List of compositions by Georges Bizet
This is a list of musical works by the French composer Georges Bizet (1838–1875).
List of works
Stage works
- La maison du docteur (The Physician's House), opéra comique, 1 act, (H. Boisseaux; composed either in 1867 or 1859; unperformed)
- Le docteur Miracle (Doctor Miracle, opérette, 1 act, (L. Battu & L. Halévy, after R.B. Sheridan; composed 1856; first performance: Paris, Bouffes-Parisiens, 9 April 1857)
- Don Procopio, opéra bouffe, 2 acts, (C. Cambiaggio, after L. Prividali; composed 1858–59; first performance: Monte Carlo, 10 March 1906)
- La prêtresse (The Priestess), opérette, 1 act, (P. Gille; composed ca. 1861; unperformed)
- La guzla de l'émir (The Guzla of the Amir), opéra comique, (J. Barbier & M. Carré; composed ca. 1862; unperformed)
- Ivan IV, opéra, 5 acts, (F.-H. Leroy & H. Trianon; composed ca. 1862–65; first performance: Württemberg, Mühringen Castle, 1946)
- Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), opéra, 3 acts, (E. Cormon & M. Carré; composed 1863; first performance: Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 30 September 1863)
- La jolie fille de Perth (The Fair Maid of Perth), opéra, 4 acts, (J.-H. Vernoy de Saint-Georges & J. Adenis, after W. Scott); composed 1866; first performance: Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 26 December 1867)
- Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre (Marlbrough Goes to War), opérette, 4 acts, (P. Siraudin & W. Busnach; composed 1867, Act I only, lost; first performance: Paris, Théâtre de l'Athénée, 13 December 1867; the title was taken from the popular song "Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre")
- La coupe du roi de Thulé (The Cup of the King of Thule), opéra, 3 acts, (L. Gallet & E. Blau; composed 1868–69, after his death the autograph full score was mutilated by various hands[2] and only fragments remain; first performance: (excerpts) BBC Radio, 12 July 1955)
- Clarisse Harlowe, opéra comique, 3 acts, (Gille & A. Jaime, after S. Richardson; composed 1870–71, incomplete; unperformed)
- Grisélidis, opéra comique, 1 act, (V. Sardou; composed 1870–71, incomplete; unperformed)
- Djamileh, opéra comique, 1 act, (Gallet, after A. de Musset; composed 1871; first performance: Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart), 22 May 1872)
- Don Rodrigue, opéra, 5 acts, (Gallet & Blau, after G. de Castro y Bellvis; composed 1872, incomplete draft; unperformed)
- Carmen, opéra, 4 acts, (H. Meilhac & L. Halévy, after P. Mérimée; composed 1873–74; first performance: Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart), 3 March 1875)
Incidental music:
- L'Arlésienne (The Girl from Arles), incidental music, 3 acts (A. Daudet; composed 1872; first performance: Paris, Théâtre Vaudeville, 1 October 1872)
Orchestral works
- Overture in A, 1855
- Symphony in C major, 1855
- Roma Symphony (also in C major), 1860–71
- Petite suite (five movements orchestrated from Jeux d'enfants)
- Overture Patrie, 1872
- He compiled an orchestral suite using some pieces from his incidental music for L'Arlesienne. After his death, Ernest Guiraud put together a second L'Arlésienne suite, although it also included music from La jolie fille de Perth.
Works for chorus and orchestra
- Clovis et Clotilde (cantata), 1857
- Te Deum, 1858
- Ode Symphony Vasco de Gama, 1859–60
Songs
(words by / year composed)
- L'âme triste est pareille au doux ciel (Lamartine)
- Petite Marguerite (Olivier Rolland, 1854)
- La rose et l'abeille (Rolland, 1854)
- La foi, l'esperance et la charité (de Lagrave, 1854))
- Vieille chanson (Millevoye, 1865)
- Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe (Hugo, 1866)
- Apres l'hiver (Hugo, 1866)
- Douce mer (Lamartine, 1866)
- Chanson d'avril (Bouilhet, 1866)
- Feuilles d'album (1866): "À une fleur" (de Musset), "Adieux à Suzon" (de Musset), "Sonnet" (Ronsard), "Guitare" (Hugo), "Rose d'amour" (Millevoye), "Le grillon" (Lamartine)
- Pastorale (Regnard, 1868)
- Rêve de la bien-aimée (de Courmont, 1868; dedicated to Léontine de Maësen)
- Ma vie a son secret (Arvers, 1868)
- Berceuse (Desbordes-Valmore, 1868)
- La chanson du fou (Hugo, 1868)
- La coccinelle (Hugo, 1868)
- La sirène (Mendès, 1868)
- Le doute (Ferrier, 1868)
- L'esprit saint
- Absence (Gautier)
- Chant d'amour (Lamartine)
- Tarentelle (Pailleron)
- Vous ne priez pas (Delevigne)
- Le colibri (Flan, 1868)
- Sérénade 'Oh, quand je dors' (Hugo)
- Vœu (Hugo, 1868)
- Voyage, Aubade, La nuit, Conte, Aimons, rêvons!, La chanson de la rose, Le Gascon, N'oublions pas!, Si vous aimez!, Pastel, l'abandonnée (these songs are from unidentified unfinished dramatic works)
Works for piano
- Nocturne in F major
- Variations chromatiques de concert (Chromatic Variations in Concert; orchestrated by Felix Weingartner in 1933)
- Caprice in C♯ minor
- Caprice in C major
- Chasse fantastique (The Fantastic Hunt)
- Romance sans paroles (Romance Without Words) in C major
- Thème brilliant in C
- Valse in C major
- Trois esquisses musicales (Three Musical Sketches)
- Grande valse de concert in E♭
- Marine
- Nocturne in D major
- Four Impromptus
- Impromptu no. 1, Allegro Modertato in F Minor
- Impromptu no. 2, Allegretto in A-Flat Major
- Impromptu no. 3, Andante (Theme with variants) in B-Flat Major
- Impromptu no. 4, Allegro Scherzando in F Minor
- Chants du Rhin (Songs of the Rhine)
- Four préludes
- Chansons-Mélodies Romances sans Paroles: Chanson d'Avril, Extase, Méditation : Souvenir de l'Arlésienne[3]
- Venise : Romance sans Paroles[3]
- Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games) 12 pieces for piano duet
- L'escarpolette (The Swing, Rêverie)
- La toupie (The Top, Impromptu)
- La poupée (The Doll, Berceuse)
- Les chevaux de bois (The Hobby-horses, Scherzo)
- Le volant (Battledore and Shuttlecock, Fantasy)
- Trompette et tambour (Trumpet and Drum, March)
- Les bulles de savon (Soap Bubbles, Rondo)
- Les quatre coins (Puss in the Corner, Esquisse)
- Colin-maillard (Blind Man's Bluff, Nocturne)
- Saute-mouton (Leap-frog, Caprice)
- Petit mari, petite femme (Little Husband, little wife, Duo)
- Le bal (The Ball, Gallop)
Transcriptions
- Version for solo piano of all three movements of Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2
Completions of others' works
- Fromental Halévy – Noé, opéra, 3 acts (Saint-Georges; composed 1858–62 and left unfinished at Halévy's death; completed by Bizet; first performance Karlsruhe, 5 April 1885)
See also
Georges Bizet – Wikipedia book
References
Notes
- ↑ Macdonald in Sadie (1992) 1: 489.
- ↑ Dean (1978)
- 1 2 CD ADW7515, Pavane Records, 2007. Souvenir de l'Arlésienne is the Intermezzo from L'Arlésienne ; Venise is the air "Je crois entendre encore" from Les pêcheurs de perles
Sources
- Sadie, Stanley, ed. (1992). The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes). London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-56159-228-9.
- Dean, Winton (1978). Bizet (The Master Musician Series, 3rd edition). London: J. M. Dent. OCLC 468772039.
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