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Georges Bizet’s popular L’Arlésienne Suites are seldom heard in the composer’s own piano transcriptions. Indeed, his delightful compositions and arrangements for this instrument remain to be discovered by many listeners. Bizet was himself an accomplished pianist, whose solo piano works range across many different genres and styles from the Chopinesque lyricism of the Nocturnes and Chansons sans paroles to the virtuosic Caprices and Chasse fantastique and the highly dramatic Variations chromatiques. Julia Severus, who as a member of the Aurora Duo has released recordings of piano transcriptions of music by Tchaikovsky, Balakirev and Glazunov (8557717 and 8570418), here makes her solo recording début for the label.
Georges Bizet: Nocturne in F major
Nocturne in F major
Georges Bizet: Grande valse de concert
Grande valse de concert
Georges Bizet: 3 Esquisses musicales
No. 1. Ronde turque
No. 2. Serenade
No. 3. Caprice
Georges Bizet: Nocturne in D major
Nocturne in D major
Georges Bizet: Variations chromatiques
Variations chromatiques
Georges Bizet: Valse in C major
Valse in C major
Georges Bizet: 4 Preludes
Prelude No. 1 in C major
Prelude No. 2 in A minor
Prelude No. 3 in G major
Prelude No. 4 in E minor
Georges Bizet: Caprice No. 1 in C sharp minor
Caprice No. 1 in C sharp minor
Georges Bizet: Caprice No. 2 in C major
Caprice No. 2 in C major
Georges Bizet: Theme brillant
Theme brillant
Georges Bizet: L'arlesienne Suite No. 1 (arr. for piano)
I. Prelude
II. Minuetto
III. Adagietto
IV. Carillon
Georges Bizet: Chants du Rhin
I. L'aurore
II. Le depart
III. Les reves
IV. La bohemienne
V. Les confidences
VI. Le retour
Georges Bizet: Magasin des familles
I. Meditation religieuse
II. Romance sans paroles
III. Casilda
Georges Bizet: Venise
Venise
Georges Bizet: Romance sans paroles in C major
Romance sans paroles in C major
Georges Bizet: Marine
Marine
Georges Bizet: Chasse fantastique
Chasse fantastique
Georges Bizet: L'arlesienne Suite No. 2 (version for piano)
I. Pastorale
II. Intermezzo
III. Menuet
IV. Farandole
10th March 2011
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“Julia Severus closes each of her discs with one of the suites from L'Arlésienne, prefacing the first with genre pieces and the second with narrative or descriptive works. She just lets the music speak for itself with a minimum of interpretative fuss. Very fine.”
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Nocturne in F major