Roger Désormière
Roger Desormière was one of the most important French conductors of the second quarter of the twentieth century.
He was a Paris Conservatoire student of the composer Koechlin. After graduation he played flute in Paris orchestras, and make he debut as a conductor in 1921 at the Concerts Pleyel. He conducted the Ballets Suedois (Swedish Ballet) during the 1924 - 1925 season. (Despite its name, it was a Paris-based group). In 1925 he was hired as a conductor for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1925. As such he traveled with the company to major centers such as London, Milan, and Vienna.
Diaghilev's death in 1929 resulted in the disbanding of the company. After that he frequently guest conducted, and gained a reputation primarily in contemporary music and Baroque repertory. He began to edit and publish music of Baroque composers such as Lalande and Rameau, and released collections of Renaissance music.
In 1937 he became a resident conductor of the Paris Opéra-Comique. In 1944 he was appointed director of that company, and in 1945 added the position as assistant director of the Opéra de Paris to his activities. He was especially associated with Debussy's opera, Pelléas et Mélisande . He became associated with the most progressive music of the French post-war scene, conducted music of Messiaen, and premiered Pierre Boulez's Le soleil des eaux in 1950. But he also organized concerts of Baroque music at Versailles, and also composed film music.
His musical career came to a premature ending after 1950, when he was struck with aphasia and other nervous disorders.
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Tailleferre - Auric - Nigg : Concert en hommage à Paul Valéry (7 mars 1949)
Roger Désormière, Orchestre national de la RTF and Ginette Guillamat
Klassik - Erschienen bei Ina, musique(s) am 28.07.2014
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Concert du 2 novembre 1947
Roger Désormière, Camille Maurane and Orchestre national et Choeurs de la RTF
Klassik - Erschienen bei Ina, musique(s) am 15.04.2014
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande & Mélodies
Roger Désormière, Irène Joachim, Jacques Jansen, Alfred Cortot, Claude Debussy, Mary garden
Klassik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 06.02.2006
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Tchaikovsky: Suite de Casse-noisette (Mono Version)
Roger Désormière, Orchestre National de France
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1954
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Roger Désormière. Complete Decca Recordings
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. am 05.06.2020
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Conductor's Gallery, Vol. 7: Victor de Sabata, Roger Désormière
Janine Micheau, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Désormière, Victor De Sabata
Klassik - Erschienen bei Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. am 25.08.2023
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Mono Version)
Irène Joachim, Jacques Jansen, Henry Etcheverry, Roger Désormière
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1954
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Janine Micheau. Operatic Recital
Janine Micheau, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Roger Désormière
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.2014
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DEBUSSY: PELLÉAT ET MÉLISANDE
Oper - Erschienen bei Nar Classical am 17.12.1996
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Dutilleux: Symphonie n° 1 (Création mondiale - 7 Juin 1951)
Orchestre national de la RTF - Roger Désormière
Klassik - Erschienen bei Ina, musique(s) am 28.10.2013
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Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie, extraits (1737 Version, Mono Version)
Claudine Verneuil, Flore Wend, Raymond Amade, Roger Désormière
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1951
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Messiaen : "Turangalila symphonie" en création européenne (25 Juillet 1950)
Orchestre national de la RTF - Roger Désormière
Klassik - Erschienen bei Ina Archives am 28.10.2013
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Couperin: Apothéose de Lully, Concert royal No. 4 & La sultane (Mono Version)
Roger Désormière, Henri Merckel, Ensemble Orchestral de L'Oiseau-Lyre
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1949
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Debussy: Nuages & Fêtes (Mono Version)
Roger Désormière, Česká filharmonie
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1961
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Œuvres symphoniques
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei INA Mémoire vive am 17.05.2001
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Béla Bartók: Rhapsody, Op. 1 & Piano Concerto No. 2
Andor Foldes, Roger Désormière, Eugène Bigot
Klassik - Erschienen bei Jecklin am 01.01.1990
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Tchaikovsky: Suite from the Nutcracker, Extracts (Mono Version)
Orchestre National de France, Roger Désormière
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1954
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Tchaikovsky: Suite de La belle au bois dormant - Ippolitov-Ivanov: Sketches caucasiens, suite No. 1 (Mono Version)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Roger Désormière
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1952
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Chopin: Les sylphides - Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty (Mono Version)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Roger Désormière
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1958
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Sauguet: Concerto pour piano No. 1 (Mono Version)
Arnaud de Gontaut-Biron, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Roger Désormière
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1956
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Delibes: Coppélia, extraits (Mono Version)
Roger Désormière, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1952
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