100 Best Ballet


CD 1: THE TCHAIKOVSKY BALLETS

    SWAN LAKE
    Scene (Act II)
    Waltz (Act I)
    Dance of the Little Swans (Act II)
    Pas de deux (Act II)
    Christopher Warren-Green violin
    Robert Truman cello
    Hungarian Dance (Act III)
    Spanish Dance (Act III)
    Neapolitan Dance (Act III)
    Mazurka (Act III)
    SLEEPING BEAUTY
    Introduction
    Rose Adagio (Act I)
    Panorama (Act II)
    Waltz (Act I)

    THE NUTCRACKER	
    Miniature Overture
    March (Act I)
    Divertissement (Act II)
    Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
    Trepak: Russian Dance
    Chocolate: Spanish Dance
    Coffee: Arab Dance
    Tea: Chinese Dance
    Dance of the Reed Flutes
    Waltz of the Flowers

    Philharmonia Orchestra / John Lanchbery (P)1982

CD 2: RUSSIAN BALLET

    EUGENE ONEGIN
    POLONAISE (Tchaikovsky)
    Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Paavo Järvi
    (P)2004 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics

    DON QUIXOTE
    Pas de deux (Act III – Minkus arr. Irving)
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Robert Irving (P) 1959/2008*

    LA BAYADÈRE
    The Kingdom of the Shades
    (Act IV conclusion – Minkus arr. Lanchbery)
    Sydney Symphony Orchestra / John Lanchbery
    (P) 1983/2008* EMI Music Australia

    ROMEO AND JULIET
    (Prokofiev)
    Dance of the Knights (Act I)
    Balcony Scene (Act I)
    London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P)1973/1987

    CINDERELLA
    (Prokofiev)
    Shawl Dance (Act I)
    Fairies: Spring – Summer – Autumn — Winter (Act I)
    Pas de deux (The Prince and Cinderella) (Act II)
    London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P) 1983

    SPARTACUS
    (Khachaturian)
    Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Act III)
    London Symphony Orchestra / Aram Khachaturian (P)1977/1993*
    THE AGE OF GOLD
    (Shostakovich)
    Polka
    Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Irving (P) 1962/1996 Angel Records
    GAYANEH
    (Khachaturian)
    Sabre Dance (Act III)
    Dance of the Rose Maidens (Act III)
    Lezhginka (Act I)
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov (P) 1986

CD 3: FRENCH BALLETS

    LA FILLE MAL GARDÉEN
    (Hérold arr. Lanchbery)
    Introduction – Dance of the Cock and Hens (Act I)
    Widow Simone – Clog Dance (Act II)
    Pas de deux (Act II)
    Finale (Act II)
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Barry Wordsworth (P) 1988

    GISELLE
    (Adam)
    Valse (Act I)
    Pas de deux (Act II)
    Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Irving (P) 1962/2008
    LE CORSAIRE
    (Drigo arr. Lanchbery)
    Pas de deux (interpolated into Minkus’s original score in 1899)
    Orchestra of the London Festival Ballet / Terence Kern
    (P) 1973/2008*
    FAUST – BALLET MUSIC
    (Gounod)
    Les Nubiennes – Variation du miroir – Danse de Phryné
    New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
    (B) 1970/1988*
    COPPÉLIA
    (Delibes)
    Prélude & Mazurka (Act I)
    Valse (Act I)
    Czárdás (Act I)
    New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P)1970/1988*
    GAÎTÉ PARISIENNE
    Overture (Offenbach arr. Rosenthal)
    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra / Manuel Rosenthal (P)1977/1989*
    SYLVIA
    (Delibes)
    Les Chasseresses (Act I)
    Intermezzo & Valse lente (Act I)
    Pizzicati (Act III)
    New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1970/1988*
    LES DEUX PIGEONS
    (Messager)
    Pas de deux pigeons
    Dance of the Gypsies
    Hungarian Dance
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / John Lanchbery
    (P)1984/2004*
    BOLERO
    Conclusion (Ravel)
    London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P)1980/1992

CD 4: DIAGHILEV BALLETS

    PETRUSHKA
    (Stravinsky)
    First Tableau: Russian Dance
    Peter Donohoe piano
    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
    Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1988
    LES SYLPHIDES
    (Chopin arr. Douglas)
    Prelude in A Op.28 No.7
    Grande Valse brillante in E flat Op.18
    Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Irving
    (P)1959/1994*
    LA BOUTIQUE FANTASQUE
    (Rossini arr. Respighi)
    Can Can
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Robert Irving
    (P)1959/2008*

    LES BICHES
    (Poulenc)
    Rondeau
    Adagietto
    Rag-mazurka
    Philharmonia Orchestra / Georges Prêtre (P)1981/1990*
    L’APRÈS-MIDI D’UN FAUNE
    (Debussy)
    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
    London Symphony Orchestra / André Previn (P)1979
    LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS
    (Stravinsky)
    L’Adoration de la terre - opening
    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
    Sir Simon Rattle (P)1989
    THE THREE-CORNERED HAT
    (Falla)
    The Corregidor’s Dance & Confrontation
    Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P)1994
    APOLLO
    (Stravinsky)
    The Birth of Apollo
    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
    Sir Simon Rattle (P)1989
    DAPHNIS ET CHLOÉ
    (Ravel)
    Danse générale – Bacchanale
    London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / André Previn (P)1982
    SCHEHERAZADE
    (Rimsky-Korsakov)
    Opening Scene: The Tale of the Kalendar Prince
    Norman Carol violin
    The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P)1986
    PARADE
    (Satie)
    Finale
    Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson (P)1988 EMI France
    L’OISEAU DE FEU
    (Stravinsky)
    Final Scene
    Orchestre de Paris / Seiji Ozawa (P)1973/1998*

CD 5: BALLET IN BRITAIN

    BIRTHDAY OFFERING
    (Glazunov arr. Irving)
    Overture – Entrée – Grand Adagio and Coda
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Robert Irving (P)1958/2008*
    SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS
    (Franck)
    Final Section
    Jean-Philippe Collard piano
    Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
    Michel Plasson (P)1986 EMI France
    FAÇADE
    (Walton)
    Swiss Yodelling Song
    Polka
    Waltz
    Popular Song
    Tango-Pasodoble
    Tarantella-Sevillana
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Malcolm Sargent (P)1961/2008
    A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY
    (Chopin arr. Lanchbery)
    No.8 Alla polacca
    Philip Gammon piano
    Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
    John Lanchbery
    P)1977/2008* EMI Music Australia
    MONOTONES
    (Satie orch. Lanchbery)
    Gnossienne No.1 (Lent)
    Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
    John Lanchbery (P)1979/2008*
    ENIGMA VARIATIONS
    (Elgar)
    Nimrod
    Finale
    London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult (P)1962/1991
    TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER
    (Lanchbery)
    Mrs Tiggy-Winkle’s Laundry
    The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
    The Mouse Waltz
    Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
    John Lanchbery (P) 1971/1992
    LES PATINEURS
    (Meyerbeer arr. Lambert)
    Allegro moderato e pesante – Andante espressivo –
    Allegro con spirito
    Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
    (P)1960/2005
    PINEAPPLE POLL
    (Sullivan arr. Mackerras)
    Opening Dance
    London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P)1978/1993
    THE LADY AND THE FOOL
    (Verdi arr. Mackerras)
    Grand Adage
    London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
    (P)1978/1993

CD 6: BALLET IN AMERICA

    SERENADE
    String Serenade in C (Tchaikovsky)
    Pezzo in forma di Sonatina extract - extract
    Valse
    City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
    (P)1992 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics

    SYMPHONY IN C
    (Bizet)
    Finale: Allegro vivace
    City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
    (P)1989 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics

    JEWELS: EMERALDS
    (Fauré)
    Incidental Music to Shylock: Finale
    Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
    Michel Plasson (P)1986/2001 EMI France

    JEWELS: DIAMONDS
    (Tchaikovsky)
    Symphony No.3 in D ‘Polish’: II. Alla tedesca
    Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P)1978/1986*

    BALLET IMPERIAL
    (Tchaikovsky)
    Piano Concerto No.2 – Finale: Allegro con fuoco
    Mikhail Pletnev piano
    Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Fedoseyev
    (P)1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics

    BILLY THE KID
    (Copland)
    Celebration
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
    (P)1986 Angel Records

    FANCY FREE
    (Bernstein)
    Opening Dance
    Barbara Lieberman piano
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
    (P)1986 Angel Records

    RODEO
    (Copland)
    Buckaroo Holiday
    Hoe-Down
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
    (P)1986 Angel Records

    WEST SIDE STORY
    (Bernstein)
    Symphonic Dances – II. Somewhere
    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi
    (P)1998 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics

    APPALACHIAN SPRING
    (Copland)
    Variations on a Shaker Hymn (‘Simple Gifts’)
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
    (P)1986 Angel Records

    ON THE TOWN
    (Bernstein)
    Times Square
    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P)1986

    STARS AND STRIPES
    (Sousa)
    Finale: The Stars and Stripes Forever!
    Band of HM Royal Marines / Lt Col. G.A.C. Hoskins (P)1984