Tracks
Erik Satie
3 Gymnopédies
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1) No. 1, Lent et douloureux (Arr. for Guitar)
03:02
Gabriel Fauré
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2) Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (Arr. For Cello & Piano)
03:05
Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque
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3) III. Clair de lune
4:33
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Suite in A Minor, RCT 5
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4) II. Courante
04:30
Francis Poulenc
La courte paille, FP 178
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5) III. La reine de coeur
02:09
Erik Satie
Gnossiennes (Excerpts Arr, for Guitar)
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6) No. 3, Lent
02:49
Claude Debussy
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7) Première Rhapsodie
07:41
Maurice Ravel
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8) Pièce en forme de Habanera
03:10
Ernest Chausson
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9) Chanson perpétuelle
07:20
Maurice Ravel
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10) Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Arr. S. Shibe for Guitar)
06:30
Henri Dutilleux
“Tout un monde lointain” (Cello Concerto) (1970)
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11) Miroirs
05:22
Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin
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12) IV. Rigaudon
03:13
Gabriel Fauré
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13) Papillon, Op. 77
03:03
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14) Morceau de concours
03:06
François Couperin
Pièces de clavecin, Book 2, Ordre douzième
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15) No. 8, L'atalante
01:41
Francis Poulenc
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16) Sarabande, FP179
02:38
Gabriel Fauré
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17) Pavane, Op. 50
04:36
Camille Saint-Saëns
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18) Si vous n’avez rien à me dire
03:08
Claude Debussy
Préludes, Book 1
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19) VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin
02:42
Olivier Messiaen
Catalogue d'Oiseaux
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20) 3e Livre: VI. L'Alouette lulu (The Wood Lark)
06:47
Gabriel Fauré
Requiem, Op. 48
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21) IV. Sanctus
02:40
Jules Massenet
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22) Les yeux clos
02:17
Lili Boulanger; Matt Haimovitz (arranger)
Deux pièces pour violon et piano
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23) I. Nocturne
02:58
Georges Bizet
Les Pêcheurs de perles
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24) Romance : Je crois entendre encore
03:45
Charles-Marie Widor
Symphony for Organ No. 5
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25) V. Toccata
06:43
Maurice Ravel
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26) Pavane pour une infante défunte
07:09
Gabriel Fauré
Pelleas et Melisande Suite, Op. 80
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27) III. Sicilienne. Allegretto molto moderato
03:29
Paul Dukas
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28) L'apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
10:55
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé Part III
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29) Lever du jour
05:31
Claude Debussy
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30) Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
10:58
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
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31) V. Ronde du sabbat (Witches Round Dance)
02:52
Claude Debussy
La Mer (1903-1905)
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32) II Jeux de vagues (Play of the Waves)
06:49
Jules Massenet
Thaïs
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33) Méditation
06:02
Claude Debussy
Images pour orchestre (for orchestra): N°2 Ibéria (1905-1908)
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34) Le matin d'un jour de fête (The Morning of a Festival Day)
04:56
Claude Debussy; Jonathan Nott (arranger)
Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite symphonique
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35) Act 1: A forest
01:36
Maurice Ravel
Ma mere l'oye (Mother Goose) (version for orchestra)
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36) II. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
02:23
Charles Gounod
Faust
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37) VII. Danse de Phryne
02:46
Maurice Ravel
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38) Bolero
16:00
Total Tracks
38
Total Duration
03hr 00min
Album information
With enchanting works from composers such as Gabriel Fauré and Maurice Ravel, performances from French classical artists including Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Julia Fuchs, and romantic works evocative of French history and culture, French Classical Selections offers an assortment of classical repertoire from and about France. This compilation is the second in a series of country focused selections, including selections from Britain and Germany.