Georges Bizet: Carmen, Phantasy for 4 Clarinets

Georges Bizet (Alexandre-César-Léopold)
(b Paris, 25 Oct 1838; d Bougival, nr Paris, 3 June 1875). French composer. Bizet might have surpassed all the many composers active in France in the last third of the 19th century had it not been for his untimely death at the age of 36. Carmen, first performed three months before his death, has become one of the most popular operas of any age.