This is crazy. I’ve been listening to Carmen since I was about 6 and I’m Dave’s age. Never heard this version. It is just lovely. And boy howdy does the percussion section have fun.
The lyrics "toreador..don't spit on the floor..." did not originate with "The Simpsons". "A Side of Opera" by Riders in the Sky can be listened to here on TH-cam. It is no Anna Russell but it is a lot of fun for three minutes. Mozart's opera "Cozy with Tootsie" still makes laugh.
@@DavesClassicalGuide That is good to know. People seem to think it originated with The Simpsons. I'll check it out. The Riders bit came out early in '89 before The Simpsons was first aired. Check the video"The Simpsons Visit the Opera" for their take
I have always enjoyed the Carmen Ballet, though I have never heard Fiedler's recording. My favorite part is the "Smuggler's" music. I have had the Rozhdestvensky version in my collection since the early 1970's, first on a Melodiya/Angel LP which I wore out and replaced with a cd. I will check out the Fiedler version, based on your recommendation. I used to assume that anything Fiedler did was probably ok, but still second rate. Boy, was I wrong.
I'm sure it's a great performance, but I just have an allergy to Shchedrin's (de)arrangement. I'm usually not such a 'purist' either. We're all different.
This is crazy. I’ve been listening to Carmen since I was about 6 and I’m Dave’s age. Never heard this version. It is just lovely. And boy howdy does the percussion section have fun.
I'm still waiting on Fiedler box...HELLO RCA!!!!!
Rozhdestvensky's recording of Carmen Suite coupled with The Little Humpbacked Horse, another ballet suite by Shchedrin is stunning.
Yep.
The work is in the Gerard Schwarz box from Naxos as well.
See what you've been missing !!!
The lyrics "toreador..don't spit on the floor..." did not originate with "The Simpsons". "A Side of Opera" by Riders in the Sky can be listened to here on TH-cam. It is no Anna Russell but it is a lot of fun for three minutes. Mozart's opera "Cozy with Tootsie" still makes laugh.
As far as I knew, they originated (or were quoted) in Beverly Cleary's "Otis Spofford" (from 1953). That's where I first saw them.
I heard that when I was a tot, about 55 years ago.
@@DavesClassicalGuide That is good to know. People seem to think it originated with The Simpsons. I'll check it out. The Riders bit came out early in '89 before The Simpsons was first aired. Check the video"The Simpsons Visit the Opera" for their take
It definitely did not originate with The Simpsons!
I tried to get the CD a couple of years ago and it was just impossible to find. I downloaded the file from my streaming service and burned it to CD.
The only way to fly !!!
Which streaming service?
I've seen copies but they are prohibitively priced. Even lps!
Yes, Sony, we need that Fiedler/Pops box! Or boxes.
To everyone: I located the original File. It was downloaded from Qobuz.
@@classicalmusiclistsIt appears. Y post was deleted. It started with a Q. This was 5 years ago.
I have always enjoyed the Carmen Ballet, though I have never heard Fiedler's recording. My favorite part is the "Smuggler's" music. I have had the Rozhdestvensky version in my collection since the early 1970's, first on a Melodiya/Angel LP which I wore out and replaced with a cd. I will check out the Fiedler version, based on your recommendation. I used to assume that anything Fiedler did was probably ok, but still second rate. Boy, was I wrong.
Dave, I have the Carmen opera, and the Carmen suites. But the suites are different than the ballet, correct?
Totally.
I'm sure it's a great performance, but I just have an allergy to Shchedrin's (de)arrangement. I'm usually not such a 'purist' either. We're all different.