Les Nuits de Paris - Dance Music from Folies Bergère to Opéra / Roth, Les Siècles
The dance permeated every layer of Romantic society. From popular dance halls to courtly salons, people showed their public face, enjoyed themselves and met one another in waltz time or to the rhythms of the quadrille or the polka. At the same time, ballet gained unprecedented fame on the stage of the Paris Opéra. The music that accompanied this frantic round in France has long been neglected, whereas the Viennese have never ceased to celebrate their waltzes. Under the expert baton of François-Xavier Roth, the orchestra Les Siècles has set out to rediscover this French repertory using historical instruments. Their album explores the output of both established composers – Camille Saint-Saëns, Ambroise Thomas, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet – and their colleagues who specialized in Terpsichorean entertainment, including Philippe Musard, Isaac Strauss, Émile Waldteufel and Hervé.
REVIEWS:
Beautifully recorded and with Bru Zane’s customary excellent booklet notes, this is a disc to delight Francophiles, especially sweet-toothed ones like myself.
-- Gramophone
There is a blowsy joie de vivre in these performances by Roth’s French Orchestra Les Siecles that is hard to resist.
-- The Sunday Times (UK)
It’s all very French, and presented with great flair and warmth by Roth and his orchestra.
-- The Guardian (UK)
Product Description:
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Release Date: January 27, 2023
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Catalog Number: BZ2005
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UPC: 8055776010083
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Label: Bru Zane
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Number of Discs: 1
Period: Romantic
Composer: Leo Delibes, Theodore Dubois, Jules Massenet, Camille Saint-Saens, Ambroise Thomas, Hervé, Emil Waldteufel, Jeanne Danglas, Isaac Strauss, Charles Gounod, Victorin Joncières, Philippe Musard
Conductor: Francois-Xavier Roth
Orchestra/Ensemble: Les Siecles
Works:
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Le Carillon: Valse au cabaret
Composer: Jules Massenet
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Espagnoles et Séguedille
Composer: Hervé
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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L’Amour s’éveille: Valse
Composer: Jeanne Danglas
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Hébé-Polka
Composer: Isaac Strauss
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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La Farandole: Valse des âmes infidèles
Composer: Théodore Dubois
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Grande Vitesse, Op. 146
Composer: Emil Waldteufel
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Faust, Ballet: V. Les Troyennes
Composer: Charles Gounod
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Le Chevalier Jean, Ballet: Valse
Composer: Victorin Joncières
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Le Timbre d’argent: Valse
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Les Patineurs - Valse, Op. 183
Composer: Emil Waldteufel
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Raymond Overture
Composer: Ambroise Thomas
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Valse de Colin-Maillard (from Gretna Green)
Composer: Ernest Guiraud
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Ouistiti-Polka
Composer: Philippe Musard
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Coppelia: Valse lente
Composer: Léo Delibes
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Orphee aux enfers - Quadrille
Composer: Isaac Strauss
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Valse du mal de mer
Composer: Hervé
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
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Bella bocca Polka, Op. 163
Composer: Emil Waldteufel
Ensemble: Les Siècles
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth