Faure / Bolton / Sinfonieorchester Basel Secret Faure: Orchestral Songs & Suites CD

The Sinfonieorchester Basel is one of the oldest and most innovative orchestras in Switzerland. Ivor Bolton and the orchestra present an interesting selection of orchestral songs and suites by the French composer Gabriel Faur? and team with soprano Olga Peretyatko, tenor Benjamin Bruns and the Balthasar Neumann Women's Choir for this recording. The incidental music for "Caligula" was composed by Faur? for the eponymous drama by Alexandre Dumas. The second piece on this album is the "Pr?lude" from Faur?s opera "P?n?lope". Olga Peretyatko is the soprano in a selection of songs, which had been originally composed for piano and for the more intimate character of the French salons, before Faur? wrote the beautiful orchestral accompaniments. The music from "Shylock" is an concert version after the incidental music to Edmond Haraucourts comedy after Shakespeare and the recording finishes with the famous "Pell?as et M?lisande" op 80.

1. Caligula, Op. 52: Caligula, Op. 52: I. Prologue. Fanfares - March Et Choeur. Quasi Adagio 2. Caligula, Op. 52: Caligula, Op. 52: II. L'hiver S'enfuit (Choeur) 3. Caligula, Op. 52: III. Air de Danse 4. Caligula, Op. 52: IV. de Roses Vermeilles (M?lodrame Et Choeur) 5. Caligula, Op. 52: Caligula, Op. 52: V. Ce?sar a Ferme? la Paupie?re (M?lodrame Et Choeur) 6. P?n?lope, Igf 69: Pr?lude 7. Les Roses D'ispahan, Op. 39, No. 4 8. Soir, Op. 83, No. 2 9. Clair de Lune, Op. 46, No. 2 10. Apr?s Un R?ve, Op. 7, No. 1 11. Shylock, Op. 57: Shylock, Op. 57: I. Chanson 12. Shylock, Op. 57: Shylock, Op. 57: II. Entr'acte 13. Shylock, Op. 57: Shylock, Op. 57: III. Madrigal 14. Shylock, Op. 57: Shylock, Op. 57: IV. Epithaleme 15. Shylock, Op. 57: Shylock, Op. 57: V. Nocturne 16. Shylock, Op. 57: Shylock, Op. 57: VI. Final 17. Pell?as Et M?lisande, Op. 80: I. Pr?lude 18. Pell?as Et M?lisande, Op. 80: II. Fileuse 19. Pell?as Et M?lisande, Op. 80: Pell?as Et M?lisande, Op. 80: III. Sicilienne 20. Pell?as Et M?lisande, Op. 80: IV. Chant de M?lisande 21. Pell?as Et M?lisande, Op. 80: Pell?as Et M?lisande, Op. 80: V. La Mort de M?lisande