applecrumbs  |  Menasha, WI USA  |  不明  |  02/June/2002

This is a splendid (underated) recording by Karajan. The L’Arlesienne Suites are played with great finesse, as is the Carmen Suite, taken from his DG recording of the complete opera. The booklet cover, incidentally, features a watercolor by Karajan’s wife, Eliette.