Title: Carmen Without Words (CD) vs. Bizet: Carmen - Opera For Orchestra (MP3)
Product review: Carmen was my introduction to classical music fifty years ago. I must have played the Columbia LP over a hundred times until it finally wore out. It was only a memory until I discovered the CDCarmen Without Words. It was a wonderful reunion. Apparently, the master recording was damaged because the original Toreador Song in Act II was replaced by a sublime Bernstein version (the trumpet solo is simply beautiful). Along comes the MP3Bizet: Carmen - Opera For Orchestra. Not so wonderful. It omits the Toreador Song in Act II. For me, this is a fatal flaw. I recommend the CD, not the MP3.
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