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Essential Ballet

Christopher Warren-Green (violin), Robert Truman (cello), Richard Cooke (director), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Festival Ballet Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra,...

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Contents

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Op.20: No.10: Scene (Moderato)

Work length2:35
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-05-20
  • Recording Venue: 20 April and 12 & 16-20 May 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Little Swans (Swan Lake)

Work length9:21
$2.60
$3.40
  • Christopher Warren-Green (violin), Robert Truman (cello)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-05-20
  • Recording Venue: 20 April and 12 & 16-20 May 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

IV. Dance of the Cygnets (Allegro moderato)

Track length1:31
$1.30
$1.70

V. Andante - Andante non troppo - Allegro (Christopher Warren-Green, violin; Robert Truman, cello)

Track length7:50
$1.30
$1.70

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Op. 20, Act III: 21. Spanish Dance (Allegro non troppo: tempo di bolero)

Work length2:40
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-05-20
  • Recording Venue: 20 April and 12 & 16-20 May 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Op. 66, Act I

Work length11:43
$2.60
$3.40
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 12-16 & 21-22 July 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

'The Spell', 8. Pas d'action:: Rose Adagio (Andante - Adagio maestoso)

Track length6:41
$1.30
$1.70

'The Spell': 6. Waltz (Allegro: Tempo di valse)

Track length5:02
$1.30
$1.70

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Op. 71, Divertissement

Work length12:33
$3.90
$5.10
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-04-19
  • Recording Venue: 1-3, 12 March & 19 April 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Variation 2: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - Coda [to Pas de deux]

Track length2:25
$1.30
$1.70

Dance of the Reed Flutes

Track length2:37
$1.30
$1.70

Waltz of the Flowers

Track length7:31
$1.30
$1.70

Minkus: Pas de deux

Work length7:06
$6.50
$8.50
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Robert Irving

Kitri and Basilio (Act III): I. Entree

Track length1:07
$1.30
$1.70

Kitri and Basilio (Act III): II. Adage

Track length3:06
$1.30
$1.70

Kitri and Basilio (Act III): III. Basilio's Solo

Track length0:48
$1.30
$1.70

Kitri and Basilio (Act III): IV. Kitri's Solo

Track length0:48
$1.30
$1.70

Kitri and Basilio (Act III): V. Coda

Track length1:17
$1.30
$1.70

Hérold: La Fille mal gardèe: Widow Simone - Clog Dance (Act II)

Work length2:43
$1.30
$1.70
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Barry Wordsworth
  • Recorded: 1983-03-13
  • Recording Venue: 12 & 13 March 1983, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Hérold: La Fille mal gardée, Act II: 29. Pas de deux

Work length3:43
$1.30
$1.70
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Barry Wordsworth
  • Recorded: 1983-03-13
  • Recording Venue: 12 & 13 March 1983, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Prokofiev: Cinderella

Work length6:01
$5.20
$6.80
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • André Previn
  • Recorded: 1983-04-18
  • Recording Venue: 6, 7, 16 & 18 April 1983, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Fairies: No. 12 Spring Fairy (Allegro)

Track length1:27
$1.30
$1.70

Fairies: No. 13 Summer Fairy (Andantino sognando)

Track length1:46
$1.30
$1.70

Fairies: No. 15 Autumn Fairy (Allegro moderato)

Track length1:29
$1.30
$1.70

Fairies: No. 16 Winter Fairy (Allegro moderato)

Track length1:19
$1.30
$1.70

Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op.87, Act II: Pas de deux: The Prince and Cinderella (Adagio)

Work length4:51
$1.30
$1.70
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • André Previn
  • Recorded: 1983-04-18
  • Recording Venue: 6, 7, 16 & 18 April 1983, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Khachaturian: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia (from Spartacus)

Work length4:45
$1.30
$1.70
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Yuri Temirkanov
  • Recorded: 1985-02-01
  • Recording Venue: 10/11 November 1983 & 1 February 1985, Abbey Road Studio No.1

Excerpt, Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

Work length10:35
$2.60
$3.40
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • André Previn
  • Recorded: 1973-06-14
  • Recording Venue: 8 & 9 and 13 & 14 June 1973 / Kingsway Hall, London

Dance of the Knights

Track length2:00
$1.30
$1.70

Balcony Scene (Act1) ((3 tracks as one))

Track length8:35
$1.30
$1.70

Adam: Giselle (2008 - Remaster)

Work length8:29
$2.60
$3.40
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Robert Irving
  • Recorded: 1961-05-30
  • Recording Venue: 28 & 30th May 1961. Abbey Road Studios, London.

Valse (Act I)

Track length3:58
$1.30
$1.70

Pas de deux (Act II)

Track length4:31
$1.30
$1.70

Drigo: Le Corsaire - Pas de deux and Variations (1996 Digital Remaster)

Work length6:42
$5.20
$6.80
  • London Festival Ballet Orchestra
  • Terence Kern

I. Pas de deux

Track length3:07
$1.30
$1.70

II. Variation 1

Track length0:50
$1.30
$1.70

III. Variation 2

Track length1:11
$1.30
$1.70

IV. Coda

Track length1:34
$1.30
$1.70

Delibes: Coppélia (1988 Digital Remaster)

Work length6:27
$2.60
$3.40
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1969-04-02
  • Recording Venue: 2 April 1969, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Waltz

Track length2:55
$1.30
$1.70

Czárdás

Track length3:32
$1.30
$1.70

Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne: Overture (La Vie Parisienne)

Work length2:21
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
  • Manuel Rosenthal
  • Recorded: 1976-05-24
  • Recording Venue: 20-24 May 1976: Palais Garnier, Monte Carlo

Delibes: Sylvia (Suite): Pizzicati

Work length1:51
$1.30
$1.70
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1968-05-09
  • Recording Venue: 9 May 1968, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Stravinsky: Petrushka - Scènes burlesques en quatre tableaux, Première tableau: Le tour de passe-passe - Danse russe

Work length2:32
$1.30
$1.70
  • Peter Donohoe (piano)
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle
  • Recorded: 1986-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 3 & 4 October 1986, Arts Centre, University of Warwick

Stravinsky: Apollo - Ballet en deux tableaux (1947 revised version), Deuxième tableaux: Coda (Apollon et les Muses)

Work length3:30
$1.30
$1.70
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle
  • Recorded: 1988-04-01
  • Recording Venue: April 1988, Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick

Chopin: Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster): Grande Valse brillante in E Flat, Op.18

Work length5:04
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Robert Irving
  • Recorded: 1959-04-10
  • Recording Venue: 10 April 1959. No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Poulenc: Les Biches: Rondeau

Work length3:36
$1.30
$1.70
  • Ambrosian Singers
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Georges Prêtre
  • Recorded: 1980-11-25
  • Recording Venue: 24-25 November 1980, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Excerpt, Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé

Work length4:58
$1.30
$1.70
  • London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
  • André Previn
  • Recorded: 1982-06-29
  • Recording Venue: 28-29 June 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Franck, C: Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46

Work length4:11
Album only
Album only
  • Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)
  • Michel Plasson
  • Recorded: 1985-07-26
  • Recording Venue: 25 & 26 July 1985, Halle aux Grains, Toulouse

Satie: Gnossienne No. 1

Work length2:53
$1.30
$1.70
  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1976-07-30
  • Recording Venue: 30 July 1976. Abbey Road Studios, London

Lanchbery: Tales of Beatrix Potter - Music from the Royal Ballet film: Mrs Tiggy-Winkle's Laundry

Work length2:24
$1.30
$1.70
  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1970-12-31
  • Recording Venue: 1970 [very many dates], No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Sullivan, A: Pineapple Poll - Suite: I. Opening Dance

Work length3:47
$1.30
$1.70
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1993-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 26 & 27 March 1977, Henry Wood Hall, Southwark

Copland: Hoe down (from Rodeo)

Work length4:15
$1.30
$1.70
  • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
  • Leonard Slatkin
  • Recorded: 1985-10-09
  • Recording Venue: Recorded 8 & 9 October 1985 - Powell Symphony Hall - St. Louis, MO - USA

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48: II. Waltz

Work length3:41
$1.30
$1.70
  • City of London Sinfonia
  • Richard Hickox
  • Recorded: 1990-06-30
  • Recording Venue: April 1989 & June 1990. St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London

Fauré: Shylock - incidental music Op.57 (2001 Digital Remaster): Final

Work length4:00
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
  • Michel Plasson
  • Recorded: 1980-06-19
  • Recording Venue: 15-19 June 1980. Halle aux Graines,Toulouse

Bizet: Symphony in C: IV. Final : Allegro vivace

Work length8:20
$1.30
$1.70
  • City of London Sinfonia
  • Richard Hickox
  • Recorded: 1988-02-11
  • Recording Venue: 9 & 11 February 1988 / Henry Wood Hall, London