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Special offer. Great Pas de Deux

Christopher Warren-Green (violin), Robert Truman (cello), London Festival Ballet Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony...

Great Pas de Deux

Special offer. Great Pas de Deux

Christopher Warren-Green (violin), Robert Truman (cello), London Festival Ballet Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony...

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Following the huge success of the previous release of outstanding ballet product, including the magnificent 50 CD box set A FESTIVAL OF BALLET, the ten BALLET EDITION albums and I LOVE BALLET, EMI Classics presents a further eight albums of ballet music.

These 2CD mid-price sets, drawn from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics, present a selection of the best-loved and most popular ballet music by the great composers, performed by the world’s leading artists.

The pas de deux is the heart of any classical ballet. It is the climactic section when the two principal dancers – the ballerina and her partner – show off their technical skills in a display of pure dancing that excites and moves the audience to rapturous applause. It usually consists of an entrance section for the two dancers, often going on to a technically demanding adagio that rises to a powerful climax. The first two items in this album from Le Corsaire and Don Quixote both begin in this way. Then the two dancers have a brief solo section called a variation, intended to show their individual skills. Finally the two dancers come together in a rousing finale, for which they usually save their most spectacular feats, including breathtaking leaps, whirlwind pirouettes and heart-stopping fish dives. There can be variations on this structure, but the essential thing is that the pas de due should give the two principal dancers their moment of glory and the audience its chance to show its full appreciation of their talents. This programme is a veritable cornucopia of favourite pas de deux from all the great ballets of the world.

Artists

Christopher Warren-Green (violin), Robert Truman (cello), London Festival Ballet Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Terence Kern, Robert Irving, John Lanchbery, Terrence Kern, Barry Wordsworth, Ole Schmidt, André Previn, Sir Charles Mackerras

Contents and tracklist

Drigo: Pas-de-deux du Corsaire: No. 1, Introduction (Moderato assai - Andante) [for Adolphe Adam's ballet]
Work length3:07
  • London Festival Ballet Orchestra
  • Terence Kern
  • Recorded: 1983-04-18
  • Recording Venue: 6, 7, 16 & 18 April 1983, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Adolphe Adam, Riccardo Drigo: Le Corsaire
Work length3:35
  • London Festival Ballet Orchestra
  • Terence Kern
  • Recorded: 1977-03-27
  • Recording Venue: 26 & 27 March 1977, Henry Wood Hall, Southwark
Pas-de-deux - No. 2, Variation I (Allegro)
Track length0:50
Pas de deux: Variation II. Allegro
Track length1:11
Pas-de-deux - No. 4, Coda (Allegro moderato)
Track length1:34
Minkus: Don Quixote, Act 3
Work length7:06
I. Entrée
Track length1:07
II. Adage
Track length3:06
III. Basilio's solo
Track length0:48
IV. Kitri's solo
Track length0:48
V. Coda
Track length1:17
Minkus: La BayadŠre (Suite after the Ballet arranged by John Lanchbery)
Work length8:12
No. 5, Pas de deux
Track length3:41
No. 7, Solor's Solo
Track length0:57
No. 10, Pas de deux - Nikiya's Solo
Track length1:53
No. 13, Finale
Track length1:41
Minkus: Don Quixote (Suite after the Ballet arranged by John Lanchbery): No. 7, Their Friends (Pas de deux)
Work length3:05
  • Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra
  • John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1973-06-14
  • Recording Venue: 8 & 9 and 13 & 14 June 1973 / Kingsway Hall, London
Adam: Giselle (1996 Remastered Version), Act I, No.5, Peasant pas de deux (Burgmuller): Entrance
Work length0:47
  • London Festival Ballet Orchestra
  • Terence Kern, Terrence Kern
  • Recorded: 1977-03-27
  • Recording Venue: 26 & 27 March 1977, Henry Wood Hall, Southwark
Adam: Giselle, Act 1
Work length3:24
  • London Festival Ballet Orchestra
  • Terence Kern
  • Recorded: 1972-05-04
  • Recording Venue: 1-4 May 1972, Kingsway Hall, London
No. 5, Peasant pas de deux
Track length1:42
No. 5 Variation I
Track length1:05
No. 5 Variation II
Track length0:37
Adam: Giselle (1996 Remastered Version), Act I, No.5, Peasant pas de deux (Burgmuller): Variation III
Work length0:55
  • London Festival Ballet Orchestra
  • Terence Kern, Terrence Kern
  • Recorded: 1972-05-04
  • Recording Venue: 1-4 May 1972, Kingsway Hall, London
Adam: Giselle, Act 2: No. 15 Pas de deux (Giselle & Albrecht)
Work length5:38
  • London Festival Ballet Orchestra
  • Terence Kern
  • Recorded: 1983-04-18
  • Recording Venue: 6, 7, 16 & 18 April 1983, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Adam: Giselle (1996 Remastered Version), Act II, No.15
Work length4:29
  • London Festival Ballet Orchestra
  • Terence Kern, Terrence Kern
  • Recorded: 1983-04-18
  • Recording Venue: 6, 7, 16 & 18 April 1983, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Albrecht's Variation
Track length0:54
Giselle's Variation
Track length1:30
Coda
Track length2:05
Ferdinand Hérold, John Lanchbery: La fille mal gardée, Act 1
Work length7:53
No. 16a, Pas de deux de Fanny Elssler. Introduction
Track length0:39
No. 16b, Pas de deux de Fanny Elssler. Girl's Solo
Track length1:37
No. 16c, Pas de deux de Fanny Elssler. Adage
Track length3:11
No. 16d, Pas de deux de Fanny Elssler. Man's Solo
Track length0:50
No. 16e, Pas de deux de Fanny Elssler. Coda
Track length1:36
Ferdinand Hérold, John Lanchbery: La fille mal gardée, Act 2
Work length8:05
No. 29, Pas de deux
Track length3:40
No. 30, Finale
Track length4:25
Chopin: Les Sylphides: Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2 (Orch. Douglas)
Work length4:36
Holger Paulli: The Kermesse in Bruges or The Three Gifts (Excerpts): Pas de deux, (a) Duet between Carelis and Eleonore
Work length2:21
Edvard Helsted, Holger Paulli: The Kermesse in Bruges or The Three Gifts (Excerpts)
Work length5:05
Pas de deux, (b) Variation I
Track length0:49
Pas de deux, (c) Variation II
Track length1:04
Pas de deux, (d) Variation III
Track length1:14
Pas de deux, (e) Coda
Track length1:58
Edvard Helsted, Holger Paulli: Pas de deux from "Flower Festival in Genzano" (adapted from Matthias Strebinger's "Pas de deux" for "Napoli" Ballet of Bournonville)
Work length8:59
No. 1, Entr‚e (Introduction - Polka)
Track length2:22
No. 2, Adage
Track length2:09
No. 3, Variation I (based on a Waltz from Adolphe Adam's "Le Diable … quatre")
Track length0:43
No. 4, Variation II
Track length1:14
No. 5, Variation III
Track length0:39
No. 6, Coda
Track length1:52
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 13e, Dance of the Swans. Pas d'action
Work length7:51
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I
Work length11:07
No. 5a, Pas de deux for Two Merry-Makers. Tempo di valse ma non troppo vivo, quasi moderato
Track length2:01
No. 5b, Pas de deux for Two Merry-Makers. Andante - Allegro
Track length5:33
No. 5c, Pas de deux for Two Merry-Makers. Tempo di valse
Track length1:40
No. 5d, Pas de deux for Two Merry-Makers. Coda
Track length1:53
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II "The Vision", Scene 1
Work length8:18
No. 15a, Pas d'action. Scene of Aurora and Désiré
Track length5:27
No. 15b, Pas d'action. Aurora's Variation
Track length1:22
No. 15c, Pas d'action. Coda
Track length1:29
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act III "The Wedding"
Work length10:38
No. 28b, Pas de deux. Entrance
Track length1:41
No. 28c, Pas de deux. Adagio
Track length4:39
No. 28d, Pas de deux. Variation I "Prince Désiré"
Track length1:02
No. 28e, Pas de deux. Variation II "Aurora"
Track length1:56
No. 28f, Pas de deux. Coda
Track length1:20
Excerpt,Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Act II)
Work length5:38
No. 14a, Pas de deux. Andante maestoso
Track length4:58
No. 14b, Pas de deux. Variation I "Tarantella"
Track length0:40
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14c, Pas de deux. Variation II "Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy" & No. 14d, Pas de deux. Coda
Work length2:10
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 15, Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Work length5:01
Kurt-Heinz Stolze, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Onegin: Tatiana's Bedroom. Apparition of Onegin - Pas de deux (After Eugen Onegin, Op. 24)
Work length8:35
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1
Work length8:34
Balcony Scene
Track length1:28
Romeo's Variation
Track length1:27
Love Dance
Track length5:39
Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 2: No. 36, Duet of the Prince and Cinderella
Work length4:50
Strauss, J, II: Graduation Ball (1964 Remastered Version): Romantic Pas de deux
Work length3:45
Verdi: The Lady and the Fool - Suite: VI. Pas de deux
Work length4:48
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