Patrick Gallois- Ballet Music - Bacchus - Act III / 2nd Tableau (CD)
Jules Massenet is best known for operas such as Manon and Werther, but his less familiar stage works are also packed with superb intermezzos and ballet music. Evocative scenes bring the mythical story of Bacchus to life, while Herodiade deals with the tragic biblical narrative of Herod, Salome and St John the Baptist. Turbulent temptations and passions clash with monastic life in Thais, and the Spanish dances of Le Cid bring US into worlds of fragrant tenderness, defiant pride and exuberant celebration.
Tracklist:
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Allegro Moderato - Nocturne
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Faunes Et Satyres
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: La Procession Des Offrandes
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Chasseresses Et Bacchantes
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Initiation I
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Initiation II
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Initiation III
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Initiation IV
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Le Bapteme Par Le Vin
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Bacchanale
- Herodiade, Act IV: Ballet: Les Egyptiennes
- Herodiade, Act IV: Ballet: Les Babyloniennes
- Herodiade, Act IV: Ballet: Les Gauloises
- Herodiade, Act IV: Ballet: Les Pheniciennes
- Herodiade, Act IV: Ballet: Final
- Thais Ballet Music: I. Andante
- Thais Ballet Music: II. Largo
- III. Presto Vivace
- Thais Ballet Music: IV. Andante Cantabile
- Thais Ballet Music: V. Scherzetto Molto Vivace
- Thais Ballet Music: VI. Allegretto Moderato
- Thais Ballet Music: VII. Tres Lent
- Thais Ballet Music: VIII. Andante Religioso
- Thais Ballet Music: IX. Allegro Vivace Frenetico
- Thais Ballet Music: X. Allegro Moderato
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: I. Castillane
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: II. Andalouse
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: III. Aragonaise
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: IV. Aubade
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: VI. Madrilene
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: V. Catalane
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: VII. Navarraise
Jules Massenet is best known for operas such as Manon and Werther, but his less familiar stage works are also packed with superb intermezzos and ballet music. Evocative scenes bring the mythical story of Bacchus to life, while Herodiade deals with the tragic biblical narrative of Herod, Salome and St John the Baptist. Turbulent temptations and passions clash with monastic life in Thais, and the Spanish dances of Le Cid bring US into worlds of fragrant tenderness, defiant pride and exuberant celebration.
Tracklist:
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Allegro Moderato - Nocturne
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Faunes Et Satyres
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: La Procession Des Offrandes
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Chasseresses Et Bacchantes
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Initiation I
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Initiation II
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Initiation III
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Initiation IV
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Le Bapteme Par Le Vin
- Bacchus, Act III Tableau 2: Les Mysteres Dionysiaques: Bacchanale
- Herodiade, Act IV: Ballet: Les Egyptiennes
- Herodiade, Act IV: Ballet: Les Babyloniennes
- Herodiade, Act IV: Ballet: Les Gauloises
- Herodiade, Act IV: Ballet: Les Pheniciennes
- Herodiade, Act IV: Ballet: Final
- Thais Ballet Music: I. Andante
- Thais Ballet Music: II. Largo
- III. Presto Vivace
- Thais Ballet Music: IV. Andante Cantabile
- Thais Ballet Music: V. Scherzetto Molto Vivace
- Thais Ballet Music: VI. Allegretto Moderato
- Thais Ballet Music: VII. Tres Lent
- Thais Ballet Music: VIII. Andante Religioso
- Thais Ballet Music: IX. Allegro Vivace Frenetico
- Thais Ballet Music: X. Allegro Moderato
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: I. Castillane
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: II. Andalouse
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: III. Aragonaise
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: IV. Aubade
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: VI. Madrilene
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: V. Catalane
- Le Cid Ballet Suite: VII. Navarraise