
Repertoire
Associated acts: Alexander von Brandt, Vinzenz von Brandt, Eugene Green, Célestine String Quartet, Célestin Jazz Ensemble, MET Orchestra
Bands
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Célestine String Quartet, classical music ensemble founded by Lisette's mother. Current line-up consists of Lisette, who is one of the original members and is the leader of the quartet. The rest of the line-up are other CIA spies. The quartet is all-female, and they all specialize in playing CIA-issued electric string instruments. The Célestine String Quartet is a front used by the CIA in their cultural war against the Soviets.
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Célestin Jazz Ensemble, a side project started by Lisette as a way to break away from her rigid classical roots, and explore gypsy jazz. Its members include:
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Ray Mingus, Afro-Hatian double-bassist
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Cristina de Torres, Puerto Rican guitarist
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Maurice Cartier, French Romani guitarist
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Carmen Colombera, guest vocalist
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Symphony (with the MET Orchestra)
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Eugene Onegin (October 1957)
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Le Nozze di Figaro (December 1957)
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Faust (January 1958)
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Tristan und Isolde (February 1958)
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Die Walküre (March 1958)
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Madama Butterfly (April 1958)
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia (May 1958)
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Tosca (October 1958)
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Otelllo (November 1958)
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La Bohème (December 1958)
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Don Giovanni (January 1959)
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Macbeth (February 1959)
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MET Ballet evening (March 1959)
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MET Gala performance (April 1959)
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Carmen (May 1959)
Violin
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Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2
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Beach: Violin Sonata Op. 34
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Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto Op. 61
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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 (‘Kreutzer’)
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Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77
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Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3
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Paganini: 24 Caprices
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Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
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Sarasate : Zigeunerweisen
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto Op. 47
Viola Solos & Concertos
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Célestin: Élégie pour Louise for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra (Performed with the Juilliard Orchestra during the CIA's '20th Century Masterpieces of Modern Arts' festival)
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Bartók: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (same as above)
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Berlioz: Harold in Italy
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Forsyth: Viola Concerto
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Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher
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Hindemith: Sonata for Solo Viola Op. 25, No. 1
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Hindemith: Trauermusik
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Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto in D Major
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Howells: Elegy for Viola, String Quartet, and String Orchestra
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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364
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Paganini: Sonata per la Grand Viola
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Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Viola and Orchestra (performed as a special for the Carmen opera at the 'old Met'—*plot-centric for book 1*)
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Stamitz: Viola Concerto in D Major
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Strauss, Don Quixote
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Stravinsky: Elegy for Solo Viola (also performed at the CIA's arts festival)
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Walton: Viola Concerto
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Waxman: Carmen Fantasie (arr. w/Vinzenz von Brandt, as a gift for Carmen's 26th birthday)
Viola & Piano
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von Brandt: Für Lisette (no longer played after Lisette broke up with Alexander)
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Bach: Komm, süßer Tod (arr. Lisette Célestin)
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Bloch: Suite for Viola and Piano
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Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp Minor (Reminiscence)
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Enescu: Concertpiece for Viola and Piano
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Carter: Elegy for Viola and Piano
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Clarke: Morpheus
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Clarke: Viola Sonata
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Hindemith: Viola Sonata, Op.11 No.4
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Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113
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Viextemps: Sonata for Viola and Piano in B-flat major, Op. 36
Chamber (with Célestine String Quartet)
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Célestin: Les Couleurs de la Musique
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Bartok: String Quartet No. 4
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Bartok: String Quartet No. 6
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Beethoven: String Quartet in A Minor, No. 15, Op. 132
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Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, “Razumovsky” Op. 59, No. 1
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Beethoven: String Quartet in Eb Major, “Harp” Op. 74
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Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, “Serioso” Op. 95
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Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
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Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
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Mendelssohn: Wedding March in C Major
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Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
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Pachelbel: Canon in D Major
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Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
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Schubert: Death and the Maiden” No. 14, D. 810
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
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Wagner: Bridal Chorus
Jazz works (with Célestin Jazz Ensemble)
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Casman, 'Yosel' covered as 'Joseph Joseph'
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Carsone, 'Tu vuo fa l'Americano' *highly requested in Cuba and Italy*
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Chordettes, 'Mr. Sandman'
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Ellington, 'It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)'
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Etting, 'All of Me'
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Piaf, 'La Vie En Rose'
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Porter, 'C'est Magnifique'
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Porter, 'I Love Paris'
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Reinhardt, 'Bouncin' Around'
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Reinhardt, 'Minor Swing'
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Velázquez, 'Bésame Mucho'