Credits:

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Description:

Bizet's opera "Carmen" was a failure when first performed on March 3, 1875. Today, however, it is one of the most popular operas in the world. After the premiere, Bizet was offered a tour of Vienna, but on June 4 of the same year, Bizet, who had always been sickly, died suddenly. (It is known that after his death, his friend Ernesto Giraud revised the work, and it was performed in Vienna.) Guiraud also created this suite, which is an impressive work, taking music from the opera, which is full of beautiful melodies, in all directions. Guiraud's originality in placing the famous opening section of the "Prelude" as a separate "Bullfighter" at the end of the first suite adds to the overall tension of the suite. The "L'Arles" suite is a bit more complicated, as the first suite was composed by Bizet himself, and the second suite was composed by Guiraud, who also added pieces from other works to the suite. Nevertheless, all of the arrangements stand out for the quality of the original works. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Prelude. Allegro giocoso
2.Aragonaise (Prelude to Act 4). Andante moderato
3.Intermezzo (Prelude to Act 3). Andantino quasi allegretto
4.Seguedille
5.Les Dragons d'Alcala (The Soldiers of Alcala) (Prelude to Act 2)
6.Les Toreadors (March of the Toreadors)
7.Marche des contrabandiers
8.Habanera
9.Nocturne
10.Chanson du toreador
11.La garde montant
12.Danse Boheme
13.Prelude. Allegro deciso (Tempo di Marcia) - Andantino - Andante molto
14.Menuet. Allegro giocoso
15.Adagietto
16.Carillon. Allegro moderato - Andantino - Tempo 1
17.Pastorale. Andante sostenuto assai - Andantino - Tempo 1
18.Intermezzo. Andante moderato ma con moto - Allegro moderato
19.Minuet. Andantino quasi allegretto
20.Farandole [March of the Kings]. Allegro deciso (Tempo di Marcia) - Allegro vivo e deciso