給舞台上表演的法國音樂 (托馬/德利伯/歐貝/馬斯奈等法國作曲家)
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愛沙尼亞國家交響樂團

For their latest album, Neeme Jarvi and his Estonian National Symphony Orchestra present a delightful programme of lesser-known stage music from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Overtures by Thomas, Auber and Boieldieu were all composed for works staged at the OperaComique in Paris, and are wonderful examples of the period.
 
The 'Scene du bal' and 'Vieille Chanson' from Le Roi s'amuse were written by Delibes in 1882 as incidental music for Victor Hugo's play, first performed in 1832 but banned after the first performance because it was deemed to be an attack on the reigning monarch, Louis Philippe. The play, which went on to form the basis of the libretto for Verdi's Rigoletto, was eventually revived with some success, with Delibes's score an important factor. Massenet's one-act ballet Espada dates from 1908, and is the most recent – and most substantial – work on the album. Set in Spain, the work clearly owes more than one idea to Bizet's Carmen ('The Card Game' and 'March of the Toreadors' for example), but musically and orchestrally it is pure Massenet.

AMBROISE THOMAS
1. Overture to 'Raymond, ou Le Secret de la reine' (1851) 8:03
(Raymond, or The Queen's Secret)
Opera-comique in Three Acts
Allegro moderato - Andantino -

DANIEL-FRANCOIS-ESPRIT AUBER
2. Overture to 'Fra Diavolo, ou L'Hotellerie de Terracine', S18 (1830) 8:28
(Fra Diavolo, or The Inn of Terracina)
Opera-comique in Three Acts
Allegro moderato (Marcia) - Allegro - Presto - Stretto

FRANCOIS-ADRIEN BOIELDIEU
3. Overture to 'Le Calife de Bagdad' (1800) 7:13
(The Caliph of Bagdad)
Opera-comique in One Act
Andantino - Allegro
4. Overture to 'La Dame blanche' (1825) 8:17
(The White Lady)
Opera-comique in Three Acts
Moderato - Anmato un poco - Allegro - Con fuoco

LEO DELIBES
Scene du bal and Vieille Chanson from 'Le Roi s'amuse' (1882) 17:06
(The King Amuses Himself / The King Has Fun)
Airs de danse dans le style ancien
(Dance Tunes in the Olden Style)
5. 1 Gaillarde.  Moderato ben marcato 2:57
6. 2 Pavane 'Belle qui tiens ma vie'.  Allegretto 2:32
7. 3 Scene du bouquet.  Andante (sans lenteur) 2:10
8. 4 Lesquercarde.  Allegro 1:32
9. 5 Madrigal.  Andantino 2:11
10. 6 Passepied.  Allegro 1:46
11. Vielle Chanson (avec mandoline).  Moderato 2:49
Theodor Sink cello
Ants Onnis mandolin
12. Final (Reprise de la Gaillarde).  Moderato 1:03

JULES MASSENET
Espada (1908)29:09
(Sword)
Ballet in One Act
13. Allegro - 0:38
14. Madrilena - Piu mosso - 2:16
15. Marche des Toreadors.  Allegro brillante - 1:58
16. Panderos.  Allegretto con moto - Piu mosso - Allegro - 3:05
17. Scene de l'Espada.  Allegro - Allegro pappassionato - 4:18
Allegro - Piu mosso - Allegro moderato - Allegro vivo -
18. Scene des Cartes.  Allegro - Allegro stesso Tempo - Piu lento - 2:02
19. Bolero.  Allegro moderato - Piu caloroso - Molto piu mosso - 1:54
20. Toreador et Andalouse.  Allegro moderato - Animando - Andante - 3:30
Allegro - Animando - Piu mosso -
21. La Danse de la Mercedes.  Allegro con moto - Piu mosso - 4:24
Piu mosso ancora - Allegro -
22. Fandango.  Allegro vivo - Allegro con moto - 2:30
23. La Danse de la Mercedes [Allegro con moto] - Piu mosso - 2:29
Piu mosso ancora - Largo
Total time: 78:05
Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Arvo Leibur leader
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi