Inghelbrecht Desire-Emile | Complete Erato Recordings | CD

Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht was a French composer, conductor and writer, born in Paris on 17 September 1880 and died there on 14 February 1965. He was the first music director of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées at its opening in 1913 and later founded the Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française.

The Complete Erato Recordings is a 16-CD compilation of recordings conducted by Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, released by Erato in 2025. The set covers recordings from 1929 to 1962, with discs 1 to 9 from the LP era, discs 10 to 14 from 78 rpm records and discs 15 and 16 live recordings. Orchestras on the set include the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestre national de la R.T.F., and Philippe Pauly is credited as compilation producer.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Le Carnaval Romain, Overture, Op. 9 H. 95

Disc 3

1. Cantique De Jean Racine, For Mixed Chorus And Orchestra, Op. 11 N 42c

Disc 4

1. Prélude À L’après-midi D’un Faune, L 87a
2. Marche Écossaise Sur Un Thème Populaire, L 83b

Disc 5

1. La Damoiselle Elue, Lyric Poem For Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Women’s Chorus And Orchestra, L 69b
2. Noël Des Enfants Qui N’ont Plus De Maison, For Soprano And Orchestra, L 147b

Disc 7

1. Jeux, Ballet L 133a

Disc 9

1. Une Barque Sur L’océan (Miroirs No. 3), M.43

Disc 10

1. Patrie, Dramatic Overture, Op. 19 WD 41 1

Disc 11

1. Marche écossaise Sur Un Thème Populaire, L 83b
2. Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien, L 130a: Fanfare “Concile Des Faux Dieux”

Disc 12

1. Le Carnaval Romain, Overture, Op. 9 H. 95
2. Joyeuse Marche
3. Habanera
4. L’Apprenti Sorcier, Symphonic Poem
5. Fanfare Pour Précéder La Péri
6. Jolly Brothers, Waltz

Disc 13

1. Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche, Op. 28
2. In The Steppes Of Central Asia, Symphonic Poem
3. Tsar Saltan: Flight Of The Bumblebee
4. Fête Enfantine

Disc 14

1. La Légende Du Grand Saint-Nicolas, For Soprano, Baritone And Orchestra
2. Autographe De L’auteur
3. La Marseillaise

Disc 15

1. La Damoiselle Élue, Lyric Poem For Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Women’s Chorus And Orchestra L 69b
2. Prélude À L’après-midi D’un Faune, For Orchestra, L 87a

Disc 16

1. I. Gigues
2. III. Rondes De Printemps
3. Jeux, Ballet, L 133a