Gounod - Faust & Ballet Music – Bizet - Carmen & Suite - Alexander Gibson
Charles Gounod - Ballet Must From “Faust” (Side A)
Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite (Side B)
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Alexander Gibson, conductor
1 LP, Tip-on jacket by Stoughton Printing
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : RCA Victor Red Seal
Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London
Engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson
Produced by Ray Minshull
Remastered by Bernie Grundman
Originally released in 1960
Reissued in 2016
Tracks :
Side A : Ballet Must From “Faust”
- Waltz (Allegretto)
- Ensemble (Adagio)
- Dance of the Nubians
- Cleopatra’s Dance
- Dance of the Trojan Maidens
- Helen’s Dance
- Bacchanalia
- Funeral March Of A Marionette
Side B : Carmen Suite
- Prelude; Entr’acte – Aragonaise
- Habanera; Changing of the Guard
- Intermezzo; Smugglers’ March
- Entr’acte – Dragoons of Alcala
Reviews :
Widely regarded as one of the great RCAs. Alexander Gibson conducts the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden, performing ballet music from Charles Gounod's Faust and Georges Bizet's Carmen Suite. Featuring orchestral highlights from Faust and Carmen, the later selections on Side B are nothing short of spectacular. Outstanding clarity and stereo stage. Transparency and imaging is superb.
Ratings:
Discogs 4.59 / 5