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Borne/Bizet Carmen Fantasy The Best Bits for Two Flutes & Piano
Borne/Bizet Carmen Fantasy The Best Bits for Two Flutes & Piano
2 Flutes and Piano
Gareth McLearnon
Gareth McLearnon-Flautist
“A longtime fan of the original Bizet/Borne work for solo flute and piano – I thought that it was a little too long, and needed a bit of filling out – especially with the Gypsy Dance – which was originally a two flutes theme in the opera. So this inspired me to arrange a cut-down “four-minute special” of the much-loved work for flute duet and piano accompaniment.” Gareth McLearnon
François Borne
Flautist and composer, François Borne (1840–1920), played with the orchestra of Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux and was a professor at the Conservatoire de Musique de Toulouse. Borne was also responsible for his work and contribution to the technical improvements of the modern-day flute. His virtuosic ‘Fantasie Brillante on Themes from Bizet’s Carmen’ remains a staple piece of the flute repertoire with its dazzling technical gymnastics and famous melodic themes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Borne
Georges Bizet-Composer
French composer Bizet (1838-1875), stands as one of the most gifted musicians of the 19th century/Romantic era.
He studied at the Paris Conservatoire from the tender age of ten, where he demonstrated his skills as a prodigious pianist and composer. Bizet studied with Charles Gounod, then the leading French opera composer and was later influenced by Italian composers such as Donizetti and Rossini.
During his studies at the Paris Conservatoire, Bizet won an array of prizes including the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1857.
Bizet composed an incredible thirty operas during his short lifetime, many of which remained unfinished. Some of these operas included Pearl Fisher and The Fair Maid of Perth, but his most famous opera was Carmen. This opera incorporated famous Spanish melodies including the Habanera and Toreador songs. Bizet sadly died three months after Carmen’s premiere, which has become one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the opera repertoire.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georges-Bizet
Gareth McLlearnon-Flautist/Arranger
https://www.garethmclearnon.com/
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