Escales

work by Ibert

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In Jacques Ibert
…popular work, the symphonic suite Escales (1922; “Ports of Call”). From 1937 until 1960 Ibert was director of the French Academy in Rome. He wrote for almost every genre. Of his seven operas the most successful was Angélique (1926). The brilliantly witty Divertissement (1930) was a popular orchestral piece.
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