For his Symphony No. 3 and subsequent works, Albert Roussel shifted from descriptive music to "absolute music," which was intended to speak for itself.
Composer Biography
Albert Roussel, the composer whose music is featured, lost both his parents and grandparents before he was ten years old and was raised by an aunt.
Composer Biography
Albert Roussel, the composer, was a math genius and made rapid progress on the organ, but was also drawn to travel and adventures at sea as a young officer.
Album & Artwork
This album, titled "Freddy und die wilden Wölfe" (Freddy and the Wild Wolves), is an animal fairy tale about courage and friendship written by Katharina Neuschaefer.
Performer Biography
Stéphane Denève, the conductor, was born in Tourcoing, France, the same city where Albert Roussel was born almost 100 years earlier, and became an assistant to the famous conductor Georg Solti.
Performer Biography
Rufus Beck, the narrator, is known for voicing the Harry Potter audiobooks and began his career in theater while studying Islamistics, Philosophy, and Ethnology.
Recording & Production
The album features music by Albert Roussel, specifically his Symphony No. 3 in D minor, narrated by Rufus Beck, and performed by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Stéphane Denève.
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