Deux Melodies, Op 50, No 2)
Kurt Ollmann (baritone)
Dalton Baldwin (piano)
EMI CDS749271-2 CD1 T2
String Quartet
Schonberg Quartet
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 8413 CD3 T4-7.
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- Fri 27 Feb 200912:00BBC Radio 3
- Fri 27 Feb 200922:00BBC Radio 3
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