Bizet: Carmen Highlights / Karajan, Price, Et Al

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
July 3, 1990
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      BIZET, GEORGES
    • PERFORMER
      Price, Corelli, Karaja
    Product Details
    Works
    1. Act I: Overture

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    2. Act I: Dans l'air nous suivons des yeux la fumee (Chorus)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    3. Act I: La voila! La voila! (Soldiers, Cigarette Factory Girls, Carmen)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Leontyne Price

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    4. Act I: Habanera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen, Chorus)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Leontyne Price

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    5. Act I: Seguidilla: Pres des reparts de Seville (Carmen, Jose)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    6. Act II: Entr'acte

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    7. Act II: Gypsy Song: Les tringles des sistres tintaient (Carmen)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Leontyne Price

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    8. Act II: Messieurs, Pastia me dit (Frasquita)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Monique Linval

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    9. Act II: Vivat! Vivat le Torero! (Chorus)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    10. Act II: Toreador Song: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Escamillo)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Robert Merrill

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    11. Act II: Quintet: Nous avons en tete une affaire (Dancaire, Mercedes, Frasquita, Remendado, Carmen)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Jean-Christophe Benoit, Genevieve Macaux, Monique Linval, Maurice Besancon, Leontyne Price

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    12. Act II: La la la - Attends un peu, Carmen (Jose)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    13. Act II: Flower Song: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee (Jose)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    14. Act III: Entracte

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    15. Act III: Card Trio: Melons, coupons! (Frasquita, Mercedes, Carmen)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Monique Linval, Genevieve Macaux, Leontyne Price

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    16. Act III: Aria: Je dis que rien ne mepouvante (Micaela)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Mirella Freni

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    17. Act IV: Entr'acte

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    18. Act IV: C'est toi? C'est moi! (Carmen, Jose)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

    19. Act IV: Ou vas-tu? Laisse-moi (Don Jose, Carmen, People)

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna Philharmonic

      Performer: Franco Corelli, Leontyne Price

      Conductor: Herbert von Karajan


"Very grand... Price is a highly dramatic Carmen, Mirella Freni contributes a most sensitively sung Micaëla, and Corelli sounds glorious..." -- BBC Music Magazine [reviewing the complete version, RCA 39495

"Karajan's RCA version, made in Vienna in 1964, owes much to Leontyne Price's seductive, smoky-toned Carmen... Robert Merrill sings with gloriously firm tone, while Mirella Freni is enchanting as Micaëla." -- The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs & DVDs [2003/4 edition, reviewing RCA 39495]