Carmen (Highlights)

~ Release by Georges Bizet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Carmen : Prélude
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
3:34
2Carmen : Acte I. « La cloche a sonnée »
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 4 Chœur des cigarières « La cloche a sonné » (Les Jeunes Gens, les Soldats, les Cigarières) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
4:01
3Carmen : Acte I. Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle »
associate producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (in 1990-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Graciela Alperyn (mezzo-soprano) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
4:54
4Carmen : Acte I. Seguidilla & Duet « Près des remparts de Séville »
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Graciela Alperyn (mezzo-soprano) (in 1990-07)
tenor vocals [Don José]:
Giorgio Lamberti (tenor)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 10 Séguedille « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, Don José) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
4:26
5Carmen : Acte II. Entr’acte
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts II & III) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
part of:
Carmen: Act II (english lyrics)
part of:
Carmen: Akt 2 (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen: Atto II (italian lyrics)
1:40
6Carmen : Acte II. « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre »
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
5:00
7Carmen : Acte II. « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée »
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
8:09
8Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts II & III) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
part of:
Carmen: Act II (english lyrics)
part of:
Carmen: Akt 2 (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen: Atto II (italian lyrics)
3:10
9Carmen : Acte III. « Écoute, écoute, compagnon »
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III, No. 19. Sextuor et Chœur « Écoute, écoute, compagnon, écoute » (Les contrebandiers, Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado, Don José, Carmen, Mercédès, Frasquita) (Chœur des contrebandiers) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
4:19
10Carmen : Acte III. « Quant au douanier, c’est notre affaire ! »
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Graciela Alperyn (mezzo-soprano) (in 1990-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mercédès]:
Dalia Schaechter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1990-07)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Ann Liebeck (soprano) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 21. « Quant au douanier, c’est notre affaire » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen, Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado, chœur) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
3:11
11Carmen : Acte III. « Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante »
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 22. Air « Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante » (Micaëla) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
5:06
12Carmen : Acte IV. Entr’acte
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
part of:
Carmen: Act III (english lyrics)
part of:
Carmen: Akt 3 (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen: Atto III (italian lyrics)
2:26
13Carmen : Acte IV. « Les voici ! Les voici ! »
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-07)
baritone vocals [Escamillo]:
Alan Titus (baritone) (in 1990-07)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (in 1990-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Graciela Alperyn (mezzo-soprano) (in 1990-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mercédès]:
Dalia Schaechter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1990-07)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Ann Liebeck (soprano) (in 1990-07)
tenor vocals [Don José]:
Giorgio Lamberti (tenor)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1990-07)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (in 1990-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès) (in 1990-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. « Si tu m’aimes, Carmen » (Escamillo, Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 27 Duo final : « C’est toi ! – C’est moi ! » (Carmen, Don José, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
15:53

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design/illustration:Benjamin Chai
liner notes:Keith Anderson (Naxos related liner notes writer)