# Albert Roussel: Symphony No. 1 "Le Poème de la forêt" · Symphony No. 4

> Albert Roussel: Symphony No. 1 "Le Poème de la forêt" · Symphony No. 4 – Orchestre de Paris, Christoph…. Ondine ODE 1092-2, CD, released March 2007.

Source: https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1092-2

- **Composer:** Albert Roussel
- **Work(s):** Symphony No. 1 "Le Poème de la forêt" · Symphony No. 4
- **Performers:** Orchestre de Paris; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 1092-2
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 March 2007
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195109229
- **Tracks:** 8, total 66:43
- **Genres:** Orchestral

## Track listing

**Albert Roussel**

- *Symphony No. 1 "Le Poème de la forêt"*
1. I. Forêt d'hiver (6:17)
2. II. Renouveau (8:30)
3. III. Soir d'été (10:43)
4. IV. Faunes et dryades (16:19)
- *Symphony No. 4*
5. I. Lento - Allegro con brio (7:10)
6. II. Lento molto (10:32)
7. III. Allegro scherzando (3:09)
8. IV. Allegro molto (4:03)

## About this recording

This Albert Roussel disc couples his First and Fourth Symphonies. It is the second volume in a cycle of three releases featuring the four symphonies and two ballets by the French composer, performed by the Orchestre de Paris and Christoph Eschenbach.

The Fourth Symphony, written in 1934, is considered the crowning achievement of Roussel's career. The First Symphony was completed in 1906 and consists of four movements tracing the four seasons with their descriptive titles.

The booklet contains liner notes written by Damien Top from the Centre International Albert-Roussel in France, as well as rare photographs.

## Features

Booklet with liner notes in English, French, German and Finnish

## Press

It's fair to suggest that Eschenbach's Paris orchestra outplays them all (...). He certainly enjoys the clearest, most up-to-date sonics. (...) This is beguilling music. Roussel belongs in every collection.

Phillip Scott, Fanfare Magazine, September/October 2007

Eschenbach's trenchant reading alongside the expert playing of the Orchestre de Paris upholds Roussel's claim as France's finest 20th-century symphonist.

David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, August 2007, Artistic Quality 9 / Sound Quality 9

Under Christoph Eschenbach's direction, the Orchestre de Paris delivers an enormously beautiful-sounding, excellently conceived plea for this French composer.

Oswald Beaujean, Partituren, Juli/August 2007

(Christoph Eschenbach's) magnificent account of the First Symphony is unsurpassed.

Christopher Dingle, BBC Music Magazine, April 2007, Performance *****

As with his recording of No. 2, Eschenbach's accounts are highly evocative and beautifully phrased. (...) in Le poème de la forêt (...) he finds the poetry of this quietly sumptuous score. (...) What makes this newcomer recommendable is the superb playing and Ondine's first-rate sound.

Guy Rickards, Gramophone, April 2007

Christoph Eschenbach skilfully guides his players through the sylvan glades and urban landscapes of these contrasting works.

Matthew Rye, The Daily Telegraph, March 24, 2007, Classical CD of the Week

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## Related pages

- [Albert Roussel (1869-1937)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/roussel-albert.md)
- [Orchestre de Paris, Ensemble](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/orchestre-de-paris.md)

## Also recommended

- [Albert Roussel: Symphony No. 2 · Bacchus et Ariane](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1065-2.md): Orchestre de Paris · Christoph Eschenbach, conductor (ODE 1065-2, 2006)
- [Albert Roussel: Symphony No. 3 · Le Festin de l'araignée](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1107-2.md): Orchestre de Paris · Christoph Eschenbach, conductor (ODE 1107-2, 2008)