Hyperion Francaix CD Françaix: Orchestral Music 3

Ulster Orchestra, Thierry Fischer (conductor)

CDA67489

Recording details: March 2004
Ulster Hall, Belfast, United Kingdom
Produced by Chris Hazell
Engineered by Simon Eadon
Release date: March 2005
Total duration: 62 minutes 33 seconds

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Track listing
Le roi nu (Françaix)
CD1 1 Scene 1 Part 1: Fanfare 0:52
2 Scene 1 Part 2: The dance of the three tailors in the square before the palace … 2:10
3 Scene 1 Part 3: The king orders them to desist 1:22
4 Scene 2 Part 1: The wondrous fabric is explained to the court … 2:03
5 Scene 2 Part 2: The fabric is brought out … 0:51
6 Scene 2 Part 3: General admiration 1:35
7 Scene 3 Part 1: The queen dances with her lover … 1:05
8 Scene 3 Part 2: The king is heard approaching … 2:17
9 Scene 3 Part 3: Interlude for the king … 1:55
10 Scene 3 Part 4: The garment is put on … Interlude for the queen 6:16
11 Scene 4 Part 1: A ball in the throne room … ‘But the king is naked!’ … 3:38
12 Scene 4 Part 2: Panic 2:00

Les demoiselles de la nuit (Françaix)
13 Scene 1 Part 01: Nocturne 2:42
14 Scene 1 Part 02: Dance of the servant cats and the young man … 2:22
15 Scene 1 Part 03: Entrance of the female kittens … 2:09
16 Scene 1 Part 04: Pursuit of the mouse … 0:50
17 Scene 1 Part 05: Entrance of Agathe, the coquettish white kitten … 7:04
18 Scene 1 Part 06: Entrance of the lady cats … Battle … 0:41
19 Scene 1 Part 07: Entrance of Madame, the leading female cat … 0:26
20 Scene 1 Part 08: Entrance of Baron de Grotius, the alpha male … 3:09
21 Scene 1 Part 09: General procession … the marriage … 2:09
22 Scene 1 Part 10: Nocturne 2:35
23 Scene 2 Part 1: Dance of the bill … 1:15
24 Scene 2 Part 2: Agathe and the young man … 1:43
25 Scene 2 Part 3: Agathe kills a caged bird … 1:32
26 Scene 2 Part 4: Pas de deux … to bed … 2:23
27 Scene 2 Part 5: The Baron and his entourage summon Agathe … 1:12
28 Scene 2 Part 6: The company dances on the rooftops 4:17