Le rouge et le noir, the pioneering psychological novel by Stendhal published in 1830, has had a number of adaptations on film but surprisingly few treatments in music. This three-act ballet, premiered in 2000, by the Romanian composer Livia Teodorescu-Ciocanea (b. 1959), rectifies that omission in the grand manner. The atmosphere is dark and passionate, as the novel requires, and the musical language reflects the remarkable tradition of Romanian modernism that emerged in the second half of the twentieth century from the music of Enescu - a distinctive soundworld that blends rich timbral colour with deep roots in Romanian folk-music.

Tracklist:

Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): Prologue
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): Soldier's March
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Quarrel
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Church
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Meeting
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Mayor's House
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): Vergy
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Seminary At Besançon
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Ball
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): Seduction
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): Alone
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): Korasoff
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): Passion Tango
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Scandal
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Letter
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Bells [Carillon]
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Prison
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Judgement
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): Last Meeting
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Execution
Le Rouge Et Le Noir (Excerpts): The Death Of Madame De Rênal

UPC: 5060113445957
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 12.4.20
Format: CD

Teodorescu-Ciocanea / Stanciu / Cernat - Le Rouge Et Le Noir (CD)