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
Classica - Pubblicato da Ina, musique(s) il 28 lug 2014
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Concert du 2 novembre 1947
Roger Désormière, Camille Maurane and Orchestre national et Choeurs de la RTF
Classica - Pubblicato da Ina, musique(s) il 15 apr 2014
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande & Mélodies
Roger Désormière, Irène Joachim, Jacques Jansen, Alfred Cortot, Claude Debussy, Mary garden
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 6 feb 2006
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Tchaikovsky: Suite de Casse-noisette (Mono Version)
Roger Désormière, Orchestre National de France
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1954
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Roger Désormière. Complete Decca Recordings
Classica - Pubblicato da Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. il 5 giu 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
Classica - Pubblicato da Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. il 25 ago 2023
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Mono Version)
Irène Joachim, Jacques Jansen, Henry Etcheverry, Roger Désormière
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1954
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Janine Micheau. Operatic Recital
Janine Micheau, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Roger Désormière
Classica - Pubblicato da Decca Music Group Ltd. il 1 gen 2014
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DEBUSSY: PELLÉAT ET MÉLISANDE
Opera - Pubblicato da Nar Classical il 17 dic 1996
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Dutilleux: Symphonie n° 1 (Création mondiale - 7 Juin 1951)
Orchestre national de la RTF - Roger Désormière
Classica - Pubblicato da Ina, musique(s) il 28 ott 2013
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Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie, extraits (1737 Version, Mono Version)
Claudine Verneuil, Flore Wend, Raymond Amade, Roger Désormière
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1951
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Messiaen : "Turangalila symphonie" en création européenne (25 Juillet 1950)
Orchestre national de la RTF - Roger Désormière
Classica - Pubblicato da Ina Archives il 28 ott 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
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1949
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Debussy: Nuages & Fêtes (Mono Version)
Roger Désormière, Česká filharmonie
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1961
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Œuvres symphoniques
Musica sinfonica - Pubblicato da INA Mémoire vive il 17 mag 2001
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Béla Bartók: Rhapsody, Op. 1 & Piano Concerto No. 2
Andor Foldes, Roger Désormière, Eugène Bigot
Classica - Pubblicato da Jecklin il 1 gen 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
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 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
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 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
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1956
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Delibes: Coppélia, extraits (Mono Version)
Roger Désormière, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1952
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Tchaikovsky: The Swan Lake, Extracts (Mono Version)
Orchestre National de France, Roger Désormière
Generi vari - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1954
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