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Candide
Act One
1.
Overture
4:42
2.
Westphalian Fanfare - "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen"
2:43
3.
Life is Happiness Indeed - Parade
6:12
4.
The Best of All Possible Worlds
2:43
5.
"Class is dismissed" - Happy Instrumental
1:37
6.
Oh, Happy We
2:04
7.
"What is he doing to my sister?" - Candide Begins His Travels
1:54
8.
It Must Be So (Candide's Meditation)
1:53
9.
"The helping hand" - Battle Music - Westphalia Chorale - Battle Scene
2:52
10.
"Candide, liberated by the battle"
2:47
11.
Dear Boy
4:08
12.
"Candide and Dr Pangloss board a crowded ship" - Storm Music - Earthquake Music
1:24
13.
Auto-da-fé (What a day)
5:20
14.
Candide's Lament
3:26
15.
The Paris Waltz
2:59
16.
Glitter and Be Gay
6:06
17.
"Suddenly, Candide rushes in" - You Were Dead, You Know
3:23
18.
"Quick, Madame, The Jew!" - Entrance of the Jew - Entrance of the Archbishop -
4:59
Travel to the Stables
19.
Barcarolle
3:49
20.
I Am Easily Assimilated (Old Lady's Tango)
3:49
21.
"The roués, though captivated!"
0:44
22.
Quartet Finale
3:13
Act Two
23.
Universal Good
1:02
24.
"Welcome back" - Assimilated Button
1:53
25.
My Love (Governor's Serenade)
2:33
26.
"Señor, I must take advice"
1:03
27.
We Are Women (Polka)
3:21
28.
"Meanwhile, Candide stumbles on through the South American jungle" - Alleluia
4:09
29.
Introduction to Eldorado - Sheep Song
4:57
30.
The Ballad of Eldorado
3:23
31.
"Having arrived in Surinam"
2:03
32.
Bon Voyage
2:45
33.
"Of course, the ship sinks"
1:30
34.
What's The Use
4:05
35.
"Cunegonde!" - You Were Dead, You Know (Reprise)
1:02
36.
"Sir, unhand that Odalisque" - Barcarolle (Reprise)
2:37
37.
Universal Good (Life is Neither) - "Come, cast aside all vain speculations"
2:28
38.
Make Our Garden Grow (Finale)
4:39
Total time: 116:17
Solo:Leonardo Capalbo tenor
Candide
Solo:Jane Archibald soprano
Cunegonde
Solo:Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano
The Old Lady
Solo:Thomas Allen baritone
Dr Pangloss / Narrator
Solo:Thomas Atkins tenor
First Judge / First Señor / First Westphalian Soldier / Waltz Governor / Vanderdendur /
Venice Prefect / Ensemble
Solo:Marcus Farnsworth baritone
Maximilian / Captain / Second Judge (Gomez) / Venice Prefect / Waltz / Ensemble
Solo:Katherine McIndoe soprano
Second Bulgarian Soldier / Fifth & Sixth Auto-da-fé solos / Waltz/ First Horse /
Second Slave / First Sheep / Ensemble
Solo:Carmen Artaza mezzo-soprano
Paquette / Third Auto-da-fé solo / Waltz / Ensemble
Solo:Lucy McAuley mezzo-soprano
Baroness / Second Auto-da-fé solo / Waltz / Second Horse / First Slave / Second Sheep /
Venice Guest / Ensemble
Solo:Liam Boonthrone tenor
First Bulgarian Soldier / Heresy Agent / Fourth & Seventh Auto-da-fé solos / Slave Driver /
Archbishop of Paris / Eldorado Inhabitant / Waltz / Venice Guest / Speaker / Ensemble
Solo:Frederick Jones tenor
Baron / Grand Inquisitor / Don Issachar (Jew) / Second Señor / Manuel / Cacambo /
Prince Ragotski / Waltz / Ensemble
Solo:Jonathan Eyers baritone
Third Judge / Second Westphalian Soldier / First Auto-da-fé solo / Slave / Eldorado Inhabitatn /
Crook / Waltz / Ensemble
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Simon Halsey choral director
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Marin Alsop
About
Marin Alsop leads the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a new recording of Bernstein’s riotous satirical operetta 'Candide'.
Made almost three decades after the composer's own iconic recording with the Orchestra, Alsop's new version was captured during celebratory concerts marking Bernstein's centenary year, and features an outstanding array of soloists, including Leonardo Capalbo (Candide), Jane Archibald (Cunégonde), Anne Sofie von Otter (The Old Lady) and Sir Thomas Allen (Dr Pangloss, Narrator).
With lyrical contributions from acerbic writers Richard Wilbur, John Latouche, Lillian Hellman, and a young Stephen Sondheim, 'Candide' marries raucous humour with the extraordinary genius of Leonard Bernstein.
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Reviews
Choc de Classica
Sarah Léon – Classica (France) – April 2022
Opera category - Nominee
International Classical Music Awards 2022
Performance **** Sonics (Multichannel) ****
“… As a Bernstein protégé and long time champion of his music Marin Alsop directs an incisive performance of the score and elicits playing from the LSO that is both sensitive in the lyrical passages and full of rhythmic verve and virtuosic elan elsewhere. The casting of the main roles here is very good indeed… . Thomas Atkins and Marcus Farnsworth make the most of their multiple roles, as do the young artists from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, while the LSO Chorus sing with palpable enthusiasm… there is much enjoyment to be had from this set …”
Graham Williams - HRAudio.net – 12 October 2021
Performance *** Recording ****
“…In the title role, Leonardo Capalbo offers charm, delicacy and a touch of melancholy. Jane Archibald makes an amiable Cunegonde… Anne Sofie von Otter has considerable fun with the Old Lady. Secondary roles are well delivered… The LSO is on resilient form …”
George Hall – BBC Music magazine – Christmas 2021
“… The LSO Live recorded sound is very good. As usual with Barbican recordings, the sound is quite close, but not excessively so…. I’m very glad to have this highly entertaining account of Candide to set beside the composer’s own version.”
John Quinn – MusicWeb-International.com – 29 October 2021
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