“This superb new orchestral release of three works by Georges Bizet was made at Skywalker Sound. The Symphony in C was produced as a ballet by George Balanchine and premiered at the San Francisco Ballet in 1961. Jeux d’enfants features Bizet’s own orchestrations of five of the pieces, with the remaining movements in arrangements by Hershey Kay and Roy Douglas. Variations chromatiques is a dramatic work available for the first time on CD.”
“A new recording of Bizet’s delightful symphony is always welcome, and a couple of rarities accompany the work in this new disc from the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra…”
Labels: Bizet, Martin West, radio, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra