‘The President’s Own’ United States Marine Band, José Serebrier - Bizet & Serebrier: Carmen Symphony and Other Works (2008)

Tracklist

01. Carmen Symphony: I. Prelude
02. Carmen Symphony: II. the Cavalry
03. Carmen Symphony: III. Habanera
04. Carmen Symphony: IV. Seguidilla
05. Carmen Symphony: V. Fugato
06. Carmen Symphony: VI. Interlude 1
07. Carmen Symphony: VII. Toreador
08. Carmen Symphony: VIII. Interlude 2
09. Carmen Symphony: IX. Andante Cantabile
10. Carmen Symphony: X. Interlude 3
11. Carmen Symphony: XI. the Wedding
12. Carmen Symphony: XII. Gypsy Dance
13. Mexican Dance (arr. By E. Kleiber, Trans. By J. Serebrier)
14. Estancia Suite, Op. 8a: I. los Trabajadores Agricolas (The Agricultural Workers)
15. Estancia Suite, Op. 8a: II. Danza del Trigo (Wheat Dance)
16. Estancia Suite, Op. 8a: III. Les Peones de Hacienda (The Cattlemen)
17. Estancia Suite, Op. 8a: IV. Danza Final (Final Dance) [Malambo]
18. Night Cry
19. Concerto Grosso for Wind Quartet and Wind Orchestra: I. Allegro Non Troppo
20. Concerto Grosso for Wind Quartet and Wind Orchestra: II. Allegretto Scherzando
21. Concerto Grosso for Wind Quartet and Wind Orchestra: III. Andante
22. The Stars and Stripes Forever

Having orchestrated Gershwin’s piano works (at the request of Gershwin’s family), numerous Grieg songs, and more recently a symphonic synthesis of Janacek’s The Markropulos Case, Jose Serebrier compiled a sequence of orchestral interludes from Bizet’s Carmen to try to extend its magic to the concert hall. Carmen Symphony, unlike the well-known Carmen Suites, follows the thread of the opera. Serebrier has always been fascinated by the music of the Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, and Mexican Dance is his homage to this original composer. This and Serebrier’s own Night Cry are world premiere recordings.

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