Carmen-Suite 1 / L'Arlesienne-Suiten 1 & 2

Album by Georges Bizet & Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan

This release is a compilation of orchestral suites by French composer Georges Bizet, dating from the 1870s. The music showcases French Romantic orchestral writing with vivid melodies, dance-inflected rhythms and colourful orchestration, and the suites function as concise concert adaptations of Bizet's theatrical music within his career and the broader 19th-century repertoire.
First released: 12th March 2014

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    L'Arlésienne-Suite no. 1: I. Prélude. Allegro deciso (Tempo di marcia) - Andantino - Andante molto
    7:06
  2. 2.
    L'Arlésienne-Suite no. 1: II. Minuetto. Allegro giocoso
    2:53
  3. 3.
    L'Arlésienne-Suite no. 1: III. Adagietto. Adagio
    3:31
  4. 4.
    L'Arlésienne-Suite no. 1: IV. Carillon. Allegro moderato - Andantino - Tempo I
    4:05
  5. 5.
    L'Arlésienne-Suite no. 2: I. Pastorale. Andante sostenuto assai - Andantino - Tempo I
    5:47
  6. 6.
    L'Arlésienne-Suite no. 2: II. Intermezzo. Andante moderato ma con moto - Allegro moderato
    5:37
  7. 7.
    L'Arlésienne-Suite no. 2: III. Menuet. Andantino quasi Allegretto
    4:03
  8. 8.
    L'Arlésienne-Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole. Allegro deciso (Tempo di marcia) - Allegro vivo e deciso
    3:29
  9. 9.
    Carmen-Suite no. 1: I. Prélude. Allegro giocoso
    2:18
  10. 10.
    Carmen-Suite no. 1: II. Entr' acte II. "Les Dragonos d'Alcala" Allegro moderato
    1:39
  11. 11.
    Carmen-Suite no. 1: III. Entr' acte III. Andantino quasi allegretto
    2:43
  12. 12.
    Carmen-Suite no. 1: IV. Entr' acte IV. "Argonaise" Allegro vivo
    2:14

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