Bizet-Shchedrin: Carmen

Georges Bizet (Composer), Rodion Shchedrin (Composer), James DePreist (Conductor), Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo
• Conductor: James DePreist
• Composer: Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin
• Audio CD (November 14, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delos Records
• ASIN: B00000070T
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,017 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Alchemy of Bizet and Shchedrin, October 2, 2004

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Bob M. Dankowych (Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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The words "Transcribed" and "Arranged" come to mind when trying to describe the Shchedrin suite from Bizet's Carmen. But a more apt word may be "Alchemy". He has taken Bizet's music and created a wondrous amalgam that is greater than the sum of its parts. Shchedrin scored the music for strings and percussion only. A lot of strings and a lot of percussion. I have to say that this version of Carmen is the definitive one and it will spoil you for any other version. I have never heard the Carmen Fate motif expressed more vividly than in this work. I bought this CD because my original vinyl LP (c. 1967) has accumulated a lot of pops, clicks, and noise from overuse on my lathe of a turntable.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Electrifying, April 5, 2011

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This review is from: Bizet-Shchedrin: Carmen (Audio CD)

This instrumental version of Bizet's score is highly listenable--fresh, lively, contemporary. It puts a new wrinkle in a familiar work. Recommended, but Rozhdestvensky's Bolshoi Theater Orch rendition originally issued on Angel vinyl is preferred--a CD reissue of that original LP would be even more highly welcomed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Carmen at her best, May 6, 2011

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Just a thrilling interpretation of an opera and musical standard. Hard to believe there are no wind instruments in some sections. A beautiful and bold blend of strings and percussion. Have purchased this for friends who have fallen in love with the recording.