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Special offer. Bizet: Carmen & L'Arlésienne Suites

Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Pablo González

Bizet: Carmen & L'Arlésienne Suites
An aptly theatrical performance of the suite from Bizet’s most renowned work. The Barcelona musicians’ playing is richly textured.

BBC Music Magazine, February 20184 out of 5 stars

Special offer. Bizet: Carmen & L'Arlésienne Suites

Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Pablo González

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An aptly theatrical performance of the suite from Bizet’s most renowned work. The Barcelona musicians’ playing is richly textured.

BBC Music Magazine, February 20184 out of 5 stars

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Despite the scandal it created when first staged in 1875, Carmen has subsequently become one of the world’s most popular operas. The love affair at its heart shocked contemporary audiences but the music is imperishably vibrant and exciting – so much so that, after the composer’s death, his friend Ernest Guiraud arranged two suites from the opera. Here the Toreador’s Song and the graphically sensuous Seguidilla and Habanera dances are heard in all their orchestral glory. The two suites from L’Arlésienne contain music of great charm and refined elegance.

Contents and tracklist

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1 (Arr. E. Guiraud)
Work length12:39
Carmen Suite No. 1 (Arr. E. Guiraud): I. Prélude
Track length1:28
Carmen Suite No. 1 (Arr. E. Guiraud): II. Aragonaise
Track length2:18
Carmen Suite No. 1 (Arr. E. Guiraud): III. Intermezzo
Track length2:48
Carmen Suite No. 1 (Arr. E. Guiraud): IV. Séguedille
Track length2:01
Carmen Suite No. 1 (Arr. E. Guiraud): V. Les dragons d'Alcala
Track length1:44
Carmen Suite No. 1 (Arr. E. Guiraud): VI. Les toréadors
Track length2:20
Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud)
Work length22:45
Carmen Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud): I. Marche des contrebandiers
Track length4:36
Carmen Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud): II. Habanera
Track length2:06
Carmen Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud): III. Nocturne
Track length4:48
Carmen Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud): IV. Chanson du toréador
Track length2:48
Carmen Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud): V. La garde montante
Track length3:39
Carmen Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud): VI. Danse bohème
Track length4:48
Bizet: L’arlésienne Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis, WD 40
Work length16:44
L’arlésienne Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis, WD 40: I. Prélude
Track length6:30
L’arlésienne Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis, WD 40: II. Menuet
Track length2:44
L’arlésienne Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis, WD 40: III. Adagietto
Track length3:10
L’arlésienne Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis, WD 40: IV. Carillon
Track length4:20
Bizet: L’arlésienne Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud)
Work length17:08
L’arlésienne Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud): I. Pastorale
Track length5:23
L’arlésienne Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud): II. Intermezzo
Track length4:19
L’arlésienne Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud): III. Menuet
Track length4:11
L’arlésienne Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud): IV. Farandole
Track length3:15

Awards and reviews

February 2018

An aptly theatrical performance of the suite from Bizet’s most renowned work. The Barcelona musicians’ playing is richly textured.
4 out of 5 stars
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