JULES MASSENET.- EL CID – Ballet
EL CID – Ballet
Castillane
Andalouse
Aragonaise
Aubade
Catalane
Madrilene
Navarraise
Radio Sinfonía Orquesta Czecho-Slovak
Director: Keith Clark
Le Cid, suite para orquesta.
Descripción de Robert Barefield
The ballet suite second act of Massenet‘s opera Le Cid is one of his best known and most respected orchestral works. The opera, set in Spain in the twelfth century, is a sweeping saga centers on the exploits of Don Rodrigue (Le Cid) in the battle against the Moors and fight for the woman he loves. In the same way that suggested Bizet sounds of Spain in his opera Carmen, Massenet uses colorful orchestration and dance rhythms on strike to evoke the unique flavor of the region. Composer inventive use of percussion instruments is particularly striking, and certainly reflects the fact that early in his career, Massenet was a percussionist himself. The seven picturesque movements are: Castilane, Andalouse, Aragonaise, Aubade, Catalan, Madrilène and Navarraise.