Since relaunching Sinfonia of London in 2018, John Wilson's hand-picked orchestra has attracted the highest critical acclaim from both national and international press, performed at the BBC Proms every year since 2021 (their live dÃ©but), and made their international dÃ©but at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam in 2025. Regularly touring in the UK, they have also released 25 albums (this is the 26th), covering a wide range of repertoire, including works by Korngold, Respighi, Ravel, Strauss, Rachmaninoff, Britten, Walton, Bliss, and Rodgers & Hammerstein. The album opens with Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice, followed by Debussy's Clair de lune (orchestrated by John Wilson). Chabrier's Joyeuse Marche and Ravel's Une Barque sur l'ocÃ©an (orchestrated by their composers) are followed by Saint-SaÃ«ns' symphonic poem Danse macabre. The programme ends with all of the movements from Bizet's two Carmen Suites, but in John Wilson's preferred order!

Tracklist:

Apprenti Sorcier
Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque
Joyeuse Marche
Danse Macabre, Op. 40
Suites from 'Carmen'-Aragonaise
Suites from 'Carmen'-Les Dragons D'alcala
Suites from 'Carmen'-Habanera
Suites from 'Carmen'-La Garde Montante
Suites from 'Carmen'-Intermezzo
Suites from 'Carmen'-Marche Des Contrebandier
Suites from 'Carmen'-Nocturne
Suites from 'Carmen'-Danse BohÃªme

UPC: 0095115537923
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 5.1.26
Format: CD

Sinfonia Of London - French Orchestral Favourites (CD)