Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Established at the end of a devastating war that had enveloped nearly all of Europe except for Switzerland, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande was named for the French-speaking portion of the small nation. Through the tenacity and devotion of its founder, conductor Ernest Ansermet, it became a regional, then national institution and grew despite problems resulting from the global economic instability between the World Wars. Ansermet's gifts for diplomacy were called into play both in maintaining an important advocacy for the best new music and for facing down disputes between partisans of Geneva, where the orchestra made its home, and Lausanne. Although Lausanne had a respectable orchestra, Geneva (where Ansermet had become a conductor in 1915) could boast only an ensemble that primarily accompanied performances at the opera house and performed only the occasional symphonic program. Once the determination to establish L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande was made, Ansermet began recruiting his players. While some musicians were drawn from the existing Geneva ensemble, the 34-year-old conductor sought his string players from Italy, his horn players from Vienna, and his woodwind players from Paris. With a complement of 62 on stage at Geneva's Victoria Hall, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande made its debut on November 30, 1918, performing an ambitious program of Handel, Mozart, Benner, Jaques-Dalcroze, and for the program's second half Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. The following week, Ansermet and the orchestra presented an entire program of music by Debussy, who had died the previous March. Thus was initiated a direction that would mark the orchestra's path throughout its 50 years under its founding maestro. As Ansermet established himself as an outstanding interpreter of Bartók, Britten, Debussy, de Falla, Hindemith, Honegger, Martin, Martinu, Ravel, Roussel, and Stravinsky, so followed his orchestra. Although certain forces strove to move the emphasis away from contemporary music and closer to the Classical/Romantic standards identified with Europe's other major orchestras, Ansermet continued to champion the works of his own time and to shape his players to be strong advocates for that repertoire. To end the bickering that threatened to break apart symphonic life in the French-speaking cities and cantons, Ansermet devised a plan wherein those municipalities that enjoyed live performances by the OSR would support the orchestra through the Associations of Friends of L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, divisions of which were begun in both Geneva and Lausanne. The public was encouraged to join, along with radio and business sponsors. The OSR has performed numerous premieres by Swiss composers and, as the opera orchestra for the Geneva Grand Theatre, has introduced several important stage works, including operas by Martin (Monsieur de Pourceaugnac), Milhaud (La mère coupable), and Liebermann (La Forêt). For the orchestra's Golden Jubilee in 1968, Ansermet once again led Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. At Ansermet's invitation, Paul Kletzki had been asked to assume responsibility for the orchestra beginning in 1967 and he remained as chief conductor until 1970. At that time, German conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch became artistic director and established himself as a favorite with the public, albeit in a repertoire centered around German/Austrian composers. From 1980 to 1985, Horst Stein continued the ongoing embrace of Central European Classical and Romantic tradition, winning particular approval for his work in the Grand Theatre. Armin Jordan (1985-1997) and Fabio Luisi followed, both balancing repertoires and theater and symphonic interests. Pinchas Steinberg was designated the OSR's artistic director in September 2002. Marek Janowski was signed to conduct the orchestra from 2005 to 2015, though he chose to depart at the end of the 2011-2012 season. In 2010, Neeme Järvi was announced as artistic and musical director, with Kazuki Yamada named as principal guest conductor.
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Bloch: Schelomo, B. 39 - Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain - Hommage à Armin Jordan
François Guye, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Armin Jordan
Classique - Paru chez Cascavelle le 9 août 2021
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Marek Janowski
Classique - Paru chez Pentatone le 16 mai 2000
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Liszt: Eine Faust-Symphonie; Magnard: Symphony No.3
Werner Krenn, Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 2013
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Tchaikovsky : le lac des cygnes (Mono Version)
Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1960
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Glazunov: The Seasons; Two Concert Waltzes; Stenka Razin
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1991
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De Falla: Le Tricorne & Interlude et Danse extraits de "La Vie brève" (Stereo Version)
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Teresa Berganza
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1961
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; The Stone Flower; Lieutenant Kijé etc.
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Silvio Varviso
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 2 déc. 2002
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Conductor's Gallery, Vol. 12: Ernest Ansermet
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Classique - Paru chez Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. le 25 août 2023
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Fables de La Fontaine (Vladimir Cosma)
Vladimir Cosma, Lambert Wilson, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Comédies musicales - Paru chez Larghetto le 26 nov. 2009
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Brahms: 4 Ernste Gesänge - Duparc: 3 Mélodies - Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée - 5 Mélodies Populaires Grecques - Poulenc: 6 Chansons Villageoises - Vellones: 5 Epitaphes (Live)
Pierre Mollet, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Cascavelle le 30 juin 1999
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One Century of Music: Premier siècle (Live)
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Classique - Paru chez PentaTone le 18 janv. 2019
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Tchaikovsky: Suite for Orchestra No. 3; Suite for Orchestra No. 4 ‘Mozartiana’ (Ruggiero Ricci: Complete Decca Recordings, Vol. 9)
Ruggiero Ricci, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Classique - Paru chez Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. le 1 janv. 2007
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Grieg: Peer Gynt (English Version)
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Alex Jennings, Haydn Gwynne, Sir Derek Jacobi
Classique - Paru chez Aeon le 15 oct. 2006
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Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ataulfo Argenta spielen: Peter Tschaikowsky: Symphonie Nr. 4, Op. 36
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Musique concertante - Paru chez Classico Ivano le 5 déc. 2014
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Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite / Song of the Nightingale
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Classique - Paru chez Music Manager le 7 févr. 2012
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Ernest Ansermet Collection, Vol. 1: Les illuminations et War Requiem, Pt. 1 de Britten
Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Musique symphonique - Paru chez RTS Radio Télévision Suisse - Evasion Music le 16 nov. 2016
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Ernest Ansermet Collection, Vol. 2: War Requiem, Pt. 2 de Britten et Sept Lieder de jeunesse de Berg
Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Musique symphonique - Paru chez RTS Radio Télévision Suisse - Evasion Music le 16 nov. 2016
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Richard Strauss: Symphonic Poems – II
Eliahu Inbal, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Classique - Paru chez Denon le 1 janv. 1998
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The Great Conductors: Ernest Ansermet Conducts Claude Debussy & Maurice Ravel (Remastered 2016)
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Ernest Ansermet
Classique - Paru chez Jube Classic le 21 oct. 2016
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Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Bremer Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch
Classique - Paru chez Archipel le 11 déc. 2007
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Waltzes of the World (Mono Version)
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1960
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