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The magic of the dance in music, with an emphasis on Paris towards the end of the nineteenth century. Orchestral works by Ravel ('La Valse'), Offenbach, Berlioz and others capture the mood of Renoir's beautiful portrait of dancers. Music for dancing and dreaming.
Jacques Offenbach: La vie parisienne (Parisian Life)
La vie parisienne (Parisian Life): Overture
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: II. Un Bal (Valse): Allegro non troppo
Maurice Ravel: La valse (version for orchestra)
La valse (version for orchestra)
Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque, P. 120 (after Rossini)
La boutique fantasque, P. 120: VII. Nocturne (after Rossini)
Camille Saint-Saens: Romance in C major, Op. 48
Romance in C major, Op. 48
Georges Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 (arr. E. Guirand)
II. Intermezzo
IV. Farandole
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2
Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Piano Concerto in G major: I. Allegramente
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VIII. Waltz of the Flowers
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