by David Stark | Nov 3, 2014 | Recordings
Ravel: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 Conductor: Stéphane Denève Orchestra: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR Released: 3 November 2014 Label: Hanssler Classic ASIN: B00NAI8LGY Stephane Deneve…coaxes a rich, warm sound from the orchestra. Performance ****...
by David Stark | Jun 27, 2014 | Recordings
Stéphane Denèves recording of Poulenc’s “Les biches” and “Stabat Mater” marked the conductor’s debut with hänssler CLASSIC / SWRmusic. With this CD, he begins recording a series of Maurice Ravel’s complete orchestral music....
by David Stark | May 10, 2012 | Press & Media
“Adieu to a bold alliance: the final week” The Herald’s Michael Tumelty interviews Stéphane Denève, prior to his final week with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Michael Tumelty The Herald SO here it is: the final week of Stephane...
by David Stark | Feb 13, 2012 | Recordings
One of Roussel’s most performed orchestral works, Le Festin de l’araignée (The Spider’s Banquet) was composed during his earlier impressionistic period, and depicts the beauty and violence of insect life in a garden. Roussel’s experiences as a lieutenant in the...
by David Stark | Jan 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
At the age of 24, Stéphane Denève hit what he describes as his ‘big break’ as a conductor, when the legendary Hungarian conductor, the late Sir Georg Solti, asked him to assist him at Paris Opera and then with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1996 the...