French Opera Highlights
French Opera Highlights (1991), CD, on Mercury Records. Music by Charles Gounod, Ambroise Thomas, Camille Saint-Saëns, Daniel François Esprit Auber, performed by Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra; 15 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Overture from "The Crown Diamonds"
Daniel François Esprit Auber - Les Diamants de la couronne: Overture
Ballet Music from "Faust": Ensemble. Adagio
Ballet Music from "Faust": Dance of the Nubians
Charles Gounod - Faust Ballet Music - 3. Dance of the Nubians (Allegretto)
Ballet Music from "Faust": Cleopatra's Dance
Charles Gounod - Faust Ballet Music - 4. Cleopatra's Dance (Moderato maestoso)
Ballet Music from "Faust": Dance of the Trojan Maidens
Charles Gounod - Faust Ballet Music - 5. Dance of the Trojan Maidens (Moderato con moto)
Ballet Music from "Faust": Helen's Dance
Charles Gounod - Faust Ballet Music - 6. Helen's Dance (Allegretto)
Ballet Music from "Faust": Bacchanalia
Charles Gounod - Faust Ballet Music - 7. Bacchanalia (Allegro vivo)
Bacchanale from "Samson and Delilah"
Camille Saint-Saëns - Samson et Dalila : Acte III, scène 2. Bacchanale