Bizet - L’ Arlésienne Suites Nos.1 & 2 (recording of the Century: Sir Thomas Beecham)
Georges Bizet (1838-1875) L’Arlésienne Suites.
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L’Arlésienne — Suite No.1
00:00 I. Prelude
07:06 II. Minuet
10:40 III. Adagietto
14:28 IV. Carillon
L’Arlésienne — Suite No.2
19:17 I. Pastorale
24:40 II. Intermezzo
28:42 III. Minuet
32:46 IV. Farandole
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham
Recorded in 1957, at London
New Mastering in 2021 by AB for CM//RR
Painting: Henri Bouchet-Doumenq (1834-1908) Jeune mère Arlésienne (Young Arlesian mother)
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The Andante molto of the Prelude (Suite No.1), under delicate chords of strings and small woodwinds, introduces us to the warm and intimate sound of the alto saxophone playing the theme of the Innocent character for one of t