Jean Françaix : Le roi nu, ballet in four scenes (1935)

Scene I Part 1. Fanfare 0:00 Part 2. The dance of the three tailors in the square before the palace 0:50 Part 3. The king orders them to desist 3:00 Scene II Part 1. The wondrous fabric is explained to the court 4:25 Part 2. The fabric is brought out 6:25 Part 3. General admiration 7:15 Scene III Part 1. The queen dances with her lover 8:50 Part 2. The king is heard approaching 10:00 Part 3. Interlude for the king 12:15 Part 4. The garment is put on … Interlude for the queen 14:10 Scene IV Part 1. A ball in the throne room … ‘But the king is naked!’ 20:30 Part 2. Panic 24:10 Performed by the Ulster Orchestra conducted by Thierry Fischer.