Rve Painters
With Donald Macleod.
4: Edouard Manet. Manet (1832-83) was the archetypal impressionist, recording on canvas the full flavour of the Belle Epoque. A friend of Baudelaire, Zola and Mallarme,
Manet also knew all the composers of his day and frequented both the opera and the Parisian cafe-concerts. Music includes:
Duparc L'lnvitation au Voyage Gerard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Chabrier Pieces
Pittoresques Robert and Gaby Casadesus (piano) Beranger Les Deux Notaires Yvette Guilbert (singer)
Thomas Etre ou Ne Pas Etre? (Hamlet) Soloists, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic, conductor Antonio de Almeida
Bizet Suite: Carmen
Ulster Orchestra, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier