GRAND OPERA CHORUSES & CARMEN SUITE
Catalog Number: RRC1137
Label: Regis Records
Format: CD
Categories: Opera, Vocal Music
Budget Periods: 20th Century, Romantic
Composers: Georges Bizet
Directors: Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos, Richard Hickox
Performers: London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Davies
Available: 5
Price: $8.99
Label: Regis Records
Format: CD
Categories: Opera, Vocal Music
Budget Periods: 20th Century, Romantic
Composers: Georges Bizet
Directors: Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos, Richard Hickox
Performers: London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Davies
Available: 5
Price: $8.99
GRAND OPERA CHORUSES
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox
BIZET (1838-1975) SUITES FROM CARMEN
London Symphony Orchestra
Paul Davies, flute
Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marche et choeur 'Les voici Ia quadrille' from Carmen (Bizet) | 4:00 | |
| 2 | 'A deux cuartos!' from Carmen (Bizet) | 2:06 | |
| 3 | Anvil Chorus, 'Vedi! le fosche' from Il Trovatore (Verdi) | 3:00 | |
| 4 | Chorus of the Hebrew Salves 'Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate' from Nabucco (Verdi) | 5:21 | |
| 5 | Witches' Chorus, 'Che faceste' from Macbeth (Verdi) | 3:32 | |
| 6 | Soldiers' Chorus 'Gloire immortelle' from Faust (Gounod) | 3:03 | |
| 7 | Gli arredi festivi from Nabucco (Verdi) | 5:51 | |
| 8 | Grand march & 'Vieni, O guerriero' from Aida (Verdi) | 7:02 | |
| 9 | Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor (Boridin) | 11:23 | |
| 10 | O Fortuna from Carmina Burana (Orff) | 2:54 | |
| Bizet: Suites from Carmen | |||
| 11 | Prelude, Act 1 | 3:28 | |
| 12 | Entr'acte 2 (Les dragons d'Alcala) | 1:39 | |
| 13 | Entr'acte 3 (Intermezzo) | 2:47 | |
| 14 | Entr'acte 4 (Aragonaise) | 2:17 | |
| 15 | Seguedille (Act 1) | 1:55 | |
| 16 | Avec la garde montante (Act 1) | 3:28 | |
| 17 | Danse boheme (Act 2) | 4:26 |
zestfully infectious...buoyant...shaped beautifully ...brass resonantly sonorous...most excitingly done...atmosphere of as idealized opera house, and the result is in the demonstration bracket fully worthy of this polished and uninhibited singing.
Penguin Guide 3 Stars
This is a splendid record, a read demonstration disc leading the field at the price, and showing once again how superb are the acoustics of EMI's Studio No. 1 at Abbey Road if handled properly.
Gramophone