Ultimate Ballet [5 CD]
by Various Artists

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CD Details

  • Number of Discs: 5
  • Released: September 11, 2007
  • Originally Released: 2007
  • Label: Decca

Tracks on Disc 1:

  • 1.Suite. ScA"ne (Act 2)
  • 2.Suite. Dance of the Little Swans (Act 2)
  • 3.Suite. Second Dance of the Queen of the Swans (Act 2)
  • 4.Suite. Czardas (Act 3)
  • 5.Suite. Waltz (Act 1)
  • 6.Introduction
  • 7.The Lilac Fairy (Finale, Act 1)
  • 8.Pas d'action (Act 1)
  • 9.Puss in Boots (Act 3)
  • 10.Panorama (Act 2)
  • 11.Waltz (Act 1)
  • 12.Miniature Overture
  • 13.March
  • 14.Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
  • 15.Russian Dance
  • 16.Arabian Dance
  • 17.Chinese Dance
  • 18.Dance of the Mirlitons
  • 19.Waltz of the Flowers

Tracks on Disc 2:

  • 1.Prelude
  • 2.Act 1. Waltz
  • 3.Act 1. ScA"ne (Swanilda and Frantz)
  • 4.Act 1. Mazurka
  • 5.Act 1. ScA"ne (Preparation for the Fa|te)
  • 6.Act 1. Ballad of the Ear of Corn
  • 7.Act 1. Variations on a Slav Theme
  • 8.Act 1. Czardas
  • 9.Act 1. Sortie
  • 10.Act 1. Finale
  • 11.Act 2. Entr'acte - Valse
  • 12.Act 2. ScA"ne (Coppelius' Workshop)
  • 13.Act 2. ScA"ne
  • 14.Act 2. Music of the Automata
  • 15.Act 2. ScA"ne
  • 16.Act 2. ScA"ne
  • 17.Act 2. Drinking Song - ScA"ne
  • 18.Act 2. ScA"ne
  • 19.Act 2. Waltz of the Doll
  • 20.Act 2. ScA"ne
  • 21.Act 2. Bolero
  • 22.Act 2. Gigue
  • 23.Act 2. ScA"ne - Finale

Tracks on Disc 3:

  • 1.Act 3. March of the Bell
  • 2.Act 3. The Fa|te (Divertissement). Waltz of the Hours
  • 3.Act 3. The Fa|te (Divertissement). Daybreak
  • 4.Act 3. The Fa|te (Divertissement). Prayer
  • 5.Act 3. The Fa|te (Divertissement). Work (The Woman Spinning)
  • 6.Act 3. The Fa|te (Divertissement). Marriage (A Village Wedding)
  • 7.Act 3. The Fa|te (Divertissement). Discord and War
  • 8.Act 3. The Fa|te (Divertissement). Peace
  • 9.Act 3. The Fa|te (Divertissement). Festive Dance
  • 10.Act 3. The Fa|te (Divertissement). Final Gallop
  • 11.Prelude
  • 12.Nocturne
  • 13.Waltz
  • 14.Mazurka
  • 15.Mazurka
  • 16.Prelude
  • 17.Waltz
  • 18.Waltz
  • 19.Ballet. The Nubian Women
  • 20.Ballet. Adagio
  • 21.Ballet. Dance of Antiquity
  • 22.Ballet. Variations for Cleopatra
  • 23.Ballet. The Trojans
  • 24.Ballet. Mirror Variations
  • 25.Ballet. Phryne's Dance
  • 26.Concert Waltz

Tracks on Disc 4:

  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Romeo
  • 3.The Street Awakens
  • 4.Morning Dance
  • 5.The Quarrel
  • 6.The Fight
  • 7.The Prince's Command
  • 8.Juliet, the Young Girl
  • 9.Entrance of the Guests (Minuet)
  • 10.Masks
  • 11.Dance of the Knights
  • 12.Balcony Scene
  • 13.Folk Dance
  • 14.Friar Lawrence
  • 15.Dance
  • 16.Tybalt Fights Mercutio
  • 17.Mercutio Dies
  • 18.Romeo Resolves to Avenge Mercutio's Death
  • 19.Romeo Fights Tybalt
  • 20.Introduction to Act 3
  • 21.The Last Farewell
  • 22.Dance of the Girls with Lilies
  • 23.Juliet's Funeral
  • 24.Juliet's Death

Tracks on Disc 5:

  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Scene 1. Kashchei's Magic Garden
  • 3.Scene 1. Appearance of the Firebird Pursued by Prince Ivan
  • 4.Scene 1. The Firebird's Dance
  • 5.Scene 1. Prince Ivan Captures the Firebird
  • 6.Scene 1. Supplication of the Firebird - Appearance of the Thirteen Enchanted Princesses
  • 7.Scene 1. The Princesses' Game with the Golden Apples
  • 8.Scene 1. Sudden Appearance of Prince Ivan
  • 9.Scene 1. The Princesses' Round Dance
  • 10.Scene 1. Daybreak - Prince Ivan Enters Kashchei's Palace
  • 11.Scene 1. Magic Carillon - Appearance of Kashchei's Guardian Monsters - Capture of Prince Ivan - Int
  • 12.Scene 1. Dance of Kashchei's Retinue under the Firebird's Spell
  • 13.Scene 1. Infernal Dance of All Kashchei's Subjects
  • 14.Scene 1. Lullaby (the Firebird) - Kashchei Awakes - Death of Kashchei - Darkness
  • 15.Scene 2. Dissolution of the Palace and Kashchei's Spells - Animation of the Petrified Warriors - Ge
  • 16.Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth
  • 17.Part 2. The Sacrifice

Product Description:

From the exquisite elegance of Swan Lake to the riot-inducing dissonance of The Rite of Spring , these 5 CDs highlight the astonishing variety of colors, moods and tonalities that lie within the world of ballet music. Excerpts of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty , and The Nutcracker and Stravinsky's entire Firebird and The Rite of Spring join Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) Prokofiev; Faust: Ballet Music; Act 2 "Waltz" Gounod; Copp+ÂȘlia Delibes, and Les Sylphides Chopin.

Product Info

  • UPC: 028947585602
  • Shipping Weight: 0.96/lbs (approx)
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