Track Listing

1. 1. Introduction
2. 2. Youths and maidens at play
3. 3. The labyrinth dance
4. 4. Bacchus appears. The dance is interuupted. A curious Ariadne approaches Bacchus. He twirls his b
5. 5. Theseus and his companions rush toward Bacchus. Bacchus reveals his identity. With an imperious
6. 6. Dance of Bacchus. Ariadne, still asleep, takes part in Bacchus' dance. Therhythm slackens. Bacch
7. 1. Introduction
8. 2. Awakening of Ariadne. She looks about in astonishment. She arises, running and searching everywh
9. 3. Bacchus dances alone
10. 4. The kiss
11. 5. The Dionysian spell
12. 6. The procession of the Thiase. A faun and a priestesse of Bacchus give a golden cup of grape nect
13. 7. Ariadne's dance
14. 8. Dance of Ariadne and Bacchus
15. 9. Bacchanale. The coronation of Ariadne
16. 1. Lent
17. 2. Mod�r�
18. 3. Tr�s lent

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #244998 in Music
• Released on: 2006-06-27
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

A major symphony rediscovered
Roussel's Second Symphony is a wonderful work--brooding, deeply moving, and very original. While not a programatic piece at all, I feel that the composer must have been thinking about the Great War when he wrote this amazing piece. The sound world may have a little of Debussy or Stravinsky, but the piece sounds like nothing else I have heard. I hope Eschenbach records the other Rousell symphonies too--apparantly this work was a major discovery for him, as it has been for me. The two better known Bacchus and Ariadne ballet suites are also beautifully performed. Definitely on my record of the year list....