Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite version of Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites; and Gillian Moore explores an exciting selection of new releases.
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Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite version of Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites
Georges Bizet composed incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's drama, L'Arl茅sienne, The Girl from Arles. It was first performed in 1872 at the Th茅芒tre du Vaudeville in Paris. The premiere was a failure and Daudet remarked: "It was a resounding flop amid the prettiest music in the world, silk and velvet costumes, and comic opera scenery. I came out of there discouraged, still hearing the silly laughter caused by the emotional scenes." The main pieces of the incidental music are most often heard in the form of two suites for full orchestra; and they have become some of Bizet's most popular compositions.
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Georges Bizet
La marguerite a ferm茅 sa corolle (Vasco de Gama)
Singer: M茅lissa Petit. Choir: Vlaams Radiokoor. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Metz. Conductor: David Reiland.- Georges Bizet: Djamileh, Vasco de Gama, Cantates, Musique chorale, M茅lodies & Mu.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano concerto for the left hand in D major (3rd mvt)
Performer: Seong鈥怞in Cho. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto Op.14 (1st mvt)
Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- Warner Classics.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony no.1 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Bruno Walter.- Pristine.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony no.1 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bruno Walter.- Pristine.
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Johannes Brahms
Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras (Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45)
Singer: Kate Lindsey. Singer: J贸hann Kristinsson. Choir: Chor der KlangVerwaltung. Orchestra: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg. Conductor: Kent Nagano.- BIS.
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Abel Selaocoe
Camagu
Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Ensemble: Manchester Collective.- Hymns of Bantu.
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Johannes Brahms
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (11 Chorale-preludes Op.122)
Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni. Performer: Samson Tsoy.- Linn.
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Johannes Brahms
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Op.24
Performer: Samson Tsoy.- Linn.
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Sebastian Fagerlund
Autumn Equinox (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Lapin kamariorkesteri.- BIS.
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Igor Stravinsky
Le Rossignol
Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Singer: Chantal Santon Jeffery. Singer: Lucile Richardot. Singer: Cyrille Dubois. Singer: Jean-S茅bastien Bou. Singer: Laurent Naouri. Singer: Victor Sicard. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.- Erato.
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