Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86
Nocturnes, for female chorus & orchestra, L. 91: 1. Nuages (Clouds)
Nocturnes, for female chorus & orchestra, L. 91: 2. Fêtes (Festivals)
Nocturnes, for female chorus & orchestra, L. 91: 3. Sirènes (Sirens
La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: 1. De l'aube à midi sur la mer (From Dawn to Midday on the Sea)
La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: 2. Jeux de vagues (Play of the Waves)
La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer (Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea)
Rhapsodie espagnole, for orchestra (or 2 pianos): 1. Prélude à la nuit (Prelude to the Night)
Rhapsodie espagnole, for orchestra (or 2 pianos): 2. Malagueña
Rhapsodie espagnole, for orchestra (or 2 pianos): 3. Habanera
Rhapsodie espagnole, for orchestra (or 2 pianos): 4. Feria
Track Listings (13) - Disc #2
Boléro, ballet for orchestra
La valse, poème choréographique for orchestra
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Prélude
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Danse du rouet et scène (Dance of the Spinning Wheel and Scene) - Interlude
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Pavane de la Bell au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty's Pavane)
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Interlude
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (Conversations of Beauty and the Beast)
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Interlude
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Petit Poucet (Tom Thumb)
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Interlude
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes (The Ugly Little Girl, Empress of the Pagodas)
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Interlude
Ma mère l'oye, ballet for orchestra: Apothéose: Le Jardin féerique (Apotheosis: The Fairy Garden)
Track Listings (24) - Disc #3
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Les Toréadors (The Toreadors)
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Prélude
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Dragons d'Alcala
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Intermezzo
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Aragonaise
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Séguedille
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Marche des contrebandier (Smuggler's March)
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Habanera
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Chanson du Toréador (Toreador's Song)
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): La Garde montante (The Relieving Guard)
Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Danse bohème (Gipsy Dance)
L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 1, from the incidental music: Prélude
L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 1, from the incidental music: Minuetto
L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 1, from the incidental music: Adagietto
L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 1, from the incidental music: Carillon
L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 2, from the incidental music (arranged by Ernest Guirard): Pastorale
L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 2, from the incidental music (arranged by Ernest Guirard): Intermezzo
L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 2, from the incidental music (arranged by Ernest Guirard): Menuet
L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra No. 2, from the incidental music (arranged by Ernest Guirard): Farandole
Petite Suite, pieces (5) for orchestra (orchestration of Jeux d'enfants Nos. 6, 3, 2, 11, 12): Marche (March)
Petite Suite, pieces (5) for orchestra (orchestration of Jeux d'enfants Nos. 6, 3, 2, 11, 12): Berceuse (Lullaby)
Petite Suite, pieces (5) for orchestra (orchestration of Jeux d'enfants Nos. 6, 3, 2, 11, 12): Impromptu
Petite Suite, pieces (5) for orchestra (orchestration of Jeux d'enfants Nos. 6, 3, 2, 11, 12): Duo
Petite Suite, pieces (5) for orchestra (orchestration of Jeux d'enfants Nos. 6, 3, 2, 11, 12): Galop
Track Listings (5) - Disc #4
Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: 1. Adagio - Allegro moderato
Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: 1. - Poco adagio
Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: 2. Allegro moderato - Presto - Allegro moderato
Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: 2. - Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra
Track Listings (11) - Disc #5
Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: 1. Introït & Kyrie
Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: 2. Offertoire
Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: 3. Sanctus
Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: 4. Pie Jesu
Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: 5. Agnus Dei
Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: 6. Libera me
Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: 7. In paradisum
Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
Choral sur le nom de Fauré, for piano, Op. 73bis
In Memoriam Gabriel Fauré, for piano, Op. 72
Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)
Features works by Debussy, Ravel, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, etc...including Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Boléro, La Valse, Carmen Suite No. 1, L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1, Symphony No. 3 in C minor "O... more »rgan," and much more.« less
Features works by Debussy, Ravel, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, etc...including Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Boléro, La Valse, Carmen Suite No. 1, L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1, Symphony No. 3 in C minor "Organ," and much more.
CD Reviews
Vive la France!
junkette | Tennessee, USA | 09/12/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I can only critique these five CDs in terms of enjoyment, not orchestral and choral technique. My experience with classical music is primarily from a dozen years of piano lessons; thus, I am familiar with many mainstream classical pieces by name and composer.
Oddly, I fell in love with French classical in a most unusual place--Disney World. In Epcot, the beautiful French scenes in the travelogue at the French pavilion, Impressions de France, are backed with snips of music from French composers. I long ago purchased the Epcot CD that included the soundtrack, and I still have the typed song list that Disney first made available when so many people wanted to know about the music.
The five CDs in this set include many full versions of the music from the Disney movie. You have the familiar--the magical Sorcerer's Apprentice, the haunting Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Ravel's Bolero, Bizet's Carmen, Faure's Requiem, and Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 in C minor with my favorite movement of all, Maestoso, with the majestic organ you hear during the ascent up the Eiffel Tower in Impressions de France. There are many more French classics that are new to me and that I'm sure will become favorites, too.
So please excuse this amateur's review if you're a classical expert. I'm only reporting on satisfaction, and these CDs will be bringing pleasant listening for a long time to come.
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1