Jean Cocteau and Les Six: Once Upon a Time [IMPORT] [SOUNDTRACK]

Reginald Kell (Performer), Georges Auric (Composer), Louis Durey (Composer), Arthur Honegger (Composer), Darius Milhaud (Composer), Francis Poulenc (Composer), Germaine Tailleferre (Composer), Dimitri Mitropoulos (Conductor), Georges Tzipine (Conductor), Hermann Scherchen (Conductor), Jacques Metehen (Conductor), Roger Desormiere (Conductor), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Paris Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra (Orchestra), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Wind Instruments of the Conservatoire Orchestra (Orchestra), Joel Rosen (Performer), Denise Duval (Performer), Melvin Ritter (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Reginald Kell, Joel Rosen, Denise Duval, Melvin Ritter
• Orchestra: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Paris Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Wind Instruments of the Conservatoire Orchestra
• Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos, Georges Tzipine, Hermann Scherchen, Jacques Metehen, Roger Desormiere
• Composer: Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, et al.
• Audio CD (September 16, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: El Records
• ASIN: B001CC7DQ4
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #424,515 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture for Orchestra

2. Pacific 231

3. Pastorale d'Été - Poeme Symphonique

4. Biches - Ballet Suite/Rondeau

5. Biches - Ballet Suite/Chanson Dansée

6. Biches - Ballet Suite/Adagietto

7. Biches - Ballet Suite/Rag - Mazurka

8. Biches - Ballet Suite/Andantino

9. Biches - Ballet Suite/Finale

10. Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 157b/Ouverture. Vif et Gai

11. Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 157b/Divertissement. Animé

12. Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 157b/Jeu. Vif

13. Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 157b/Introduction et Final. M

14. Boeuf Sur le Toit or "The Nothing Doing Bar"

15. Theme

16. Theme

17. Theme

18. Printemps au Fond de La Mer - Poeme of Cocteau

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

2008 release. Paris 1919. Playwright, novelist, poet, surrealist, filmmaker and self-publicist Jean Cocteau was the literary spokesman for Les Six. With his endorsement, and the inspiration of Erik Satie and fired by the principles of Dada and surrealism, the group, comprising Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Georges Auric, Germaine Tailleferre and Louis Durey, expressed their irreverence towards the twin spectres of lifeless tradition and bloodless modernism. Our edition comprises famous examples of the work of this group of composers who so scandalized '20s Paris. Includes themes from Georges Auric1s scores for Cocteau's very influential surrealistic film fantasies; Orph‚e (Orpheus), La belle et la bˆte (Beauty and the Beast) and L'aigle … deux tˆtes (The Eagle has Two Heads) and more. El.