ROUSSEL

Suite in F*; Symphony No. 3**; Bacchus et Ariane†; Symphony No. 4 *Detroit Symph Orch/paray; **New York Phil/bernstein; †Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire/ Cluytens; Philharmonia/karajan Praga Digitals PRD 350 138 (hybrid CD/ SACD) (1949-63) 79:59 mins

Karajan’s early account of Symphony No. 4 exudes finesse, Bernstein has compelling swagger allied to poetry in the Third, while Paray and Cluytens capture Roussel’s effervescent side.