Composer of the Week - Albert Roussel (1869-1937) - Episode 5

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.