DEBUSSY
Pelleas et Melisande (1952 recording) Suzanne Danco, Pierre Mollet, Heinz Rehfuss, Andre Vessieres, Helene Bouvier / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Decca ABC Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] This was the first of two recordings by Ernest Ansermet of Pelléas et Mélisande, a work he conducted several times on stage. This recording was made in April 1952 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the premiere. |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Dramatic works & ballet music (Incls 'Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien' & '6 Epigraphes antiques') Suzanne Danco (soprano), Nancy Waugh (contralto) & Marie-Lise de Montmollin (contralto) / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Decca ABC Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] This volume of Debussy's dramatic works and ballet music is dedicated, by and large, to 'rarities' by the composer. Few of Debussy's works have divided critical opinion more than Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, banned as it was by the Archbishop of... |
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
The Best of Tchaikovsky (Incls 'Serenade in C for Strings' Waltz & Capriccio Italien) Various artists, including Ernest Ansermet, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Antal Dorati, Henry Lewis, Lorin Maazel, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 6/Feb/1997 ] All the very best of Tchaikovsky at a super special price. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Orchestral Suites Nos 3 & 4 'Mozartiana' Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] "It's a bargain of a lifetime. There is no need to delay, only extreme enjoyment awaits you" (MusicWeb) |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: A Faust Symphony / Mephisto Waltz / Battle of the Huns (with Magnard-Symphony No. 3) Werner Krenn (tenor) / Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] Liszt's Eine Faust-Symphonie, based on the Faust legend, is an hour-long work for tenor, choir and orchestra, based on the Faust legend. The Suisse Romande Orchestra take to this complex score, one with which they could hardly have been familiar,... |