L'Arlésienne, Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Carmen, Suites Nos. 1 & 2

Album by Georges Bizet & Philharmonia Cassovia & Alfred Walter

L'Arlésienne, Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Carmen, Suites Nos. 1 & 2 is a collection of orchestral suites by the French composer Georges Bizet compiled from his incidental music and opera and published in the late 19th century. The music features vivid orchestration, lyrical melodies and dance-inflected rhythms drawing on operatic and Provençal elements, and the suites played a key role in transferring Bizet's stage works into the concert repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 1: I. Prélude
    6:46
  2. 2.
    L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 1: II. Minuet
    2:58
  3. 3.
    L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 1: III. Adagietto
    3:07
  4. 4.
    L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 1: IV. Carillon
    3:50
  5. 5.
    L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2: I. Pastorale
    5:49
  6. 6.
    L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2: II. Intermezzo
    4:32
  7. 7.
    L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2: III. Minuet
    3:51
  8. 8.
    L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2: IV. Farandole
    3:35
  9. 9.
    Carmen, Suite No. 1: I. Prélude – Aragonaise
    3:50
  10. 10.
    Carmen, Suite No. 1: II. Intermezzo
    2:30
  11. 11.
    Carmen, Suite No. 1: III. Sequidilla
    1:54
  12. 12.
    Carmen, Suite No. 1: IV. Les Dragons d’Alcala
    1:43
  13. 13.
    Carmen, Suite No. 1: V. Marche du toréador
    2:20
  14. 14.
    Carmen, Suite No. 2: I. Marche des contrebandiers
    4:02
  15. 15.
    Carmen, Suite No. 2: II. Habanera
    2:03
  16. 16.
    Carmen, Suite No. 2: III. Nocturne
    5:19
  17. 17.
    Carmen, Suite No. 2: IV. Chanson du toréador
    2:54
  18. 18.
    Carmen, Suite No. 2: V. La Garde montante
    3:40
  19. 19.
    Carmen, Suite No. 2: VI. Danse bohémienne
    4:33

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