Bizet: L'Arlesienne & Carmen Suites

What a lovely CD for a rainy working evening. Spirited, forceful, harmonious, and well-known melodies, with bright orchestration.
The London Festival Orchestra conducted by Cesare Cantieri plays Bizet's opera suites, in the Point Classic CD.

L'Arlesienne op.23 Suite #1



1. Prélude


2. Minuetto


3. Adagietto - Adagio


4. Carillon



L'Arlesienne op.23 Suite#2



5. Pastorale


6. Intermezzo


7. Minuetto


8. Farandole (Allegro deciso)



Carmen Suite #1



9. Prélude (Les Toréadors)


10. Aragonaise


11. Intermezzo


12. Seguidilla


13. Les Dragons d'Alcalo


14. Les Toréadors



Carmen Suite #2



15. Marche de contrebandieros


16. Habanero


17. Nocturne


18. Chanson du Toréadors


19. Le garde montante


20. Danse bohème

Pavarotti: The Essential Pavarotti

This was a bit of a turn off. The selection of pieces was not superb, as I had expected. Fortunately there are these jewels that make it worth listening. Of course, Nessun dorma is one of them, along with the most popular pieces.
At some point I confused Pavarotti with Andrea Bocelli, probably in the youngest recordings.

1. La donna è mobile


2. Che gelida manina


3. E lucevan le stelle


4. Nessun dorma


5. Una furtiva lagrima


6. M'appari


7. La fleur que tu m'avais jetée


8. Vesti la giubba


9. Di quella pira


10. Caruso


11. Mattinata


12. Aprile


13. Core 'ngrato


14. La danza


15. Volare


16. Funiculì-Funiculà


17. Torna a Surriento


18. 'O sole mio!