Jules Massenet: Ballet Suites

Jules Massenet (Composer), Neville Marriner (Conductor), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Performer), Viola Section Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Viola Section Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Conductor: Neville Marriner
• Composer: Jules Massenet
• Audio CD (December 23, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capriccio
• ASIN: B000001WSN
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,902 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Le Cid, opera: Ballet Suite: Castillane

2. Le Cid, opera: Ballet Suite: Andalouse

3. Le Cid, opera: Ballet Suite: Aragonaise

4. Le Cid, opera: Ballet Suite: Aubade

5. Le Cid, opera: Ballet Suite: Catalane

6. Le Cid, opera: Ballet Suite: Madrilène

7. Le Cid, opera: Ballet Suite: Navarraise

8. Cendrillon, opera in 4 acts: Ballet Suite: Le Sommeil de Cendrillon

9. Cendrillon, opera in 4 acts: Ballet Suite: Les Filles de Noblesse

10. Cendrillon, opera in 4 acts: Ballet Suite: Menuet de Cendrillon

11. Cendrillon, opera in 4 acts: Ballet Suite: Les Tendres Fiances

12. Cendrillon, opera in 4 acts: Ballet Suite: Les Mandores

13. Cendrillon, opera in 4 acts: Ballet Suite: Le Florentine

14. Cendrillon, opera in 4 acts: Ballet Suite: Marche des Princesses

15. Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: Ballet Suite: 1. Andante - Allegro vivo - Largo - Allegro moderato - Lento - Presto vivace

16. Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: Ballet Suite: 2. Andante cantabile

17. Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: Ballet Suite: 3. Scherzetto molto vivace

18. Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: Ballet Suite: 4. Allegro moderato - Tres lent

19. Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: Ballet Suite: 5. Allegro maestoso

20. Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: Ballet Suite: 6. Andante religioso

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bursting with orchestral color..., February 12, 2007

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This review is from: Jules Massenet: Ballet Suites (Audio CD)

Anyone wanting an album filled with short glittering tracks(most are 3min.
or less)will revel with this Neville Marriner performance. In the mid 19th century ballet sequences were required to be incorporated into a act of all operas performed in Paris. Jules Massenet orchestrated them expertly. His "Le Cid" of 1885 depicts a Castilian nobleman ridding Spain of the Moors, with a touch of romance added. As you would expect plenty of Spanish influence dominates the instrumentation. 1899's "Cendrillon" the age old Cinderella fairy tale, it is text book romanticism. The saintly "Thais" takes on a somber spiritual mood, with a passage including organ. In 1898 it was revised adding a big ballet number extending act 1. Over-all this is a pleasing musical hour, but with short tracks minimal thematic development is achieved.