Orq Simf Barcelona/Gonzalez - Georges Bizet: Suites Nos. 1 and 2 from Carmen and L'Arl?sienne

Despite the scandal it created when first staged in 1875, Carmen has subsequently become one of the world�s most popular operas. The love affair at its heart shocked contemporary audiences but the music is imperishably vibrant and exciting � so much so that, after the composer�s death, his friend Ernest Guiraud arranged two suites from the opera. Here the Toreador�s Song and the graphically sensuous Seguidilla and Habanera dances are heard in all their orchestral glory. The two suites from L�Arl�sienne contain music of great charm and refined elegance.