List of compositions by Georges Bizet
Contents
l 1 Stage works
l 2 Orchestral works
l 3 Songs
l 4 Works for solo piano
l 5 Completions of others' works
1. Stage works
Operas:
l La maison du docteur, opéra comique, 1 act, (H. Boisseaux; composed either in 1852 or 1855; unperformed)
l Le docteur Miracle, opérette, 1 act, (L. Battu & L. Halévy, after R.B. Sheridan; composed 1856; f.p. Paris, Bouffes-Parisiens, 9 April 1857)
l Don Procopio, opéra bouffe, 2 acts, (C. Cambiaggio, after L. Prividali; composed 1858-59; f.p. Monte Carlo, 10 March 1906)
l La prêtresse, opérette, 1 act, (P. Gille; composed ca. 1861; unperformed)
l La guzla de l'émir, opéra comique, (J. Barbier & M. Carré; composed ca. 1862; unperformed)
l Ivan IV, opéra, 5 acts, (F.-H. Leroy & H. Trianon; composed ca. 1862-65; f.p. Württemberg, Mühringen Castle, 1946)
l Les pêcheurs de perles, opéra, 3 acts, (E. Cormon & M. Carré; composed 1863; f.p. Paris, Théatre Lyrique, 30 September 1863)
l La jolie fille de Perth, opéra, 4 acts, (J.-H. Vernoy de Saint-Georges & J. Adenis, after W. Scott); composed 1866; f.p. Paris, Théatre Lyrique, 26 December 1867)
l Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre, opérette, 4 acts, (P. Siraudin & W. Busnach; composed 1867, Act I only, lost; f.p. Paris, Théatre Athénée, 13 December 1867; the title was taken from the popular song "Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre")
l La coupe du roi de Thulé, opéra, 3 acts, (L. Gallet & E. Blau; composed 1868-69, after his death the autograph full score was mutilated by various hands and only fragments remain; f.p. (excerpts) BBC Radio, 12 July 1955)
l Clarisse Harlowe, opéra comique, 3 acts, (Gille & A. Jaime, after S. Richardson; composed 1870-71, incomplete; unperformed)
l Grisélidis, opéra comique, 1 act, (V. Sardou; composed 1870-71, incomplete; unperformed)
l Djamileh, opéra comique, 1 act, (Gallet, after A. de Musset; composed 1871; f.p. Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart), 22 May 1872)
l L'Arlésienne, incidental music, 3 acts (A. Daudet; composed 1872; f.p. Paris, Théatre Vaudeville, 1 October 1872)
l Don Rodrigue, opéra, 5 acts, (Gallet & Blau, after G. de Castro y Bellvis; composed 1872, incomplete draft; unperformed)
l Carmen, opéra, 4 acts, (H. Meilhac & L. Halévy, after P. Mérimée; composed 1873-74; f.p. Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart), 3 March 1875)
2. Orchestral works
l Overture in A
l Symphony in C major, 1855
l Roma Symphony (also in C major), 1860-71
l Petite suite (five movements orchestrated from Jeux d'enfants)
l Overture Patrie
l Ode Symphony Vasco de Gama
l Te Deum
l He compiled an orchestral suite using some pieces from his incidental music for L'Arlesienne. After his death, Ernest Guiraud put together a second L'Arlésienne suite, although it also included music from La jolie fille de Perth.
3. Songs
l L’ame triste est pareille au doux ciel (Lamartine)
l Petite Marguerite (Rolland, 1854)
l La rose et l’abeille (Rolland, 1854)
l La foi, l’esperance et la charité (de Lagrave, 1854))
l Vieille chanson (Millevoye, 1865)
l Adieux de l'h?tesse arabe (Hugo, 1866)
l Apres l’hiver (Hugo, 1866)
l Douce mer (Lamartine, 1866)
l Chanson d'avril (Bouilhet, 1866)
l Feuilles d'album (1866): à une fleur (de Musset), Adieux à Suzon (de Musset), Sonnet (Ronsard), Guitare (Hugo), Rose d'amour (Millevoye), Le grillon (Lamartine)
l Pastorale (Regnard, 1868)
l Rêve de la bien-aimée (de Courmont, 1868)
l Ma vie a son secret (Arvers, 1868)
l Berceuse (Desbordes-Valmore, 1868)
l La chanson du fou (Hugo, 1868)
l La coccinelle (Hugo, 1868)
l La sirène (Mendès, 1868)
l Le doute (Ferrier, 1868)
l L’esprit saint
l Absence (Gautier)
l Chant d’amour (Lamartine)
l Tarentelle (Pailleron)
l Vous ne priez pas (Delevigne)
l Le colibri (Flan, 1868)
l Sérénade ‘Oh, quand je dors’ (Hugo)
l V?u (Hugo, 1868)
l Voyage, Aubade, La nuit, Conte, Aimons, rêvons!, La chanson de la rose, Le Gascon, N’oublions pas!, Si vous aimez!, Pastel, l'abandonnée (these songs are from unidentified unfinished dramatic works)
4. Works for solo piano
l Nocturne in F major
l Variations chromatiques de concert (orchestrated by Felix Weingartner in 1933)
l Caprice in C? minor
l Caprice in C major
l Chasse fantastique
l Romance sans paroles in C major
l Thème brilliant in C
l Valse in C major
l Trois esquisses musicales
l Grande valse de concert in E?
l Marine
l Nocturne in D major
l Chants du Rhin
l Four préludes
l Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games) 12 pieces for piano duet.
l L'escarpolette (Rêverie)
l La toupie (Impromptu)
l La poupée (Berceuse)
l Les chevaux de bois (Scherzo)