L'Arlésienne Suites Nos. 1 and 2 consist of selections from Bizet's incidental music. For Suite No. 1 Bizet chose four sections from the original score of 27 episodes extensively modifying and rescoring the music in the process. The pieces for Suite No. 2 were selected and reorchestrated by Bizet's close friend Ernest Guiraud following the composer's death in 1875. Reproduced here from the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel editions they will delight musicians and music lovers. Reprinted from the Breitkopf & Härtel Wiesbaden Germany n.d. editions.
