Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker / Swan Lake / Sleeping Beauty (Highlights)
Composer(s): Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich
Lyricist(s): Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus
Conductor(s): Halasz, Michael; Lenard, Ondrej
Orchestra(s): Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Artist(s): Bogacz, Josef
Label: Naxos
Genre: Ballet
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.553271
Nutcracker
1. Ouverture (3:23)
2. Marche (2:23)
3. Danse de la fée (1:48)
4. Danse russe (1:11)
5. Danse arabe (2:55)
6. Danse chinoise (1:13)
7. Danse des mirlitons (2:23)
8. Valse des fleurs (6:43)
Swan Lake
9. Scene (2:36)
10. Valse (5:49)
11. Allegro (1:30)
12. Andante (6:42)
13. Tempo de valse (1:31)
14. Danse des couples (3:57)
15. Danse hongroise (Czardas) (3:04)
16. Danse espagnole (2:10)
17. Danse napolitaine (2:11)
18. Scene finale (5:22)
Sleeping Beauty
19. Introduction – The Lilac Fairy (3:58)
20. Adagio – Pas d’action (5:23)
21. Characteristic Dance (1:41)
22. Panorama (0:39)
23. Waltz (4:23)
Khachaturian: Spartacus (Suites Nos. 1-3)
Composer(s): Khachaturian, Aram Il’yich
Conductor(s): Anichanov, André
Orchestra(s): St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
Label: Naxos
Genre: Ballet
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.550801
Spartacus Suite No. 1
1. Introduction – Dance of the Nymphs (4:49)
2. Adagio of Aegina and Harmodius (6:46)
3. Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia (4:13)
4. Scene and Dance with Crotala (3:22)
5. Dance of the Gaditanae – Victory of Spartacus (6:55)
Spartacus Suite No. 2
6. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (8:31)
7. Entrance of the Merchants – Dance of a Roman Courtesan – General Dance (5:11)
8. Entrance of Spartacus – Quarrel – Treachery of Harmodius (5:34)
9. Dance of the Pirates (1:16)
Spartacus Suite No. 3
10. Dance of a Greek Slave (2:21)
11. Dance of an Egyptian Girl (3:55)
12. Night Incident (3:03)
13. Dance of Phrygia – Parting Scene (5:01)
14. At the Circus (7:23)
TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Swan Lake
Composer(s): Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
Conductor(s): Pletnev, Mikhail
Orchestra(s): Russian National Orchestra
Label: Naxos
Genre: Ballet; Orchestral
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: ODE1167-2D
Disc 1
1. Introduction (3:05)
Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried
2. No.1. Scene (2:49)
3. No.2. Valse (7:07)
4. No.3. Scene 00:03:35
5. No.4. Pas de trois: I. Intrada (2:08)
6. No.4. Pas de trois: II. Andante sostenuto (5:54)
7. No.4. Pas de trois: III. Allegro semplice – Presto (1:18)
8. No.4. Pas de trois: IV. Moderato (1:10)
9. No.4. Pas de trois: V. Allegro (1:10)
10. No.4. Pas de trois: VI. Coda: Allegro vivace (1:32)
11. No.5. Pas de deux: I. Tempo di valse ma non troppo vivo, quasi moderato (2:35)
12. No.5. Pas de deux: II. Andante – Allegro (5:41)
13. No.5. Pas de deux: III. Tempo di valse (1:33)
14. No.5. Pas de deux: IV. Coda: Allegro molto vivace (1:49)
15. No.6. Pas d’action (2:06)
16. No.7. Sujet (0:50)
17. No.8. Dance of the goblets: Tempo di polacca (5:31)
18. No.9. Finale: Andante: The flight of swans (2:43)
Act II By a Lake
19. No.10. Scene: Moderato (3:00)
20. No.11. Scene (5:04)
21. No.12. Scene: Allegro (3:07)
22. No.13. Dances of the swans: I. Tempo di valse (2:21)
23. No.13. Dances of the swans: II. Moderato assai (1:49)
24. No.13. Dances of the swans: III. Tempo di valse (2:17)
25. No.13. Dances of the swans: IV. Allegro moderato (1:26)
26. No.13. Dances of the swans: V. Andante – Allegro (6:46)
27. No.13. Dances of the swans: VI. Tempo di valse (1:31)
28. No.13. Dances of the swans: VII. Coda: Allegro vivace (1:41)
Disc 2
Act II By a Lake
1. No.14. Scene: Moderato (2:54)
Act III in the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle
2. No.15. Allegro giusto (2:33)
3. No.16. Dance of the corps de ballet and dwarves: Moderato … (2:31)
4. No.17. Arrival of the guests and waltz Allegro – Tempo di valse (7:52)
5. No.18. Scene: Allegro (1:38)
6. No.19. Pas de six: I. Intrada: Moderato assai (2:37)
7. No.19. Pas de six: II. Variation I: Allegro (1:13)
8. No.19. Pas de six: III. Variation II: Andante con moto (3:10)
9. No.19. Pas de six: IV. Variation III: Moderato (0:41)
10. No.19. Pas de six: V. Variation IV: Allegro (0:58)
11. No.19. Pas de six: VI. Variation V: Moderato – Allegro semplice (1:33)
12. No.19. Pas de six: VII. Coda: Allegro molto (1:39)
13. No.20. Hungarian Dance: Moderato assai – Allegro moderato – Vivace (3:00)
14. No.21. Spanish Dance: Allegro non troppo (Tempo di bolero) (2:42)
15. No.22. Neapolitan Dance: Allegro moderato – Andantino (2:00)
16. No.23. Mazurka: Tempo di mazurka (4:04)
17. No.24. Scene: Allegro (3:41)
Act IV By the Lake
18. No.25. Entr’acte: Moderato (2:22)
19. No.26. Scene: Allegro non troppo 00:02:35
20. No.27. Dance of the cygnets: Moderato (5:01)
21. No.28. Scene: Allegro agitato (2:05)
22. No.28. Finale: Andante – Allegro agitato – Moderato e maestoso – Moderato (6:26)
Tchaikovsky; Stravinsky: Les Ballets Russes Vol.4
Composer(s): Tchaikovsky, Peter; Stravinsky, Igor
Conductor(s): Ahronovich, Yuri; Wakasugi, Hiroshi; Bour, Ernest
Orchestra(s): SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Label: Hänssler Classic
Period: Romantic; 20th Century
Genre: Ballet; Orchestral
Catalogue No: CD 93.234
Swan Lake op.20
1. Introduktion – Act 1. No.1: Scene (5:53)
2. No.2 Valse (6:56)
3. from No.4: Pas de Trois (3:06)
4. No.8 Danse des Coupes (5:47)
5. No.9 Finsle (2:42)
6. Act 2. From No.13 (1:38)
7. from No.13: Pas d’Action (6:19)
8. Act 3. No.22: Danse napolitaine (2:05)
9. Act 4. No.28: Scene (7:13)
The Sleeping Beauty op.66
10. Variation de la Fée de Lilas (1:23)
11. Entr’acte – Christian Ostertag (6:19)
12. Läoiseau bleu. Pas-de-deux (5:28)
Song of the Nightingale
13. Introduction (2:32)
14. Marche chinoise (3:29)
15. Chant du Rossignol (3:45)
16. Jeu de rossignol mécanique (11:55)
VERDI: Overtures / Preludes / Ballet Music
Composer(s): Verdi, Giuseppe
Lyricist(s): Duveyrier, Charles; Scribe, Eugene; Solera, Temistocle
Conductor(s): Morandi, Pier Giorgio; Saccani, Ricco
Orchestra(s): Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Ireland National Symphony Orchestra
Label: Naxos
Genre: Opera; Orchestral
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.554077
1. La forza del destino: Overture (7:46)
2. Nabucco: Overture (7:31)
La Traviata
3. Prelude to Act I (3:42)
4. Prelude to Act III (3:21)
5. Rigoletto: Prelude (2:18)
Aida
6. Prelude (4:13)
7. Dance of the Priestesses (2:36)
8. Dance of the Little Moorish Slaves (1:42)
9. Triumphal March (1:35)
10. Ballet Music (4:48)
11. Un ballo in maschera: Overture (4:24)
12. Il finto Stanislao: Overture (5:46)
13. I masnadieri: Overture (5:36)
14. La battaglia di Legnano: Overture (9:38)
15. I vespri sicilliani: Overture (8:35)
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