100 Best Ballet - (6CD)

100 Best Ballet - (6CD)

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Extras.infomation : This 6 CD set contains a collection of 100 favourite ballet classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists and orchestras. Information: This 6 CD set contains a collection of 100 favourite ballet classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists and orchestras. Among them are Peter Donohoe, Barbara Lieberman, Jean-Philippe Collard, The London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, The Philadelphia Orchestra lead by world renound conductors including André Previn, Aram Khachaturian, Sir Charles Mackerras, Michel Plasson, Leonard Slatkin, Riccardo Muti and Sir Simon Rattle. Among them are Peter Donohoe, Barbara Lieberman, Jean-Philippe Collard, The London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, The Philadelphia Orchestra lead by world renound conductors including André Previn, Aram Khachaturian, Sir Charles Mackerras, Michel Plasson, Leonard Slatkin, Riccardo Muti and Sir Simon Rattle.

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CD 1: THE TCHAIKOVSKY BALLETS
SWAN LAKE
Scene (Act II)
Waltz (Act I)
Dance of the Little Swans (Act II)
Pas de deux (Act II)
Christopher Warren-Green violin
Robert Truman cello
Hungarian Dance (Act III)
Spanish Dance (Act III)
Neapolitan Dance (Act III)
Mazurka (Act III)
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Introduction
Rose Adagio (Act I)
Panorama (Act II)
Waltz (Act I)
THE NUTCRACKER
Miniature Overture
March (Act I)
Divertissement (Act II)
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Trepak: Russian Dance
Chocolate: Spanish Dance
Coffee: Arab Dance
Tea: Chinese Dance
Dance of the Reed Flutes
Waltz of the Flowers
Philharmonia Orchestra / John Lanchbery (P)1982

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CD 2: RUSSIAN BALLET
EUGENE ONEGIN
POLONAISE (Tchaikovsky)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Paavo Järvi
(P)2004 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
DON QUIXOTE
Pas de deux (Act III – Minkus arr. Irving)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Robert Irving (P) 1959/2008*
LA BAYADÈRE
The Kingdom of the Shades
(Act IV conclusion – Minkus arr. Lanchbery)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra / John Lanchbery
(P) 1983/2008* EMI Music Australia
ROMEO AND JULIET
(Prokofiev)
Dance of the Knights (Act I)
Balcony Scene (Act I)
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P)1973/1987
CINDERELLA
(Prokofiev)
Shawl Dance (Act I)
Fairies: Spring – Summer – Autumn — Winter (Act I)
Pas de deux (The Prince and Cinderella) (Act II)
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1983
SPARTACUS
(Khachaturian)
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Act III)
London Symphony Orchestra / Aram Khachaturian (P)1977/1993*
THE AGE OF GOLD
(Shostakovich)
Polka
Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Irving (P) 1962/1996 Angel Records
GAYANEH
(Khachaturian)
Sabre Dance (Act III)
Dance of the Rose Maidens (Act III)
Lezhginka (Act I)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov (P) 1986

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CD 3: FRENCH BALLETS
LA FILLE MAL GARDÉEN
(Hérold arr. Lanchbery)
Introduction – Dance of the Cock and Hens (Act I)
Widow Simone – Clog Dance (Act II)
Pas de deux (Act II)
Finale (Act II)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (P) 1988
GISELLE
(Adam)
Valse (Act I)
Pas de deux (Act II)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Irving (P) 1962/2008
LE CORSAIRE
(Drigo arr. Lanchbery)
Pas de deux (interpolated into Minkus’s original score in 1899)
Orchestra of the London Festival Ballet / Terence Kern
(P) 1973/2008*
FAUST – BALLET MUSIC
(Gounod)
Les Nubiennes – Variation du miroir – Danse de Phryné
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
(B) 1970/1988*
COPPÉLIA
(Delibes)
Prélude & Mazurka (Act I)
Valse (Act I)
Czárdás (Act I)
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P)1970/1988*
GAÎTÉ PARISIENNE
Overture (Offenbach arr. Rosenthal)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra / Manuel Rosenthal (P)1977/1989*
SYLVIA
(Delibes)
Les Chasseresses (Act I)
Intermezzo & Valse lente (Act I)
Pizzicati (Act III)
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/1988*
LES DEUX PIGEONS
(Messager)
Pas de deux pigeons
Dance of the Gypsies
Hungarian Dance
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / John Lanchbery
(P)1984/2004*
BOLERO
Conclusion (Ravel)
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P)1980/1992

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CD 4: DIAGHILEV BALLETS
PETRUSHKA
(Stravinsky)
First Tableau: Russian Dance
Peter Donohoe piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1988
LES SYLPHIDES
(Chopin arr. Douglas)
Prelude in A Op.28 No.7
Grande Valse brillante in E flat Op.18
Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Irving
(P)1959/1994*
LA BOUTIQUE FANTASQUE
(Rossini arr. Respighi)
Can Can
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Robert Irving
(P)1959/2008*
LES BICHES
(Poulenc)
Rondeau
Adagietto
Rag-mazurka
Philharmonia Orchestra / Georges Prêtre (P)1981/1990*
L’APRÈS-MIDI D’UN FAUNE
(Debussy)
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P)1979
LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS
(Stravinsky)
L’Adoration de la terre - opening
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (P)1989
THE THREE-CORNERED HAT
(Falla)
The Corregidor’s Dance & Confrontation
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P)1994
APOLLO
(Stravinsky)
The Birth of Apollo
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (P)1989
DAPHNIS ET CHLOÉ
(Ravel)
Danse générale – Bacchanale
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / André Previn (P)1982
SCHEHERAZADE
(Rimsky-Korsakov)
Opening Scene: The Tale of the Kalendar Prince
Norman Carol violin
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P)1986
PARADE
(Satie)
Finale
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson (P)1988 EMI France
L’OISEAU DE FEU
(Stravinsky)
Final Scene
Orchestre de Paris / Seiji Ozawa (P)1973/1998*

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CD 5: BALLET IN BRITAIN
BIRTHDAY OFFERING
(Glazunov arr. Irving)
Overture – Entrée – Grand Adagio and Coda
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Robert Irving (P)1958/2008*
SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS
(Franck)
Final Section
Jean-Philippe Collard piano
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson (P)1986 EMI France
FAÇADE
(Walton)
Swiss Yodelling Song
Polka
Waltz
Popular Song
Tango-Pasodoble
Tarantella-Sevillana
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Malcolm Sargent (P)1961/2008
A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY
(Chopin arr. Lanchbery)
No.8 Alla polacca
Philip Gammon piano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
John Lanchbery
P)1977/2008* EMI Music Australia
MONOTONES
(Satie orch. Lanchbery)
Gnossienne No.1 (Lent)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
John Lanchbery (P)1979/2008*
ENIGMA VARIATIONS
(Elgar)
Nimrod
Finale
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P)1962/1991
TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER
(Lanchbery)
Mrs Tiggy-Winkle’s Laundry
The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
The Mouse Waltz
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
John Lanchbery (P) 1971/1992
LES PATINEURS
(Meyerbeer arr. Lambert)
Allegro moderato e pesante – Andante espressivo –
Allegro con spirito
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
(P)1960/2005
PINEAPPLE POLL
(Sullivan arr. Mackerras)
Opening Dance
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P)1978/1993
THE LADY AND THE FOOL
(Verdi arr. Mackerras)
Grand Adage
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
(P)1978/1993

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CD 6: BALLET IN AMERICA
SERENADE
String Serenade in C (Tchaikovsky)
Pezzo in forma di Sonatina extract - extract
Valse
City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
(P)1992 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
SYMPHONY IN C
(Bizet)
Finale: Allegro vivace
City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
(P)1989 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
JEWELS: EMERALDS
(Fauré)
Incidental Music to Shylock: Finale
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson (P)1986/2001 EMI France
JEWELS: DIAMONDS
(Tchaikovsky)
Symphony No.3 in D ‘Polish’: II. Alla tedesca
Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P)1978/1986*
BALLET IMPERIAL
(Tchaikovsky)
Piano Concerto No.2 – Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Mikhail Pletnev piano
Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Fedoseyev
(P)1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
BILLY THE KID
(Copland)
Celebration
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
(P)1986 Angel Records
FANCY FREE
(Bernstein)
Opening Dance
Barbara Lieberman piano
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
(P)1986 Angel Records
RODEO
(Copland)
Buckaroo Holiday
Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
(P)1986 Angel Records
WEST SIDE STORY
(Bernstein)
Symphonic Dances – II. Somewhere
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi
(P)1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
APPALACHIAN SPRING
(Copland)
Variations on a Shaker Hymn (‘Simple Gifts’)
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
(P)1986 Angel Records
ON THE TOWN
(Bernstein)
Times Square
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P)1986
STARS AND STRIPES
(Sousa)
Finale: The Stars and Stripes Forever!
Band of HM Royal Marines / Lt Col. G.A.C. Hoskins (P)1984

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