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Bizet: Carmen & L'arlésienne Suites

Pablo Gonzalez

Classical - Released October 13, 2017 | Naxos

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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.© TiVo
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Bizet: Carmen, WD 31

Adriana Maliponte

Classical - Released April 1, 1973 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1 & Symphony No. 1 - Gounod: Petite Symphonie

François Leleux

Classical - Released March 13, 2020 | Linn Records

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Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 (Live)

Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra

Opera - Released October 12, 2018 | Orfeo

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Bizet: Carmen Suites Nos. 1 & 2 - Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2

Leonard Bernstein

Classical - Released December 22, 2017 | Sony Classical

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Carmen - L'Arlésienne

Marc Minkowski

Classical - Released March 17, 2008 | naïve classique

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Bizet: Carmen Suites and L' Arlésienne Suites

Georges Bizet

Classical - Released October 28, 2013 | Past Classics

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Saint-Saëns : Symphonie No. 3 - Œuvres de Chabrier, Bizet & Lalo (Diapason n°586)

Orchestre Symphonique de Détroit

Symphonic Music - Released October 25, 2009 | Les Indispensables de Diapason

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Bizet: Suites from L'Arlésienne & Carmen

Herbert von Karajan

Classical - Released April 12, 2019 | Warner Classics

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Bizet: Carmen

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Classical - Released April 1, 1973 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1 & No. 2; L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1 & No. 2

Orchestre Lamoureux

Classical - Released January 1, 1960 | Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.

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Bizet: Carmen Suites 1 & 2; L'Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

Classical - Released January 1, 1988 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suites Nos.1 & 2; Carmen Suite

Berliner Philharmoniker

Classical - Released February 18, 1985 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Rossini: Overtures; Bizet: Carmen-Suite

Ferenc Fricsay

Classical - Released January 1, 2006 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Bizet: Carmen Suite, Petite Suite d'orchestre, L'Arlésienne

Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille

Classical - Released January 1, 1991 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Bizet: Symphony in C Major - Carmen Suite No. 1 - L'Arlésienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2

Georges Bizet

Classical - Released September 1, 2016 | Danacord Records

In the concert hall, Georges Bizet's fame rests primarily on orchestral excerpts from his opera Carmen, the incidental music to the play L'Arlésienne, the youthful Symphony in C major, and a handful of other orchestral pieces. For this 2017 Danacord release, Marc Soustrot leads the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in performances of the Carmen Suite No. 1, which was assembled by Bizet's friend Ernest Guiraud, the two suites from L'Arlésienne (Suite No. 1 arranged by Bizet, Suite No. 2 compiled by Guiraud), and the Symphony, a student work from 1855 that was rediscovered in 1933. All of these works are quite popular and they have been recorded many times, so as fine as Soustrot's interpretations are, they face plenty of competition in the marketplace. However, the pieces are highly melodic and enjoyable for their colorful orchestration, and the Aarhus Symphony's performances are polished and energetic, so while there are no surprises in this program, this is a delightful CD to add to any collection.© TiVo
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Bizet: Carmen

Teresa Berganza

Classical - Released January 1, 1978 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

This 1977 recording of Carmen was based on a production from the Edinburgh Festival and includes most of the cast from that production with the exception of Ileana Cotrubas as Micaëla and Sherrill Milnes as Escamillo. Claudio Abbado conducts the London Symphony Orchestra, which plays with crisp precision and vitality. The evaluation of any performance of Carmen is complicated by the variety of editions available, the primary ones being the traditional version that uses recitatives set to music by Ernst Guiraud after the composer's death and the 1964 Fritz Oeser edition that uses the original spoken recitatives, but that reintroduces music Bizet discarded before the premiere. Most conductors using the spoken dialogue omit some or all of the discarded music, but Abbado includes it, and the result feels choppy and uneven, particularly in the first act. That effect is exacerbated by Abbado's performance. His tempos are frequently eccentrically slow or fast, without any apparent rationale, and he doesn't convey a convincing dramatic through-line or the sense of inevitable musical momentum that drives the opera. There are many effective moments, some lovely and some thrilling, but they don't add up to a convincing whole. That being said, the performances of the principals are often exceptional. Teresa Berganza's sultry, believably natural Carmen is beautifully nuanced, dramatically riveting, and musically ravishing. Plácido Domingo is a troubled, powerful Don José (pronounced here the Spanish rather than the French way) and his singing is lyrically intense. Cotrubas gives Micaëla exceptional warmth, even sensuality, and makes her a more interesting character than is usual. As Escamillo, Milnes is the least effective of the principals, sounding somewhat boomy and stiff. The sound alternates between the cavernous and the distant sides of an ideal ambience, and there is sometimes intentional but distracting crowd chatter under the spoken dialogue. In spite of the album's drawbacks, Berganza's vivid performance makes this a recording that should interest fans of the opera.© TiVo
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Bizet: Carmen Suites, Symphonie en Ut & Chants du Rhin (Les indispensables de Diapason)

Igor Markevitch

Classical - Released June 15, 2022 | Les Indispensables de Diapason