25 Dec 2020

BIZEL: Jeux d'enfants

From Music Alive, 1:05 pm on 25 December 2020

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich at the APO's Celebrate Christmas concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 12 December 2020.

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It's not a Christmas piece per se, but Jeux d'enfants, "Children's Games", has a Christmassy feel, being about kid's toys.

There are five movements: a march titled “Trumpet and Drum”, a lullaby “The Doll”, then “The Spinning Top”, and “Little Husband, Little Wife”, and finally a galop, “The Ball”.

Recorded by RNZ Concert in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 12 December 2020
Sound Engineer: Adrian Hollay; Producer: Tim Dodd