Albert Roussel France

Biography

Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (April 5, 1869 - August 23, 1937) was a French composer. Born in Tourcoing, France, Roussel's earliest interest was not in music but mathematics. He spent a time in the French Navy, and in 1889 and 1890 he served on the crew of the frigate Iphigénie. These travels affected him artistically, as many of his musical works would reflect his interest in far off, exotic places. After resigning from the Navy in 1894 he began to study music seriously with Eugène Gigout

Popular Songs

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  Bacchus et Ariane, op. 43: Suite no. 2: Le couronnement d'Ariane

  Bacchus et Ariane (Complete Ballet) / Symphony no. 3

  147 BPM
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  Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 42: II. Adagio

  Bacchus et Ariane (Complete Ballet) / Symphony no. 3

  77 BPM
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  Bacchus et Ariane, op. 43: Suite no. 2: Prélude. Le sommeil d'Ariane

  Bacchus et Ariane (Complete Ballet) / Symphony no. 3

  70 BPM
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  Bacchus et Ariane, op. 43: Suite no. 2: Le thiase défile

  Bacchus et Ariane (Complete Ballet) / Symphony no. 3

  168 BPM
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  Bacchus et Ariane: Act I. Introduction

  Bacchus et Ariane / Le Festin de l'araignée

  122 BPM

Discography

Le Festin de l'araignée / Padmâvatî Suites

2012

Symphony no. 4 / Rapsodie flamande / Petite Suite / Sinfonietta

2010

Symphony no. 1 / Résurrection / Le Marchand de sable

2009

Bacchus et Ariane (Complete Ballet) / Symphony no. 3

2007

Chamber Music (complete)

2006

Bacchus et Ariane / Le Festin de l'araignée

1993