Carmen Suites / L’Arlésienne Suites

Album by Georges Bizet & New York Philharmonic & Leonard Bernstein

Carmen Suites / L’Arlésienne Suites is a compilation of orchestral suites by French composer Georges Bizet, comprising music from L'Arlésienne (1872) and Carmen (1875). The music features Romantic-era orchestral colours, Spanish-influenced rhythms and dance-like movements alongside evocative instrumental textures, reflecting Bizet's late-career focus on dramatic stage music and its place in 19th-century operatic and incidental-music traditions.
First released: 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Carmen Suite no. 1: Prélude / Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso
    2:33
  2. 2.
    Carmen Suite no. 1: Prélude. Andante moderato
    1:12
  3. 3.
    Carmen Suite no. 1: Entr’acte (Act III/Act IV) / Aragonaise. Allegro vivo
    2:25
  4. 4.
    Carmen Suite no. 1: Entr’acte (Act II/Act III) / Intermezzo. Andantino quasi allegretto
    2:46
  5. 5.
    Carmen Suite no. 1: Seguidilla. Allegretto (Act I)
    1:58
  6. 6.
    Carmen Suite no. 1: Entr’acte (Act I/Act II) / Les Dragons d’Alcala. Allegro moderato
    1:47
  7. 7.
    Carmen Suite no. 2: Marche des contrebandiers. Allegro moderato (Act III)
    4:19
  8. 8.
    Carmen Suite no. 2: Habanera. Allegretto quasi andantino (Act I)
    2:04
  9. 9.
    Carmen Suite no. 2: Nocturne. Andantino molto (Act III)
    5:45
  10. 10.
    Carmen Suite no. 2: Chanson du toréador. Allegro moderato (Act II)
    2:55
  11. 11.
    Carmen Suite no. 2: La Garde montante. Allegro (Act I)
    3:44
  12. 12.
    Carmen Suite no. 2: Danse bohême. Andante quasi allegretto (Act II)
    4:26
  13. 13.
    L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: I. Prélude. Allegro deciso (Tempo di marcia) / Andantino
    3:22
  14. 14.
    L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: I. Prélude. Andante molto
    3:41
  15. 15.
    L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: II. Minuetto. Allegro giocoso
    3:05
  16. 16.
    L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: III. Adagietto. Adagio
    3:52
  17. 17.
    L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: IV. Carillon. Allegro moderato / Andantino. Tempo I
    4:28
  18. 18.
    L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: I. Pastorale. Andante sostenuto assai / Andantino. Tempo I
    5:07
  19. 19.
    L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: II. Intermezzo. Andante moderato ma con moto / Allegro moderato
    4:42
  20. 20.
    L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: III. Menuet. Andantino quasi allegretto
    4:07
  21. 21.
    L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole. Allegro deciso (Tempo di marcia) / Allegro vivo e deciso
    3:05

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