French Ballet Music / Beecham
Label: EMI Catalog: 5099967900121 Format: CD French Ballet Music Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Ballet des Sylphes La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Menuet des Follets Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune L'Enfant prodigue: Cortege et Air de danse Delibes: Le Roi s'amuse: Incidental Music Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music Massenet: Cendrillon Valse Saint-Saëns: Danse des Prêtresses de Dagon (from Samson et Dalila) Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas BeechamGramophone Magazine “The great thing about Beecham’s conducting of such pieces as the dances from Samson and Delilah is that he enjoyed himself so enormously and, of course, he had an unbounded ability to make his players enjoy themselves too. Beecham’s genius for dealing with music of this sort is greatly in evidence in this collection and the record provides the most delightful relaxation.” |