Ballet Masterpieces (35 CDs)

[FLAC, CUE, LOGS, SCANS]

Year: 2009

Label: Decca

Composers: Adolphe-Charles Adam,  Frédéric Chopin,  Carl Maria von Weber,  Benjamin Britten,  Ottorino Respighi,
Léo Delibes,  Louis Joseph F. Herold,  Charles Lecocq,  Aram Khachaturian,
Jules Massenet,  Jacques Offenbach,  Charles Gounod,  Sergei Prokofiev,
Alexander Glazunov,  Maurice Ravel,  Johann Strauss Jr.,  Igor Stravinsky,
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Giacomo Meyerbeer,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Cesare Pugni,
Daniel-François Auber,  Domenico Scarlatti,  Ambroise Thomas
Conductors: Richard Bonynge,  John Lanchbery,  Stanley Black,  Vladimir Ashkenazy,  Charles Dutoit,
Lorin Maazel,  Ernest Ansermet,  Antal Doráti,  Semyon Bychkov,
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra,  English Chamber Orchestra,  National Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra,
Cleveland Orchestra,  Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
Suisse Romande Orchestra,  Detroit Symphony Orchestra,  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,
Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra,  English Concert

Tracklist:

CD01 (Set 478 1526) 478 1835 / 1987

00. Adolphe Adam, with additions by Friedrich Burgmuller
00. Giselle

00. Act I
01. Introduction
02. Les Vendangeurs
03. Entree de Loys
04. Entree de Giselle
05. Retour de la vendange et valse
06. La Chasse
07. Scene d’Hilarion
08. Marche des vignerons
09. Pas seul
00. Pas de deux des jeunes paysans (interpolated – Burgmuller):
10. _ a. Polacca
11. _ b. Andante
12. _ c. Pesante
13. _ d. Allegretto
14. _ e. Allegretto pesante
15. _ f. Valse
00. Pas des vendanges:
16. _ a. Andante
17. _ b. Moderato
18. _ c. Allegro moderato
19. _ d. Allegro un peu loure
20. Galop General
21. Finale du premier acte et scene de folie

CD02 (Set 478 1526) 478 1836 / 1987

00. Act II
01. Introduction, halte des chasseurs et apparition des feux follets
02. Apparitions de Myrthe et evocation magique
03. Pas des premieres Wilis
04. Apparition de Giselle
05. Entree des paysans
06. Entree du Prince et apparition de Giselle
07. Entree d’Hilarion, scene et fugue des Wilis
00. Grand pas de deux:
08. _ a. Adage
09. _ b. Andantino
10. _ c. Andante
11. _ d. Valse (interpolated)
12. Finale
13. Lever du soleil et arrivee de la cour

00. Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
00. Richard Bonynge

CD03 (Set 478 1526) 478 1837 / 1992

00. Adolphe Adam, with additions by Leo Delibes
00. Le Corsaire (1867 version)

00. Act I
01. Overture
00. Scene 1 Opening
00. Pas de cinq:
02. _ Introduction
03. _ Tarantella
04. _ Mazuetta
05. _ La Francaise
06. _ Bolero
07. _ Danse anglaise (Ecossaise)
08. _ Coda
09. Action
10. bacchanale des corsaires
00. Scene 2
11. Action
12. Pas des eventails
13. Action
14. Variation (for Mlle Grantzow, 1867)
15. Action

CD04 (Set 478 1526) 478 1838 / 1992

00. Act II
01. Pas des odalisques
02. Entree de Gulnare
03. Danse de Gulnare
04. Action

00. Act III
00. Scene 1
05. Action
00. Pas des fleurs (Delibes, 1867):
06. _ Valse de Naila (for Mlle Grantzow)
07. _ Andante
08. _ 1st variation (for Gulnare, Mlle Fioretti)
09. _ 2ns variation (for Medora, Mlle Grantzow)
10. _ Finale
11. Action
12. Scene 2
00. Scene 3
13. Storm and shipwreck

00. English Chamber Orchestra
00. Richard Bonynge

CD05 (Set 478 1526) 478 1839 / 1972, 1975, 1983, 1985

00. Carl Maria von Weber, orch. Hector Berlioz
01. Invitation a la valse
00. Invitation to the Dance (Aufforderung zum Tanze)

00. Frederic Chopin, orch. Roy Douglas
00. Les Sylphides
02. Prelude
03. Nocturne
04. Waltz
05. Mazurka
06. Mazurka
07. Prelude
08. Waltz
09. Waltz

00. Josef Strauss, Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II,
00. arr. and orch. Douglas Gamley
10. Bal de Vienne (Die Fledermaus, Act II)

00. National Philharmonic Orchestra
00. Richard Bonynge

00. Alexandre Luigini
00. Ballet egyptien
11. Part 1
12. Part 2

00. London Symphony Orchestra
00. Richard Bonynge

CD06 (Set 478 1526) 478 1840 / 1982

00. Gioacchino Rossini, arr. Ottorino Respighi
01. La Boutique Fantasque

00. Gioacchino Rossini, arr. Benjamin Britten
00. Soirees Musicales
02. March
03. Canzonetta
04. Tirolese
05. Bolero
06. Tarantella

00. Gioacchino Rossini, arr. Benjamin Britten
00. Matinees Musicales
07. March
08. Nocturne
09. Waltz
10. Pantomime
11. Moto Perpetuo

00. National Philharmonic Orchestra
00. Richard Bonynge

CD07 (Set 478 1526) 478 1841 / 1986

00. Leo Delibes
00. Coppelia

00. Act I
01. Prelude et Mazurka
02. Valse lente
03. Scene
04. Mazurka
05. Scene
06. Ballade de l’epi (Sidney Sax, violin)
07. Theme slave varie (Thomas Kelly, clarinet)
08. Czardas (Danse hongroise) – Sortie
09. Finale

00. Act II
00. Scene 1
10. Entr’acte et valse
11. Scene
12. Scene
13. Musique des automates – Scene
14. Scene
15. Chanson a boire et scene
16. Scene et valse de la poupee
17. Scene
18. Bolero
19. Gigue
20. Scene

CD08 (Set 478 1526) 478 1842 / 1974, 1986

00. Scene 2
01. Marche de la cloche
00. Fete de la cloche: Divertissement
02. _ Introduction
03. _ Valse des heures
04. _ L’Aurore
05. _ La Priere
06. _ Le Travail (La Fileuse)
07. _ L’Hymen (Noce villageoise)
08. _ La Discorde et la guerre
09. _ La Paix (Frederick Riddle, viola)
10. _ Danse de fete
11. _ Galop final

00. National Philharmonic Orchestra
00. Richard Bonynge

00. Leo Delibes
00. Sylvia

00. Act I
12. Prelude
13. Scherzo
14. Le Berger (Pastorale)
15. Les Chasseresses
16. Intermezzo
17. Valse lente
18. Scene
19. Cortege rustique
20. Scene (Desmond Bradley, violin)
21. Entree du sorcier (Finale)

CD09 (Set 478 1526) 478 1843 / 1974, 1990

00. Act II
01. Entr’acte
02. Orion (Scene)
03. Pas des Ethiopiens
04. Chant bacchique
05. Scene et danse de la bacchante
06. Scene finale

00. Act III
07. Marche et cortege de Bacchus
08. Scene
09. Barcarolle
10. Pizzicati
11. Andante (Desmond Bradley, violin)
12. Pas des esclaves
13. Variation: Valse
14. Strette: Galop
15. Le Temple de Diane (Finale)
16. Apparition d’Endymion (Apotheose)

00. New Philharmonia Orchestra
00. Richard Bonynge

00. Leo Delibes and Leon Minkus
00. La Source

00. Act I (Minkus)
17. Prelude
18. Introduction fantastique
19. L’Ephemere: Scene dansee
20. Scene
21. Marche del la caravane
22. Berceuse

CD10 (Set 478 1526) 478 1844 / 1990

01. Pas de la guzla
02. Pas de la guzla
03. Scene
04. Scene dansee: Apparition de Naila
05. Valse
06. Scene et danse
07. Danse des sylphes et des lutins
08. Variation de Naila
09. Scene et danse
10. Galop
11. Scene finale

00. Act II (Delibes)
12. Introduction
13. Scene
14. Scene: Arrivee de Nouredda
00. Divertissement:
15. _ Pas des voiles
16. _ Andante
17. _ Variation
18. Finale: Danse circassienne
19. Scene
20. Pas de Naila: Scherzo-polka
21. Scene et pas d’action
22. Mazurka
23. Scene
24. Marche dansee et finale

00. Act III
00. Scene 1 (Delibes)
25. Introduction
26. Scene
27. Romance
00. Scene 2 (Minkus)
28. Scene et danse

00. Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
00. Richard Bonynge

CD11 (Set 478 1526) 478 1845 / 1984

00. Ferdinand Herold, arr. John Lanchbery
00. La Fille mal gardee

00. Act I
01. Nos.1 & 2 Dance of the Cock and Hens
02. Nos.3 Lise and the Ribbon
03. Nos.4 Colas
04. Nos.4a Colas’ Solo
05. Nos.5 Coals and Simone
00. Nos.6 Villagers
06. Nos.7 Simone and Lise
07. Nos.8 Lise and Colas
08. Nos.9 Village Girls
09. Nos.10 Thomas and Alain
10. Nos.11 Off to the Harvest
11. Nos.12 Colas
12. Nos.13 Picnic
13. Nos.14 Flute Dance
14. Nos.15 Quarrel
15. Nos.16 The Fanny Elssler Pas de Deux:
00. _ a. Introduction
00. _ b. Girl’s Solo
00. _ c. Adagio
00. _ d. Man’s Solo
00. _ e. Coda
16. Nos.17 Simone
17. Nos.17a Clog Dance
18. Nos.18 Maypole Dance
19. Nos.19 Storm and Finale

CD12 (Set 478 1526) 478 1846 / 1984, 1985

00. Act II
01. Nos.20 Overture
02. Nos.21 Lise and Simone
03. Nos.22 Spinning
04. Nos.23 Tambourine Dance (Aria con variazioni)
05. Nos.24 Harvesters
06. Nos.25 When I’m Married
07. Nos.26 Simone’s Return
08. Nos.27 Thomas, Alain and the Notaries
00. Nos.28 Consternation and Forgiveness
09. Nos.29 Pas de deux
10. Nos.30 Finale

00. Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
00. John Lanchbery

00. Charles Lecocq, arr. Gordon Jacob
00. Mam’zelle Angot

00. Act I
11. Overture
12. No.1 Allegro
13. No.2 Allegretto
14. No.3 Mazurka
15. No.4 Andantino: Valse
16. No.5 Tempo di marcia: Gavotte
17. No.6 Allegro vivace
18. No.7 Allegretto

00. Act II
19. No.8 Allegro: Gavotte
20. No.9 Allegretto: Galop
21. No.10 Allegro: Valse
22. No.11 Allegro – Presto
23. No.12 Adagio
24. No.13 Allegro moderato
00. No.14 Allegro molto: Finale

00. National Philharmonic Orchestra
00. Richard Bonynge

CD13 (Set 478 1526) 478 1847 / 1978, 1975

00. Aram Khachaturian
00. Spartacus – Ballet Suite
01. Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia
02. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
03. Dance of the Gaditanae

00. Aram Khachaturian
00. Masquerade – Ballet Suite
04. Waltz
05. Nocturne (John Georgiadis, violin)
06. Mazurka
07. Romance
08. Galop

00. Aram Khachaturian
00. Gayaneh – excerpts
09. Sabre Dance
10. Aysheh’s Dance
11. Dance of the Rose Maidens
12. Lullaby
13. Lezghinka

00. London Symphony Orchestra
00. Stanley Black

CD14 (Set 478 1526) 478 1848 / 1987

00. Jules Massenet, arr. and orch. Leighton Lucas, with the assistance of Hilda Gaunt
00. Manon

00. Act I
01. Scene 1 The Courtyard of an inn near Paris
02. Scene 2 Des Grieux’s lodgings in Paris

00. Act II
03. Scene 1 A Party at Madame’s brothel

CD15 (Set 478 1526) 478 1849 / 1987

01. Scene 1 (Conclusion)
02. Scene 2 Des Grieux’s lodgings

00. Act III
03. Scene 1 The port of New Orleans
04. Scene 2 The goaler’s rooms
05. Scene 3 A swamp in Louisiana

00. Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
00. Richard Bonynge

CD16 (Set 478 1526) 478 1850 / 1984

00. Jacques Offenbach, arr. Manuel Rosenthal
00. Gaite parisienne
01. Overture
02. No.1 Allegro brillante
03. No.2 Polka
00. No.3 Allegro / Valse
04. No.4 Mazurka
00. No.5 Valse
05. No.6 Peruvian Dance
00. No.7 Polka
06. No.8 Valse lente
00. No.9 Tempo di marcia
07. No.10 Valse
00. No.11 Allegro vivo
00. No.12 Valse
00. No.13 Allegro misterioso
08. No.14 Valse moderato, pas de deux
09. No.15 Allegro vivo
00. No.16 Cancan
00. No.17 Quadrille
10. No.18 Cancan
00. No.19 Allegro moderato
00. No.20 Allegro
00. No.21 Leggiero
11. No.22 Vivo
12. No.23 Barcarolle

00. Charles Gounod
13. Faust – ballet music

00. Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
00. Charles Dutoit

CD17 (Set 478 1526) 478 1851 / 1983

00. Sergei Prokofiev
00. Cinderella

00. Act I
01. No.1 Introduction
02. No.2 Shawl dance
03. No.3 Cinderella
04. No.4 The Father
05. No.5 The Fairy Godmother
06. No.6 The Sisters’ New Clothes
07. No.7 The Dancing Lesson
08. No.8 Departure of the Stepmother and Sisters for the ball
09. No.9 Cinderella Dreams of the Ball
10. No.10 Gavotte
11. No.11 Second Appearance of the Fairy Godmother
12. No.12 Spring Fairy
13. No.13 Summer Fairy
14. No.14 Grasshoppers and Dragonflies
15. No.15 Autumn Fairy
16. No.16 Winter Fairy
17. No.17 The Interrupted Departure
18. No.18 The Clock
19. No.19 Cinderella’s Departure for the Ball

00. Act II
20. No.20 Dance of the Courtiers
21. No.21 Court Dance
22. No.22 Cavaliers’ Dance
23. No.23 Skinny’s Variation
24. No.24 Dumpy’s Variation
25. No.25 Dance of the Courtiers
26. No.26 Mazurka and Entrance of the Prince
27. No.27 Dance of the Prince’s Four Companions
28. No.28 Mazurka (reprise)
29. No.29 Cinderella’s Arrival at the Ball
30. No.30 Grand Waltz
31. No.31 Promenade
32. No.32 Cinderella’s Dance
33. No.33 Dance of the Prince
34. No.34 Refreshments for the Guests
35. No.35 Duet of the Sisters with the Oranges
36. No.36 Duet of the Prince and Cinderella
37. No.37 Waltz-Coda
38. No.38 Midnight

CD18 (Set 478 1526) 478 1852 / 1983, 1992

00. Act III
01. No.39 The Prince and the Cobblers
02. No.40 First galop of the Prince
03. No.41 Temptation
04. No.42 Second galop of the Prince
05. No.43 Oriental Dance
06. No.44 Third galop of the Prince
07. No.45 Cinderella’s Awakening
08. No.46 The Morning after the Ball
09. No.47 The Prince’s Visit
10. No.48 The Prince Recognises Cinderella
11. No.49 Waltz
12. No.50 Amoroso: The Prince and the Cinderella

00. The Cleveland Orchestra
00. Vladimir Ashkenazy

00. Alexander Glazunov
00. The Seasons

13. Winter
00. _ Introdution
00. _ Variation 1: Frost
00. _ Variation 2: Ice
00. _ Variation 3: Hail
00. _ Variation 4: Snow
14. Spring
15. Summer
00. _ Waltz of the Cornflowers and Poppies
00. _ Korn
00. _ Barcarolle
00. _ Variation: The Ear of Corn
00. _ Coda
16. Autumn
00. _ Bacchanale
00. _ Entries of the Seasons
00. _ Petit Adagio
00. _ Variation: The Satyr
00. _ Les Bacchantes
00. _ Les Satyres et Faunes
00. _ Fail of Dead Leaves
00. _ Apotheose

00. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
00. Vladimir Ashkenazy

CD19 (Set 478 1526) 478 1853 / 1973

00. Sergei Prokofiev
00. Romeo and Juliet

01. Introduction

00. Act I
00. Scene 1
02. Romeo
03. The street awakens – Morning dance
04. The quarrel
05. The fight
06. The Prince gives his order – Interlude
00. Scene 2
07. Preparations for the ball (Juliet and the Nurse)
08. Juliet as a young girl
09. Arrival of the guests (Minuet)
10. Masks
11. Dance of the knights
12. Juliet’s variation
13. Mercutio
14. Madrigal
15. Tybalt recognises Romeo
16. The departure of the guests
17. Balcony scene – Romeo’s variation – Love Dance

00. Act II
00. Scene 1
18. Folk dance
19. Romeo and Mercutio
20. Dance of the five couples
21. Dance with mandolins
22. The Nurse – The Nurse delivers Juliet’s message to Romeo

CD20 (Set 478 1526) 478 1854 / 1973

00. Scene 2
01. Romeo at Friar Laurence’s
02. Juliet at Friar Laurence’s
00. Scene 3
03. The pepole continue to make merry – Further public festivities
04. Tybalt meets Mercutio – Tybalt and Mercutio fight – Mercutio dies
05. Romeo resolves to avenge Mercutio’s death – Finale

00. Act III
06. Introduction
00. Scene 1
07. The last farwell
08. The Nurse
09. Juliet refuses to marry Paris
10. Juliet alone – Interlude
00. Scene 2
11. At Friar Laurence’s – Interlude
00. Scene 3
12. Juliet’s room
13. Juliet alone
14. Morning serenade
15. Dance of the girls with lilies
16. At Juliet’s bedside

00. Act IV (Epilogue)
17. Juliet’s funeral – Juliet’s death

00. The Cleveland Orchestra
00. Danie Majeske, violin
00. Edward Armond, viola
00. Lorin Maazel

CD21 (Set 478 1526) 478 1855 / 1961, 1963, 1965

00. Maurice Ravel
00. Daphnis et Chloe

00. Partie 1
01. Introduction et danse religieuse
02. Scene – Danse generale
03. Scene – Danse grotesque de Dorcon
04. Danse legere et gracieuse de Daphnis
05. Scene – Danse de Lyceion
06. Nocturne – Danse lente et mysterieuse
00. Partie 2
07. Introduction
08. Danse guerriere
09. Scene – Danse suppliante de Chloe
00. Partie 3
10. Lever du jour
11. Pantomime
12. Danse generale

00. Maurice Ravel
13. Alborada del gracioso

00. Maurice Ravel
14. La Valse

00. L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
00. Les Choeurs de la Radio Suisse Romande (Lausanne)
00. (Chorus master: Andre Charlet)
00. Ernest Ansermet

CD22 (Set 478 1526) 478 1856 / 1980

00. Johann Strauss II, edited by Josef Bayer, revised by Douglas Gamley
00. Aschenbrodel

01. Vorspiel

00. Act I
02. Allegro
03. Franz’ Selbstportrat
04. Promenadenabenteuer
05. Entree des Piccolo. Liebesbotschaft
06. An der schonen blauen Donau
07. Tauben-Walzer

08. Zwischenspiel

00. Act II
09. Allegretto
10. Agyptischer Sklavinnentanz
11. Einzug Floras
12. Aschenbrodel-Walzer

13. Zwischenspiel

00. Act III
00. Part 1
14. Allegretto
15. 1. Traumbild
16. 2. Traumbild
17. 3. Traumbild. Amorettenreigen
18. Moderato

CD23 (Set 478 1526) 478 1857 / 1975, 1980

01. Zwischenspiel
00. Part 2
02. Allegretto

00. Trousseau-Divertissement
03. Monogramm-Tanz
04. Tarantella
05. Walzer-Tempo
06. Mazurka
07. Csardas
08. Brautschatz-Walzer

00. Johann Strauss II
00. Ritter Pasman – ballet music
09. Allegretto – Tempo di Polka
10. Andantino grazioso – Tempo di valse
11. Csardas

00. Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss & Eduard Strauss, arr. Roger Desormiere
00. Le Beau Danube
12. Allegro, etc.
13. Allegro marcato – Mazurka, etc.
14. Andantino – Tempo di valse, etc.
15. Mazurka, etc.

00. National Philharmonic Orchestra
00. Richard Bonynge

CD24 (Set 478 1526) 478 1858 / 1983

00. Igor Stravinsky
00. L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)

01. Introduction
00. Tableau 1
02. Kashchei’s enchanted garden
03. Appearance of the Firebird pursued by Ivan Tsarevich
04. The Firebird’s dance
05. Prince Ivan captures the Firebird
06. Supplication of the Firebird
07. The Princesses’s game with the golden apples
08. Sudden appearance of Prince Ivan
09. The Princesses’s round-dance
10. Daybreak – Prince Ivan enters Kashchei’s palace
11. Magic carillon – appearance of Kashchei’s guardian monsters – capture of Prince Ivan
12. Dance of Kashchei’s retinue under the Firebird’s spell
13. Infernal dance of all Kashchei’s subjects
14. Lullaby (the Firebird) – Kashchei awakes – death of Kashchei – darkness
00. Tableau 2
15. Dissolution of palace and Kashchei’s spells – animation of the petrified warriors – general rejoicing

CD25 (Set 478 1526) 478 1859 / 1981, 1982

00. Igor Stravinsky
00. Petrouchka

01. Tableau 1 The Shrovetide
02. Tableau 2 In Petrouchka’s room
03. Tableau 3 In the Moor’s room
04. Tableau 4 The Shrovetide fair

00. Igor Stravinsky
00. Le Sacre du Printemps
05. Part 1 L’Adoration de la terre
06. Part 2 Le Sacrifice

00. Detroit Symphony Orchestra
00. Antal Dorati

CD26 (Set 478 1526) 478 1860 / 1977

00. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
00. The Sleeping Beauty

00. Prologue
01. Introduction
02. No.1 Marche
03. No.2 Scene dansante: Entree des fees
00. No.3 Pas de six
04. _ a. Introduction
00. b. Adagio
05. _ Variation 1 Candide
06. _ Variation 2 Coulante, fleur de farine
07. _ Variation 3 Fee aux miettes
08. _ Variation 4 Canari qui chante
09. _ Variation 5 Violente
10. _ Variation 6 La Fee des lilas
11. _ Coda
12. No.4 Finale

00. Act I
13. No.5 Scene
14. No.6 Valse
15. No.7 Scene
00. No.8 Pas d’action
16. _ a. Adagio
17. _ b. Danse des demoiselles d’honneur et des pages
18. _ c. Variation d’Aurore (Mincho Minchev, violin)
19. _ d. Coda
20. No.9 Finale

CD27 (Set 478 1526) 478 1861 / 1977

00. Act II
00. Scene 1
01. No.10 Entr’acte et scene
02. No.11 Colin-Maillard
03. No.12
00. a. Scene
00. b. Danse des duchesses
00. c. Danse des baronesses
00. d. Danse des comtesses
00. e. Danse des marquises
04. No.13 Farandole
00. a. Scene
00. b. Danse
05. No.14 Scene
00. No.15
06. _ a. Pas d’action: Aurore et Desire (Francisco Gabarro, cello)
07. _ b. Variation d’Aurore
08. _ c. Coda
09. No.16 Scene
10. No.17 Panorama
11. No.18 Entr’acte (Mincho Minchev, violin)
00. Scene 2
12. No.19 Entr’acte symphonique (Le Sommeil, Sleep, Der Schlaf) et Scene
13. No.20 Finale

00. Act III
14. No.21 Marche
15. No.22 Polacca
16. No.23 Pas de quatre
17. _ Variation 1 La Fee-Or
18. _ Variation 2 La Fee-Argent
19. _ Variation 3 La Fee-Saphir
20. _ Variation 4 La Fee-Diamant
21. _ Coda
22. No.24 Pas de caractere: Le Chat botte et la chatte blanche
23. No.25 Pas de quatre
24. _ Variation 1 Cendrillon et Fortune
25. _ Variation 2 L’Oiseau bleu et la Princesse Florine
26. _ Coda

CD28 (Set 478 1526) 478 1862 / 1976, 1977

00. No.26 Pas de caractere
01. _ a. Chaperon Rouge et le Loup
02. _ b. Cendrillon et Fortune
03. No.27 Pas Berrichon: LePetit Poucet, ses freres et l’ogre
00. No.28 Pas de deux: Aurore et Desire
04. _ a. Entree
05. _ b. Adagio
06. _ Variation 1 Desire
07. _ Variation 2 Aurore
08. _ Coda
09. No.29 Sarabande
00. No.30
10. _ Finale
11. _ Apotheose

00. Giacomo Meyerbeer, arr. Constant Lambert
00. Les Patineurs
12. Entree
13. Pas seul – Pas de deux
14. Ensemble
15. Pas de trois
16. Duo
17. Pas des patineurs
18. Finale

00. National Philharmonic Orchestra
00. Richard Bonynge

CD29 (Set 478 1526) 478 1863 / 1992

00. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
00. Swan Lake

00. Act I
01. No.1 Scene (Allegro giusto)
02. No.2 Valse (Tempo di valse)
03. No.3 Scene (Allegro moderato)
04. No.4 Pas de trois
00. a. Intrada (Allegro)
00. b. Andante sostenuto
00. c. Allegro semplice – Presto
00. d. Moderato
00. e. Allegro
00. f. Coda (Allegro molto vivace)
05. No.5 Pas de deux (Chantal Juillet, violin)
00. a. Tempo di valse, ma non troppo vivo, quasi moderato
00. b. Andante – Allegro – Molto piu mosso
00. c. Tempo di valse
00. d. Coda (Allegro molto vivace)
06. No.6 Pas d’action (Andantino quasi moderato – Allegro)
07. No.7 Sujet
08. No.8 Danse des coupes
09. No.9 Finale (Andante)

00. Act II
10. No.10 Scene (Moderato)
11. No.11 Scene (Allegro moderato – Moderato – Allegro vivo)
12. No.12 Scene (Allegro – Moderato assai quasi andante)
13. No.13 Danses des cygnes (Chantal Juillet, violin / Guy Fouquet, cello)
00. a. Tempo di valse
00. b. Moderato assai – Molto piu mosso
00. c. Tempo di valse
00. d. Allegro moderato
00. e. Pas d’action (Andante – Andante non troppo – Tempo I – Allegro)
00. f. Tempo di valse
00. g. Coda (Allegro vivo)

CD30 (Set 478 1526) 478 1864 / 1992

00. Act III
01. No.15 Allegro giusto
02. No.16 Danses du corps de ballet et des nains
03. No.17 Scene: Sortie des invites et valse
04. No.18 Scene (Allegro – Allegro giusto)
05. No.19 Pas de six
00. a. Intrada
00. b. Moderato assai
00. c. Variations 1 (Allegro)
00. d. Variations 2 (Andante con moto)
00. e. Variations 3 (Moderato)
00. f. Variations 4 (Allegro)
00. g. Variations 5 (Moderato – Allegro semplice)
00. h. Coda (Allegro molto vivace)
06. Numero supplementaire: Pas de deux (Chantal Juillet, violin)
00. a. Introduction
00. b. Moderato – Andante
00. c. Variations 1 (Allegro moderato)
00. d. Variations 1 (Allegro)
00. e. Coda (Allegro molto vivace)
07. No.20 Danse hongroise
08. No.20a Numero supplementaire (Solo violin: Chantal Juillet)
00. Danse russe (Moderato – Andante semplice – Allegro vivo – presto)
09. No.21 Danse espagnole (Allegro non troppo. Tempo di bolero)
10. No.22 Danse napolitaine (Allegro moderato – Andantito quasi moderato – Presto)
11. No.23 Mazurka (Tempo di mazurka)
12. No.24 Scene (Allegro – Valse – Allegro vivo)

00. Act IV
13. No.25 Entr’acte (Moderato)
14. No.26 Scene (Allegro non troppo)
15. No.27 Danses des petits cygnes (Moderato)
16. No.28 Scene (Allegro agitato – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivace)
17. No.29 Scene finale (Andante – Allegro agitato – Alla breve. Moderato e maestoso – Moderato)

00. Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
00. Harp: Dorothy Weldon Masella
00. Cornet: James Thompson
00. Charles Dutoit

CD31 (Set 478 1526) 478 1865 / 1987

00. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
00. The Nutcracker

01. Overture
00. Act I
00. Scene 1
02. No.1 The Christmas tree
03. No.2 March
04. No.3 Children’s galop and entry of the parents
05. No.4 Drosselmeyer’s arrival and distribution of presents
06. No.5 Scene: The Nutcracker
07. Grandfather Dance
08. No.6 Scene: Departure of the guests – Night
09. No.7 Scene: The battles
00. Scene 2
10. No.8 Scene: A pine forest in Winter
11. No.9 Waltz of the Snowflakes

CD32 (Set 478 1526) 478 1866 / 1987

00. Act II
01. No.10 Scene: The enchanted palace of the kingdom of sweets
02. No.11 Scene: Arrival of Clara and the Nutcracker
00. No.12 Divertissement
03. _ a. Chocolate: Spanish dance
04. _ b. Coffee: Arabian dance
05. _ c. Tea: Chinese dance
06. _ d. Russian dance
07. _ e. Dance of the reed-pipes
08. _ f. Mother Stork and the clowns
09. No.13 Waltz of the flowers
00. No.14 Pas de deux
10. _ The prince and the sugar-plum fairy
11. _ Variation 1 Tarantella
12. _ Variation 2 Dance of the sugar-plum fairy
13. _ Coda
00. No.15
14. _ Final waltz
15. _ Apotheosis

00. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
00. Eugene Onegin – ballet music
16. Entr’acte
17. Valse
18. Polonaise

00. Berliner Philharmoniker
00. Semyon Bychkov

CD33 (Set 478 1526) 478 1867 / 1989

00. Giuseppe Verdi

01. Otello – ballet music

02. Don Carlos – “La peregrina” (Solo violin: Giovanni Adamo)

03. Aida – Marcia e ballabile

04. Macheth – ballet music

00. I vespri siciliani – “Le quattro stagioni”
05. L’inverno
06. La primavera
07. L’estate
08. L’autunno

00. Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
00. Riccardo Chailly

CD34 (Set 478 1526) 478 1868 / 1990

00. Ballet Gala

00. Leon Minkus, arr. Peter March
01. Grand pas Paquita

00. Cesare Pugni, arr. Peter March
02. Pas de quatre

00. Jacques Offenbach
03. Le Papillon

00. Leon Minkus, arr. Peter March
04. Pas de deux Don Quixote

00. Riccardo Drigo, arr. John Lanchbery
05. Pas de deux Le Corsaire

CD35 (Set 478 1526) 478 1869 / 1990

00. Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber
01. Pas classique

00. Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, arr. Constant Lambert
02. Les Rendez-vous

00. Riccardo Drigo, arr. Peter March
03. Pas de deux Diane et Acteon

00. Domenico Scarlatti, arr. Vincenzo Tommasini
04. The Good-humoured Ladies

00. Ambroise Thomas
05. Francoise de Rimini

00. English Chamber Orchestra
00. Richard Bonynge

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    • George
    • February 23rd, 2010

    Thanks for this embarrassment of riches!

    • alex
    • February 23rd, 2010

    you have made my day(s)
    thanks so much
    this is one of the best post EVER!!!!!
    thanks
    alex

    • Jason
    • February 27th, 2010

    Thanks for this great share, however, I found CD21 with CRC error after I have re-downloaded it twice, could you re-upload or re-pack it again? Thanks~

    • iceblood
    • March 13th, 2010

    Excellent post! Thanks!

  1. can you re-upload cd 21 on extabit?
    original file is corrupted and I can not download from gigafiles.

    thanks

    • Anywhere2007
    • May 11th, 2010

    Please, can you reupload CD19, becasuse it’s no available anymore at extabit and it’s impossible to get it from gigafiles… Thanks for the sharing!

    • Anywhere2007
    • May 11th, 2010

    Thanks! Downloading now…

    • Anywhere2007
    • May 13th, 2010

    Sorry again, but CDs 26, 27, 28, 29, 33 and 35 are not available anymore at extabit. Please, can you reupload them? Many thanks!

    • Anywhere2007
    • May 16th, 2010

    Million thanks, again!!!!!

    • Skoobs
    • July 8th, 2010

    thank you

    • PabN
    • July 10th, 2010

    Hi! I had problems in downloading CDs 11, 12 and 30 from ExtaBit (sounds like they don’t exist anymore). GigaFile didn’t work either. Could you please re-upload them or provide any other source for downloads (RapidShare, MegaUpload, etc.)? Thank you very much for sharing this amazing collection!

    • Claire
    • September 20th, 2010

    Hi!
    I’m sorry but Cd 30 it’s not available anymore…could you please re-upload it???
    Thanks 🙂

    • tequillajazzz
    • October 18th, 2010

    Please, re-upload cd 3 and 4!!!

    • Claire
    • October 19th, 2010

    HI !
    I’m sorry if I write you again but I’m wondering if it is now possible that you’ll re-upload also Cd #30 ….!?!
    Thanks
    C.

    • Claire
    • October 20th, 2010

    yes It would be dreaming …..thank you!!!

    • Vazir Mukhtar
    • December 30th, 2010

    As as latecomer to this site, I suppose I deserve not to find a complete 35-disc file. Would it be possible to upload the collection once more? I’d be most grateful.

    BTW: Best wishes for a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

    • summer
    • January 4th, 2011

    Hi,
    This is a great archive. Is it possible for you to re-upload #7-10 please?

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      • Vazir Mukhtar
      • January 10th, 2011

      Many thanks for the re-upload.

    • summer
    • January 8th, 2011

    great! you are the best =)

    • fuzzyleo
    • January 25th, 2011

    Большое спасибо за выкладку – поставил на закачку, надеюсь всё скачать и прослушать. Одна просьба: среди новых ссылок (остальные уже не работают) нет сканов. Если можно, включите их, пожалуйста в раздачу.

    С уважением.

    • Ernesto Orsi
    • March 25th, 2011

    Thanks. Very nice, realy great.
    Could you re-upload the scans, please?
    Ernesto.

    • Ernesto Orsi
    • March 26th, 2011

    Very good¡¡

    Could you re-upload the scans please.

    Ernesto

    • Claire
    • July 25th, 2011

    Hi!
    always me…sorry again but could you please re-upload Romeo and Juliet (Cd 19-20) ?!?!?

    Thanks
    C.

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