Bizet: Symphony in C & Jeux d’Enfants (Children’s Games)

Martin West, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

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A Superb Orchestral Release

Reference Recordings is proud to present these works of Georges Bizet, beautifully performed by the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, conducted by Martin West. The recording was made at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California by Grammy-winning engineer Keith O. Johnson.

The Symphony in C is a delightful gem, composed in 1855. It was produced as a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine, and premiered at the San Francisco Ballet in 1961.

Jeux d’Enfants (Children’s Games) is filled with youthful wonder, and fanciful, charming, memorable tunes. We include Bizet’s own orchestrations of five of the pieces. The remaining seven pieces’ orchestrations are by Hershey Kay and Roy Douglas. This recording is the first to feature all 12 pieces, with the Kay and Douglas orchestrations.

Variations chromatiques is a dramatic work recorded only once before, by the Louisville Orchestra in 1973. This is the first modern recording and the first time this work is available in DSD.

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Martin West, Conductor

Tracklist

Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.
1.
Bizet: Symphony in C - Allegro vivo
11:53
2.
Bizet: Symphony in C - Adagio
10:14
3.
Bizet: Symphony in C - Scherzo, Allegro vivace
06:13
4.
Bizet: Symphony in C - Finale, Allegro vivace
09:43
5.
Jeux d'Enfants: L’Escarpolette (The Swing/Sea Saw)
02:40
6.
Jeux d'Enfants: Impromptu - La Toupie (The Top)
01:06
7.
Jeux d'Enfants: Berceuse - La Poupee (The Doll)
02:18
8.
Jeux d'Enfants: Les Chevaux de Bois (Wooden Horses/Hobby Horses)
01:25
9.
Jeux d'Enfants: Le Volant (The Shuttlecock/Badminton)
01:20
10.
Jeux d'Enfants: Marche - Trompette et Tambour (Trumpet and Drum)
02:35
11.
Jeux d'Enfants: Les Bulles de Savon (Soap Bubbles)
01:33
12.
Jeux d'Enfants: Les quatre Coins (Puss in the Corner)
02:32
13.
Jeux d'Enfants: Colin-Maillard (Blind Man’s Buff)
01:58
14.
Jeux d’Enfants: Saute-Mouton (Leap-Frog)
01:26
15.
Jeux d'Enfants: Duo - Petit Mari, petite Femme (Little Husband, Little Wife)
02:53
16.
Jeux d'Enfants: Galop - Le Bal (The Ball)
01:58
17.
Variations Chromatiques
14:07

Total time: 01:15:54

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RR131

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Executive Producer

Marcia Martin

Mastering Engineer

Keith O. Johnson

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Producers

Victor and Marina A. Ledin, Encore Consultants LLC

Recorded By

Sean Royce Martin

Recording Engineer

Keith O. Johnson

Recording Location

Recorded on April 19 and 20, 2012 at Skywalker Sound, a Lucasfilm Ltd. Company in Marin County, California

Skywalker Assistant

Dann M. Thompson

Release DateMay 19, 2023

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