French Orchestral Favourites

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
May 1, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Sinfonia of London
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 01, 2026
    • UPC
      0095115537923
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHSA 5379
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. L'apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)

      Composer: Paul Dukas

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    2. Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (arr. J. Wilson for orchestra)

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    3. Joyeuse marche

      Composer: Emmanuel Chabrier

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    4. Miroirs: No. 3. Une barque sur l'océan (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    5. Danse macabre, Op. 40

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    6. VI. Les Toréadors

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    7. I. Prélude

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    8. II. Aragonaise

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    9. V. Les dragons d'Alcala

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    10. II. Habanera

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    11. V. La garde montante

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    12. III. Intermezzo

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    13. I. Marche des contrabandiers

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    14. IV. Séguedille

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    15. IV. Chanson du Toréador

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    16. III. Nocturne

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson

    17. VI. Danse Bohème

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Sinfonia of London

      Conductor: John Wilson


Since relaunching Sinfonia of London in 2018, John Wilson's hand-picked orchestra has attracted the highest critical acclaim from both national and international press, performed at the BBC Proms every year since 2021 (their live début), and made their international début at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam in 2025. Regularly touring in the UK, they have also released 25 albums (this is the 26th), covering a wide range of repertoire, including works by Korngold, Respighi, Ravel, Strauss, Rachmaninoff, Britten, Walton, Bliss, and Rodgers & Hammerstein. The album opens with Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice, followed by Debussy's Clair de lune (orchestrated by John Wilson). Chabrier's Joyeuse Marche and Ravel's Une Barque sur l'océan (orchestrated by their composers) are followed by Saint-Saëns' symphonic poem Danse macabre. The programme ends with all of the movements from Bizet's two Carmen Suites, but in John Wilson's preferred order!