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Pablo Gonzalez|Bizet: Carmen & L'arlésienne Suites

Bizet: Carmen & L'arlésienne Suites

Pablo González and Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

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The two suites adapted from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen and the two derived from his incidental music for Alphonse Daudet's play L'Arlésienne are concert staples, and they owe their enduring popularity to their unforgettable melodies and appealing orchestration. This 2017 Naxos CD presents Bizet's own L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1, which he assembled after the play failed, and it became one of his earliest successes; the remaining suites were arranged by Bizet's friend Ernest Guiraud, who composed the recitatives for Carmen and was instrumental in promoting Bizet's music after his death in 1875. Pablo González leads the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra in these engaging performances, and the liveliness of the playing and the vividness of the recorded sound make the CD a delight to hear. Sample track eight to hear the infectious Habanera, one of the most famous tunes from Carmen, and try track 20 for the Farandole, perhaps the best-known excerpt from L'Arlésienne.

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Bizet: Carmen & L'arlésienne Suites

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Carmen Suite No. 1 (Arr. E. Guiraud) (Georges Bizet)

1
I. Prélude
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:01:28

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

2
II. Aragonaise
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:02:18

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

3
III. Intermezzo
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:02:48

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

4
IV. Séguedille
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:02:01

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

5
V. Les dragons d'Alcala
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:01:44

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

6
VI. Les toréadors
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:02:20

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

Carmen Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud) (Georges Bizet)

7
I. Marche des contrebandiers
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:04:36

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

8
II. Habanera
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:02:06

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

9
III. Nocturne
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:04:48

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

10
IV. Chanson du toréador
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:02:48

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

11
V. La garde montante
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:03:39

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

12
VI. Danse bohème
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:04:47

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

L’arlésienne Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis, WD 40 (Georges Bizet)

13
I. Prélude
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:06:30

Georges Bizet, Composer - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis, WD 40 (Georges Bizet)

14
II. Menuet
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:02:44

Georges Bizet, Composer - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

L’arlésienne Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis, WD 40 (Georges Bizet)

15
III. Adagietto
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:03:10

Georges Bizet, Composer - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis, WD 40 (Georges Bizet)

16
IV. Carillon
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:04:20

Georges Bizet, Composer - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

L’arlésienne Suite No. 2 (Arr. E. Guiraud) (Georges Bizet)

17
I. Pastorale
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:05:23

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

18
II. Intermezzo
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:04:19

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

19
III. Menuet
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:04:11

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

20
IV. Farandole
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
00:03:17

Georges Bizet, Composer - Ernest Guiraud, Arranger - Pablo González, Conductor, MainArtist - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

2017 Naxos 2017 (P) Naxos

Album review

The two suites adapted from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen and the two derived from his incidental music for Alphonse Daudet's play L'Arlésienne are concert staples, and they owe their enduring popularity to their unforgettable melodies and appealing orchestration. This 2017 Naxos CD presents Bizet's own L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1, which he assembled after the play failed, and it became one of his earliest successes; the remaining suites were arranged by Bizet's friend Ernest Guiraud, who composed the recitatives for Carmen and was instrumental in promoting Bizet's music after his death in 1875. Pablo González leads the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra in these engaging performances, and the liveliness of the playing and the vividness of the recorded sound make the CD a delight to hear. Sample track eight to hear the infectious Habanera, one of the most famous tunes from Carmen, and try track 20 for the Farandole, perhaps the best-known excerpt from L'Arlésienne.

© TiVo

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