Bizet: L'Arlésienne; Carmen Suites Nos. 1 & 2

Georges Bizet (Composer), Anthony Bramall (Conductor), Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Anthony Bramall
• Composer: Georges Bizet
• Audio CD (June 30, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B0000013JH
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,396 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heard it in the late 80's, November 20, 2010

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Live Music Engineer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bizet: Carmen Suites Nos. 1 And 2 / L'Arlesienne Suites Nos. 1 And 2 (MP3 Download)

I first heard Suites 1&2 in the late 80's; by Slovak Philharmonic, on tape. I have been and still am intrigued as I envision a story unfolding as the piece progresses. There is the use of subtle strings, dynamic horns and bold strings, quiet passages and demonstrative crescendos (and other orchestral elements) which makes this a masterful piece. After hearing several other orchestras perform Bizet's Carmen, I just have not enjoyed them as well. This is DEFINATELY A GREAT LISTEN.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Respectable Performance, September 3, 2004

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Leslie Richford (Selsingen, Lower Saxony) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bizet: L'Arlésienne; Carmen Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

This is music from the 1870's, so what is a Baroque and Early Music fan like me doing listening to it? The answer lies somewhere between my curiosity and Naxos's ideal combination of affordable price, interesting publications and a recorded sound that, although it is definitely not top-notch, is able to give me the feeling of really being able to hear the music as it was performed. In this instance, one of the first Naxos Cds recorded in June 1987, the recorded sound lacks presence, it is true, and the atmosphere is definitely one of an empty concert hall, but the overall picture is pretty realistic and allows me to pick up details of the score despite the balance problems with some of the solo passages (violin in the Nocturne, bassoon in the Prélude to L'Arlésienne, possibly the harp, too, at the end of the second Arlésienne suite) where I feel there could or should have been some way of bringing the instrument concerned more into the foreground. But taken as a whole, this is a respectable performance with some most enjoyable moments, and if you don't happen to be a Bizet afficionado but would just like to listen in to the best-known tunes from "Carmen" without listening to the whole opera, and if you think you could enjoy 35 minutes or so of "L'Arlésienne" in the form that Bizet and a friend brought it into after it failed on stage, then this could be a worthwhile investment. In my mind, there is no doubt that this Cd is good value for money.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Inspiring, October 6, 2011

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Morgine "Morgine" (WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bizet: L'Arlésienne; Carmen Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

I bought this as a gift and I heard it played. I found it one of the nicest versions of this music I have heard in a long time. I truly enjoyed it!