French Music for the Stage Orchestral & Concertos Chandos

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AMBROISE THOMAS

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

Overture to 'Fra Diavolo, ou L'Hôtellerie de Terracine', S18 (1830)

8:28

(Fra Diavolo, or The Inn of Terracina)

Opéra-comique in Three Acts

Allegro moderato (Marcia) - Allegro - Presto - Stretto

FRANCOIS-ADRIEN BOIELDIEU

Overture to 'Le Calife de Bagdad' (1800)

7:13

(The Caliph of Bagdad)

Opéra-comique in One Act

Andantino - Allegro

Overture to 'La Dame blanche' (1825)

8:17

(The White Lady)

Opéra-comique in Three Acts

Moderato - Anmato un poco - Allegro - Con fuoco

LÉO DELIBES

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)

Gaillarde. Moderato ben marcato

2:57

Pavane 'Belle qui tiens ma vie'. Allegretto

2:32

Scène du bouquet. Andante (sans lenteur)

2:10

Lesquercarde. Allegro

1:32

Madrigal. Andantino

2:11

10.

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)

Recommended

“… This super disc gives much enjoyment, and exudes orchestral colour… the sound is to Chandos’s usual high standard. Nigel Simeone’s essay, concise and informative, adds to the listening pleasure. All in all, this is a most rewarding and highly recommendable disc.”

Stuart Sillitoe – MusicWeb-International.com – 16 June 2021

“There’s much to enjoy here and admire, both in the performances and the selections on hand, which hardly dwell on the usual suspects or limit themselves too narrowly.”

Jonathan Blumhofer – theartsfuse.org – 18 April 2021

Performance **** Recording *****

“… [the performance] displays the splendid conjunction of subtlety and élan we have come to expect from these performers… the disc is worth buying for the music by Ambroise Thomas and Delibes… Delibes’s incidental music to Le Roi s’amuse, with its passing modal inflections and abundant charm, provides the undoubted highlight of the disc…”

Roger Nichols – BBC Music magazine – May 2021

“Contributing to their exemplary series of neglected music by composers specialising in colourful and accessible orchestral works, this latest Chandos disc is … very attractive. Neeme Järvi and his Estonian forces give a sparkling reading of Massenet’s one-act ballet Espada…”

Barry Forshaw – cdchoice.co.uk – 11 April 2021

“… It’s another lovely album of French music from Järvi and hugely enjoyable.”

Tim Ashley – Gramophone magazine – April 2021

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