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Robert Truman, State Academic Mariinsky Theater Choir, Saint Petersburg, Robert Irving, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Festival Ballet Orchestra, Terrence Kern, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra,...

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Contents

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

Work length2:31
  • 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: Swan Lake, Op.20, Act I: 2. Waltz (Tempo di valse)

Work length7:42
  • 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 length9:14
  • Philharmonia Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green, John Lanchbery, Robert Truman
  • 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 length1:27

V. Andante - Andante non troppo - Allegro

Track length7:47

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op.20, Act III

Work length10:51
  • Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-05-20
  • Recording Venue: 20 April and 12 & 16-20 May 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

20. Hungarian Dance: Csárdás (Moderato assai - Allegro moderato - Vivace)

Track length3:07

21. Spanish Dance (Allegro non troppo: tempo di bolero)

Track length2:31

22. Neapolitan Dance (Allegro moderato - Andantino quasi moderato)

Track length1:59

23. Mazurka

Track length3:14

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Introduction (Allegro vivo - Andantino)

Work length2:25
  • Christopher Warren-Green, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 12-16 & 21-22 July 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act I: 'The Spell', 8. Pas d'action:: Rose Adagio (Andante - Adagio maestoso)

Work length6:37
  • Christopher Warren-Green, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 12-16 & 21-22 July 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act II, Scene 1: 'The Vision': 17. Panorama (Andantino)

Work length3:29
  • Christopher Warren-Green, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 12-16 & 21-22 July 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act I: 'The Spell': 6. Waltz (Allegro: Tempo di valse)

Work length4:58
  • Christopher Warren-Green, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 12-16 & 21-22 July 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op.71, Act I: Ouverture

Work length3:03
  • Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-04-19
  • Recording Venue: 1-3, 12 March & 19 April 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: March

Work length2:23
  • Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery
  • Recorded: 1982-04-19
  • Recording Venue: 1-3, 12 March & 19 April 1982, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op.71, Divertissement

Work length19:18
  • 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 length2:22

Trepak (Russian Dance)

Track length1:09

Chocolate (Spanish Dance)

Track length1:11

Coffee (Arab Dance)

Track length3:35

Tea (Chinese Dance)

Track length1:00

Dance of the Reed Flutes

Track length2:34

Waltz of the Flowers

Track length7:27

Tchaikovsky: Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24)

Work length4:53
  • State Academic Mariinsky Theater Choir, Saint Petersburg, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Paavo Järvi
  • Recorded: 2003-06-06
  • Recording Venue: 16-21 December 2002 & 2-6 June 2003 / Auditorium Olivier Messiaen, Radio France, Paris.

Minkus: Pas de Deux (Act III)

Work length7:03
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Minkus: The Kingdom of the Shades: Conclusion (from La Bayadere)

Work length10:31
  • Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1983-01-01
  • Recording Venue: ABC Studio, Sydney

Excerpt, Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

Work length16:28
  • André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1973-06-14
  • Recording Venue: 8 & 9 and 13 & 14 June 1973 / Kingsway Hall, London

Dance of the Knights

Track length5:36

Balcony Scene (Act I)

Track length10:52

Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op.87, Act I: Pas de châle (Allegretto)

Work length3:28
  • André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1983-04-18
  • Recording Venue: 6, 7, 16 & 18 April 1983, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Prokofiev: Cinderella: Fairies: Spring-Summer-Autumn-Winter (Act I)

Work length5:59
  • André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1983-04-18
  • Recording Venue: 6, 7, 16 & 18 April 1983, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

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

Work length4:45
  • André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1983-04-18
  • Recording Venue: 6, 7, 16 & 18 April 1983, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Khachaturian: Spartacus highlights: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

Work length9:49
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1977-02-04
  • Recording Venue: 2-4 February 1977, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Shostakovich: Polka from The Golden Age, Op. 22

Work length2:13
  • Robert Irving, Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1960-06-21
  • Recording Venue: Recorded 20 & 21, June 1960 in Kingsway Hall, London, England

Excerpt, Khachaturian: Gayane Suite

Work length4:50
  • Yuri Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1985-02-01
  • Recording Venue: 10-11 November 1983 & 1 February 1985: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Sabre Dance

Track length2:20

Lezghinka

Track length2:30

Hérold: La Fille mal gardèe: Introduction - Dance of the Cock and Hens (Act I)

Work length4:23
  • Barry Wordsworth, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1983-03-13
  • Recording Venue: 12 & 13 March 1983, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Hérold: La Fille mal gardée, Act II

Work length8:03
  • Barry Wordsworth, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1983-03-13
  • Recording Venue: 12 & 13 March 1983, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

29. Pas de deux

Track length3:40

30. Finale

Track length4:23

Excerpt, Adam: Giselle

Work length8:20
  • Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Irving
  • Recorded: 1961-05-30
  • Recording Venue: 28 & 30th May 1961. Abbey Road Studios, London.

Valse (Act I)

Track length3:54

Pas de deux (Act II)

Track length4:26

Lanchbery: Le Corsaire: Pas de deux et Variations (interpolation for 1899 revival)

Work length6:39
  • London Festival Ballet Orchestra, Terrence Kern
  • Recorded: 1972-05-06
  • Recording Venue: 21 April - 6 May 1972, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Gounod: Faust Ballet Music: Les nubiennes - Variation du miroir - Danse de Phrynè

Work length6:56
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1969-04-01
  • Recording Venue: 1 April 1969 / No. 1. Studio, Abbey Road, London

Excerpt, Delibes: Coppelia

Work length11:57
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1969-04-02
  • Recording Venue: 2 April 1969, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Prelude & Mazurka

Track length5:36

Waltz

Track length2:54

Czárdás

Track length3:27

Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne: Overture (La Vie Parisienne)

Work length2:18
  • Manuel Rosenthal, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
  • Recorded: 1976-05-24
  • Recording Venue: 20-24 May 1976: Palais Garnier, Monte Carlo

Excerpt, Delibes: Sylvia: Suite

Work length9:51
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1968-05-09
  • Recording Venue: 9 May 1968, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Les Chasseresses

Track length3:43

Intermezzo & Valse lente

Track length4:20

Pizzicati

Track length1:48

Messager: The Two Pigeons - Ballet in two acts, Act I (An attic studio in Paris)

Work length6:52
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1983-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 18 & 19 July 1983, Guildhall, Southampton

Dance of the Two Pigeons (Allegretto)

Track length3:42

Dance of the Gypsies (Pesante alla marcia)

Track length3:10

Messager: The Two Pigeons - Ballet in two acts, Act II, Scene 1 (A gypsy encampment): Hungarian Dance (Allegretto pesante)

Work length3:54
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1983-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 18 & 19 July 1983, Guildhall, Southampton