Ulster Orchestra, Thierry Fischer - Françaix: Le roi nu & Les demoiselles de la nuit (2005)
BAND/ARTIST: Ulster Orchestra, Thierry Fischer
- Title: Françaix: Le roi nu & Les demoiselles de la nuit
- Year Of Release: 2005
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:02:48
- Total Size: 232 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Le roi nu, Scene 1: I. Fanfare
02. Le roi nu, Scene 1: II. The Dance of the Three Tailors in the Square Before the Palace …
03. Le roi nu, Scene 1: III. The King Orders Them to Desist
04. Le roi nu, Scene 2: IV. The Wondrous Fabric Is Explained to the Court …
05. Le roi nu, Scene 2: V. The Fabric Is Brought Out …
06. Le roi nu, Scene 2: VI. General Admiration
07. Le roi nu, Scene 3: VII. The Queen Dances with Her Lover …
08. Le roi nu, Scene 3: VIII. The King Is Heard Approaching …
09. Le roi nu, Scene 3: IX. Interlude for the King …
10. Le roi nu, Scene 3: X. The Garment Is Put On … Interlude for the Queen
11. Le roi nu, Scene 4: XI. A Ball in the Throne Room … ‘But the King Is Naked!’ …
12. Le roi nu, Scene 4: XII. Panic
13. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: I. Nocturne
14. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: II. Dance of the Servant Cats and the Young Man …
15. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: III. Entrance of the Female Kittens …
16. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: IV. Pursuit of the Mouse …
17. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: V. Entrance of Agathe, the Coquettish White Kitten …
18. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: VI. Entrance of the Lady Cats … Battle …
19. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: VII. Entrance of Madame, the Leading Female Cat …
20. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: VIII. Entrance of Baron de Grotius, the Alpha Male …
21. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: IX. General Procession … the Marriage …
22. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: X. Nocturne
23. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XI. Dance of the Bill …
24. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XII. Agathe and the Young Man …
25. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XIII. Agathe Kills a Caged Bird …
26. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XIV. Pas de deux … to Bed …
27. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XV. The Baron and His Entourage Summon Agathe …
28. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XVI. The Company Dances on the Rooftops
The third in our series of orchestral recordings featuring music by Jean Françaix perfectly encapsulates the world of this humorous, civilized and quintessentially French composer.
Le roi nu, the fourth of Françaix’s nine ballet scores, paraphrases the story (by Hans Christian Andersen) of the emperor who allows himself to be fooled into parading around the court totally naked—pompous fanfares, witty orchestral asides and louche polkas abound as the action gently mocks the misguided monarch.
Les demoiselles de la nuit is an altogether more moody affair (a facet even reflected at the Paris premiere when a young Margot Fonteyn initially refused to wear the required cat mask—‘it wouldn’t be asked of me at Covent Garden!’—to be met with a threat from the surrealist set-designer to burn down the theatre unless she complied) involving a beautiful young kitten in love with a (human) violinist who falls to his death cavorting on the rooftops. Needless to say, our genteel composer does not allow the gloom to persist, and the resulting ballet was rewarded with extended runs in London, Paris and New York.
01. Le roi nu, Scene 1: I. Fanfare
02. Le roi nu, Scene 1: II. The Dance of the Three Tailors in the Square Before the Palace …
03. Le roi nu, Scene 1: III. The King Orders Them to Desist
04. Le roi nu, Scene 2: IV. The Wondrous Fabric Is Explained to the Court …
05. Le roi nu, Scene 2: V. The Fabric Is Brought Out …
06. Le roi nu, Scene 2: VI. General Admiration
07. Le roi nu, Scene 3: VII. The Queen Dances with Her Lover …
08. Le roi nu, Scene 3: VIII. The King Is Heard Approaching …
09. Le roi nu, Scene 3: IX. Interlude for the King …
10. Le roi nu, Scene 3: X. The Garment Is Put On … Interlude for the Queen
11. Le roi nu, Scene 4: XI. A Ball in the Throne Room … ‘But the King Is Naked!’ …
12. Le roi nu, Scene 4: XII. Panic
13. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: I. Nocturne
14. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: II. Dance of the Servant Cats and the Young Man …
15. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: III. Entrance of the Female Kittens …
16. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: IV. Pursuit of the Mouse …
17. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: V. Entrance of Agathe, the Coquettish White Kitten …
18. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: VI. Entrance of the Lady Cats … Battle …
19. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: VII. Entrance of Madame, the Leading Female Cat …
20. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: VIII. Entrance of Baron de Grotius, the Alpha Male …
21. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: IX. General Procession … the Marriage …
22. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 1: X. Nocturne
23. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XI. Dance of the Bill …
24. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XII. Agathe and the Young Man …
25. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XIII. Agathe Kills a Caged Bird …
26. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XIV. Pas de deux … to Bed …
27. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XV. The Baron and His Entourage Summon Agathe …
28. Les demoiselles de la nuit, Scene 2: XVI. The Company Dances on the Rooftops
The third in our series of orchestral recordings featuring music by Jean Françaix perfectly encapsulates the world of this humorous, civilized and quintessentially French composer.
Le roi nu, the fourth of Françaix’s nine ballet scores, paraphrases the story (by Hans Christian Andersen) of the emperor who allows himself to be fooled into parading around the court totally naked—pompous fanfares, witty orchestral asides and louche polkas abound as the action gently mocks the misguided monarch.
Les demoiselles de la nuit is an altogether more moody affair (a facet even reflected at the Paris premiere when a young Margot Fonteyn initially refused to wear the required cat mask—‘it wouldn’t be asked of me at Covent Garden!’—to be met with a threat from the surrealist set-designer to burn down the theatre unless she complied) involving a beautiful young kitten in love with a (human) violinist who falls to his death cavorting on the rooftops. Needless to say, our genteel composer does not allow the gloom to persist, and the resulting ballet was rewarded with extended runs in London, Paris and New York.
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