The opera Carmen after a short story by Prosper Merimee and the incidental music to the play L'Arlesienne by Alphonse Daudet are without doubt the most important works of Bizet. It is significant for him that his imagination was aroused most by literary subjects of high standing. In spite of failure at their first performances both works became worldwide successes continuing to the present day.The three extracts selected here all of them pieces complete within the larger framework are a testimony to the fact that the brilliant orchestrator Bizet had a special predilection for the flute.This is a wonderful selection ofextracts from Bizet's two great works Carmen and the L'Alesienne Suite No.2 which have been skilfully arranged for Flute with Piano Accompaniment by Werner Richter.The solo flute part is also included on a separate insert.

For flute with piano accompaniment Édité par Kovács Lóránt Instrument: Flute et piano Genre: Pedagogical performance pieces Pages: 76 pp Date du parution: 1985 Contenu: 1. Vivaldi, Antonio: Largo from The Four Seasons 2. Bach, Johann Sebastian: Vivaldi: Largo from the Concerto in D minor 3. Bach, Johann Sebastian: Badinerie from the Suite in B minor 4. Händel, Georg Friedrich: Largo from Xerxes 5. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Minuet from the Sonata in C major K 14 6. Paganini, Niccolo: Moto perpetuo 7. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix: Frühlingslied op. 62 no. 6 8. Bizet, Georges: Minuet from L'Arlesienne 9. Gounod, Charles: Ave Maria 10. Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee 11. Schumann, Robert: Träumerei 12. Chopin, Frédéric: Variations on a Theme by Rossini 13. Schubert, Franz: Ave Maria 14. Saint-Saens, Camille: The Swan 15. Massenet, Jules: Tha´s Meditation