Ernest Ansermet Centenary

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Ernest Ansermet, Switzerland's most famous conductor, lived from 1883-1969.

He achieved international renown as the creator and conductor of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, which he directed for more than half a century. This special edition was produced in 1983 to mark Ernest Ansermet’s birth centenary.


Musical content:

1. Ernest Ansermet speaks about Igor Stravinsky in Switzerland

2. Igor Stravinsky: Histoire du Soldat (excerpt)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded in 1940, courtesy by French-Swiss Radio

3. Ernest Ansermet on his first performances of Stravinsky’s works

4. Claude Debussy: Pour la danseuse aux crotales. From “Six Epigraphes antiques”
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded in 1960, courtesy by French-Swiss Radio

5. Arthur Honegger: Chant de joie (excerpt)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded in 1961, courtesy by French-Swiss Radio

6. Ludwig van Beethoven: Funeral March. From Symphony no. 3, “Eroica” in E flat op. 55
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded in 1963, courtesy by French-Swiss Radio

7. Ernest Ansermet on his association with the Diaghilev Ballets

8. Ernest Ansermet on the ballet as a school for conductors

9. Ernest Ansermet on the role of tonality and rhythm in music

10. Ernest Ansermet on music as a means of human communication

11. Hector Berlioz: Symphony fantastique op. 14 (excerpt)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded in 1961, courtesy by French-Swiss Radio


Production information:

Musica Helvetica. Special Events-Special Editions MH-SE 6. Ernest Ansermet Centenary. Produced 1983 for SBC / SRI by Lance Tschannen.

Ernest Ansermet Centenary