Ballet Music by Eve Queler, released 1 November 2013.
This version of Ballet Music comes as a 1xCD. - BARCELONA S.O./PATRICK GALLOIS
Jules Massenet is best known for operas such as Manon and Werther, but his less familiar stage works are also packed with superb intermezzos and ballet music. Evocative scenes bring the mythical story of Bacchus to life, while Herodiade deals with the tragic biblical narrative of Herod, Salome and St John the Baptist. Turbulent temptations and passions clash with monastic life in Thais, and the Spanish dances of Le Cid bring US into worlds of fragrant tenderness, defiant pride and exuberant celebration.