Albert Roussel
Born: 5th April 1869, Tourcoing, France
Died: 23rd August 1937, Royan, France
Nationality: French
Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His early works were strongly influenced by the Impressionism of Debussy and Ravel, while he later turned toward neoclassicism.
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Albert Roussel
3rd Jun 2026
The first of our new guides explores the life and legacy of one of the key French composers of the early twentieth century, sitting at the crossroads of Impressionism, Neoclassicism and early Modernism.
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Popular Works: Roussel
- 3 Pieces, Op. 49 (13)
- A Flower Given to my Daughter, op. 44bis (5)
- A Glorious Day, Op. 48 (5)
- Adieux, Op. 8 No. 1 (4)
- Aria (6)
- Bacchus et Ariane, Op. 43 (6)
- Bacchus et Ariane, Op. 43 - Suite No. 1 (5)
- Bacchus et Ariane, Op. 43 - Suite No. 2 (25)
- Concert pour petit orchestre, Op. 34 (7)
- Deux Mélodies Op. 19 (6)
- Deux Mélodies Op. 20 (6)
- Deux Poèmes de Ronsard, Op. 26 (12)
- Divertissement for wind quintet & piano, Op. 6 (11)
- Fanfare pour un Sacre Païen (4)
- Impromptu for harp, Op. 21 (16)
- Jazz dans la Nuit, Op. 38 (4)
- Joueurs de Flûte, Op. 27 (40)
- L'accueil des muses (7)
- Le Festin de l'Araignée, Op. 17 (16)
- Le Festin de l'Araignée, Op. 17 - fragments symphonique (11)
- Petite Suite Op. 39 (9)
- Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 36 (9)
- Pour une fête de printemps, Op. 22 (6)
- Prélude et Fugue, Op. 46 (5)
- Réponse d'une épouse sage, Op. 35 No. 2 (4)
- Résurrection, Op. 4 (5)
- Segovia for guitar, Op. 29 (28)
- Sérénade for flute, string trio & harp, Op. 30 (19)
- Sinfonietta for string orchestra, Op. 52 (18)
- Sonatine, Op. 16 (7)
- String Quartet in D major, Op. 45 (6)
- String Trio, Op. 58 (6)
- Suite in F major, Op. 33 (16)
- Suite in F sharp, Op. 14 (7)
- Symphony No. 1 'Le Poème de la forêt' (7)
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 23 (7)
- Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42 (34)
- Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 53 (17)
- Trio for flute, viola & cello, Op. 40 (6)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 28 (5)
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