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
Classical - Released by Ina, musique(s) on 28 Jul 2014
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Concert du 2 novembre 1947
Roger Désormière, Camille Maurane and Orchestre national et Choeurs de la RTF
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande & Mélodies
Roger Désormière, Irène Joachim, Jacques Jansen, Alfred Cortot, Claude Debussy, Mary garden
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 6 Feb 2006
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Tchaikovsky: Suite de Casse-noisette (Mono Version)
Roger Désormière, Orchestre National de France
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1954
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Roger Désormière. Complete Decca Recordings
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 5 Jun 2020
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Mono Version)
Irène Joachim, Jacques Jansen, Henry Etcheverry, Roger Désormière
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1954
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Conductor's Gallery, Vol. 7: Victor de Sabata, Roger Désormière
Janine Micheau, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, National Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Désormière, Victor De Sabata
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 25 Aug 2023
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Janine Micheau. Operatic Recital
Janine Micheau, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Roger Désormière
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2014
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DEBUSSY: PELLÉAT ET MÉLISANDE
Opera - Released by Nar Classical on 17 Dec 1996
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Dutilleux: Symphonie n° 1 (Création mondiale - 7 Juin 1951)
Orchestre national de la RTF - Roger Désormière
Classical - Released by Ina, musique(s) on 28 Oct 2013
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Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie, extraits (1737 Version, Mono Version)
Claudine Verneuil, Flore Wend, Raymond Amade, Roger Désormière
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1951
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Messiaen : "Turangalila symphonie" en création européenne (25 Juillet 1950)
Orchestre national de la RTF - Roger Désormière
Classical - Released by Ina Archives on 28 Oct 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
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1949
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Debussy: Nuages & Fêtes (Mono Version)
Roger Désormière, Česká filharmonie
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
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Œuvres symphoniques
Symphonic Music - Released by INA Mémoire vive on 17 May 2001
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Béla Bartók: Rhapsody, Op. 1 & Piano Concerto No. 2
Andor Foldes, Roger Désormière, Eugène Bigot
Classical - Released by Jecklin on 1 Jan 1990
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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
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 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
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 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
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1956
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Delibes: Coppélia, extraits (Mono Version)
Roger Désormière, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1952
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Tchaikovsky: The Swan Lake, Extracts (Mono Version)
Orchestre National de France, Roger Désormière
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1954
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