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AMBROISE THOMAS
1.
Overture to 'Raymond, ou Le Secret de la reine' (1851)
8:03
(Raymond, or The Queen's Secret)
Opéra-comique in Three Acts
Allegro moderato - Andantino -
DANIEL-FRANCOIS-ESPRIT AUBER
2.
Overture to 'Fra Diavolo, ou L'Hôtellerie de Terracine', S18 (1830)
Scène du bal and Vieille Chanson from 'Le Roi s'amuse' (1882)
17:06
(The King Amuses Himself / The King Has Fun)
Airs de danse dans le style ancien
(Dance Tunes in the Olden Style)
5.
1
Gaillarde. Moderato ben marcato
2:57
6.
2
Pavane 'Belle qui tiens ma vie'. Allegretto
2:32
7.
3
Scène du bouquet. Andante (sans lenteur)
2:10
8.
4
Lesquercarde. Allegro
1:32
9.
5
Madrigal. Andantino
2:11
10.
6
Passepied. Allegro
1:46
11.
Vielle Chanson (avec mandoline). Moderato
2:49
Theodor Sink cello
Ants Ónnis mandolin
12.
Final (Reprise de la Gaillarde). Moderato
1:03
JULES MASSENET
Espada (1908)
29:09
(Sword)
Ballet in One Act
13.
Allegro -
0:38
14.
Madrilena - Più mosso -
2:16
15.
Marche des Toréadors. Allegro brillante -
1:58
16.
Panderos. Allegretto con moto - Più mosso - Allegro -
3:05
17.
Scène de l'Espada. Allegro - Allegro pappassionato -
4:18
Allegro - Più mosso - Allegro moderato - Allegro vivo -
18.
Scène des Cartes. Allegro - Allegro stesso Tempo - Più lento -
2:02
19.
Boléro. Allegro moderato - Più caloroso - Molto più mosso -
1:54
20.
Toréador et Andalouse. Allegro moderato - Animando - Andante -
3:30
Allegro - Animando - Più mosso -
21.
La Danse de la Mercédès. Allegro con moto - Più mosso -
4:24
Più mosso ancora - Allegro -
22.
Fandango. Allegro vivo - Allegro con moto -
2:30
23.
La Danse de la Mercédès [Allegro con moto] - Più mosso -
2:29
Più mosso ancora - Largo
Total time: 78:05
Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Arvo Leibur leader
Conductor:Neeme Järvi
30 and 31 May 2018 (Espada), 6 May 2019 (Overtures to Raymond, Fra Diavolo
and Le Calife de Bagdad), and 31 May 2019 (other works)
Notes
For their latest album, Neeme Järvi and his Estonian National Symphony Orchestra present a delightful programme of lesser-known stage music from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Overtures by Thomas, Auber and Boieldieu were all composed for works staged at the OpéraComique in Paris, and are wonderful examples of the period.
The ‘Scène du bal’ and ‘Vieille Chanson’ from Le Roi s’amuse were written by Delibes in 1882 as incidental music for Victor Hugo’s play, first performed in 1832 but banned after the first performance because it was deemed to be an attack on the reigning monarch, Louis Philippe. The play, which went on to form the basis of the libretto for Verdi’s Rigoletto, was eventually revived with some success, with Delibes’s score an important factor. Massenet’s one-act ballet Espada dates from 1908, and is the most recent – and most substantial – work on the album. Set in Spain, the work clearly owes more than one idea to Bizet’s Carmen (‘The Card Game’ and ‘March of the Toreadors’ for example), but musically and orchestrally it is pure Massenet.
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