Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1 and No. 2 (with Score)

Georges Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1 and No. 2 (with Score) Composed: 1872 (No. 2 was arranged by Ernest Guiraud (1837-1892) after Bizet’s death) Conductor: Seiji Ozawa Orchestra:Orchestre National de France Suite No. 1 00:00 1. Prélude. Allegro deciso (Tempo di macia) (C minor) 07:06 2. Menuet. Allegro giocoso (C minor) 10:24 3. Adagietto. Adagio (F major) 13:43 4. Carillon. Allegretto moderato (E major) Suite No. 2 18:08 1. Pastorale. Andante sostenuto assai (A major) 24:05 2. Intermezzo. Andante moderato ma con moto (E-flat major) 28:24 3. Menuet. Andantino quasi Allegretto (E-flat major) 32:47 4. Farandole. Allegro deciso (Tempo di macia) (D minor) Georges Bizet composed L’Arlésienne as incidental music to Alphonse Daudet’s play of the same name, usually translated as The Girl from Arles. It was first performed on 1 October 1872 at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris. Bizet’s music consists of 27 numbe