Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite version of Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites; and Gillian Moore explores an exciting selection of new releases.
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Building a Library
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite version of Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites
Georges Bizet composed incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's drama, L'Arl茅sienne, The Girl from Arles. It was first performed in 1872 at the Th茅芒tre du Vaudeville in Paris. The premiere was a failure and Daudet remarked: "It was a resounding flop amid the prettiest music in the world, silk and velvet costumes, and comic opera scenery. I came out of there discouraged, still hearing the silly laughter caused by the emotional scenes." The main pieces of the incidental music are most often heard in the form of two suites for full orchestra; and they have become some of Bizet's most popular compositions.
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