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Les Nuits de Paris - Dance Music from Folies Bergère to Opéra / Roth, Les Siècles
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Les Nuits de Paris - Dance Music from Folies Bergère to Opéra / Roth, Les Siècles

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Details

Composer
Leo Delibes, Theodore Dubois, Jules Massenet, Camille Saint-Saens, Ambroise Thomas
Artist
Francois-Xavier Roth, Les Siecles
Format
CD
Label
Bru Zane
Released
Jan 27, 2023
Catalog #
BZ2005
UPC
8055776010083

About

The dance permeated every layer of Romantic society. From popular dance halls to courtly salons, people showed their public face, enjoyed themselves and met one another in waltz time or to the rhythms of the quadrille or the polka. At the same time, ballet gained unprecedented fame on the stage of the Paris Opéra. The music that accompanied this frantic round in France has long been neglected, whereas the Viennese have never ceased to celebrate their waltzes. Under the expert baton of François-Xavier Roth, the orchestra Les Siècles has set out to rediscover this French repertory using historical instruments. Their album explores the output of both established composers – Camille Saint-Saëns, Ambroise Thomas, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet – and their colleagues who specialized in Terpsichorean entertainment, including Philippe Musard, Isaac Strauss, Émile Waldteufel and Hervé.

REVIEWS:

Beautifully recorded and with Bru Zane’s customary excellent booklet notes, this is a disc to delight Francophiles, especially sweet-toothed ones like myself.

 -- Gramophone

There is a blowsy joie de vivre in these performances by Roth’s French Orchestra Les Siecles that is hard to resist.

-- The Sunday Times (UK)

It’s all very French, and presented with great flair and warmth by Roth and his orchestra.

-- The Guardian (UK)

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Le Carillon: Valse au cabaret 04:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Le Carillon: Valse au cabaret
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  2. 2 Paris Exhibition: Espagnoles et Séguedille 02:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    Paris Exhibition: Espagnoles et Séguedille
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Hervé
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  3. 3 L'amour s'éveille 03:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    L'amour s'éveille
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Jeanne Danglas
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  4. 4 Hébé-Polka 04:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hébé-Polka
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Isaac Strauss
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  5. 5 La Farandole: Suite No. 2: V. Valse des ames infideles 02:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    La Farandole: Suite No. 2: V. Valse des ames infideles
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Théodore Dubois
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  6. 6 Grande vitesse, Op. 146 02:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    Grande vitesse, Op. 146
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Émile Waldteufel
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  7. 7 Faust: V. Les Troyens 02:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    Faust: V. Les Troyens
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  8. 8 Le chevalier Jean: Valse 05:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    Le chevalier Jean: Valse
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Victorin Joncières
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  9. 9 Le timbre d'argent: Valse 04:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Le timbre d'argent: Valse
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  10. 10 Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz" 08:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz"
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Émile Waldteufel
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  11. 11 Raymond, ou Le secret de la reine: Overture 07:09
    Track
    11
    Title
    Raymond, ou Le secret de la reine: Overture
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Ambroise Thomas
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  12. 12 Gretna-Green: Valse de Colin-Maillard 04:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    Gretna-Green: Valse de Colin-Maillard
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Ernest Guiraud
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  13. 13 Ouistiti: Polka 02:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    Ouistiti: Polka
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Philippe Musard
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  14. 14 Coppélia, Act I: Valse 02:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    Coppélia, Act I: Valse
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Léo Delibes
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  15. 15 Orphee aux enfers 05:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    Orphee aux enfers
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Isaac Strauss
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  16. 16 Valse du mal de mer 01:49
    Track
    16
    Title
    Valse du mal de mer
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Hervé
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth
  17. 17 Bella, Op. 113 03:50
    Track
    17
    Title
    Bella, Op. 113
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Émile Waldteufel
    Ensemble
    Les Siècles
    Conductor
    François-Xavier Roth