Shchedrin, Rodion: Carmen-Suite (1967) 45'
one-act ballet. A transcription of excerpts from Bizet's opera for strings and percussion

Music Text  
libretto by Alicia Alonso

Scoring
percI: marimba/vib/cast/3cowbells/4bongos/bells/SD/guiro percII: vib/marimba/SD/tamb/2wdbl/claves/tgl/guiro percIII: hand bells/crot/maracas/whip/SD/choclo/guiro/3tplbl/BD tam-t/snare dr/tgl percIV: cym/BD/tam-t/hi-hat/tgl/tamb/tom-t timp-strings

Recommended Recording
Concerto for Orchestra Nos.1 and 2
Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev
Deutsche Grammophon DG 471 136

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