French Ballet Music | EMI - Masters 6790012

French Ballet Music

Label: EMI - Masters

Cat No: 6790012

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Ballet

Release Date: 13th February 2012

Contents

Artists

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Thomas Beecham

Works

Berlioz, Hector

La Damnation de Faust, op.24 H111
» Ballet des Sylphes
» Menuet des follets

Debussy, Claude

L'Enfant prodigue
» Cortege et Air de danse
Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un faune

Delibes, Leo

Le Roi s'amuse: Incidental music

Gounod, Charles

Faust: Ballet Music

Massenet, Jules

Cendrillon Valse

Saint-Saens, Camille

Samson et Dalila, op.47
» Bacchanale
» Danse des Pretresses de Dagon

Artists

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Thomas Beecham

About

The great thing about Beecham’s conducting of such pieces as the dances from Samson and Delilah is that he enjoyed himself so enormously and, of course, he had an unbounded ability to make his players enjoy themselves too. Beecham’s genius for dealing with music of this sort is greatly in evidence in this collection and the record provides the most delightful relaxation.’ - Gramophone

Contents:
Léo Delibes
Le Roi s’amuse – Incidental Music (Ballet Music)
1. I Gaillarde
2. II Pavane
3. III Scène du bouquet
4. IV Lesquercarde
5. V Madrigal
6. VI Passepied
7. VII Finale
Recorded: 1958, Salle Wagram, Paris

Claude Debussy
8. Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Recorded: 1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

L’Enfant prodigue
9. Cortège et air de danse
Recorded: 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Camille Saint-Saëns
Samson et Dalila
10. Danse des prêtresses de Dagon (Act I)
11. Bacchanale (Act III)
Recorded: 1958 & 1959, Kingsway Hall & No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Hector Berlioz
La Damnation de Faust
12. Danse des sylphes (Part II)
13. Menuet des follets (Part III)
Recorded: 1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Jules Massenet
Cendrillon
14. Valse (Act I)
Recorded: 1957, Salle Wagram, Paris

Charles Francois Gounod
Faust – Ballet Music (Act V)
15. I Les Nubiennes (Allegretto: mouvement de valse)
16. II Adagio
17. III Danse antique (Allegretto)
18. IV Variations de Cléopâtre (Moderato maestoso)
19. V Les Troyennes (Moderato con moto)
20. VI Variations du miroir (Allegretto)
21. VII Danse de Phryné (Allegro vivo)
Recorded: 1957, Salle Wagram, Paris

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