Royal Ballet Gala Performances, Classic Records 180 gram vinyl 2LP (used)
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Description
The Royal Ballet has historically been the most highly sought after of the RCA Living Stereo releases. Recorded in Kingsway Hall by the legendary Kenneth Wilkinson, this title features selections from The Nutcracker Suite, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty among others. The performances are conducted by Ernst Ansermet directing the Royal Opera House Orchestra and the sonics are incomparable. Limited pressing of Classic Records Heavy Weight Vinyl.
Features:
• 180 Gram Vinyl
• Rare Audiophile Pressing
• Audiophile RCA Living Stereo Label
Musicians:
Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Selections:
LP 1
Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
from the Nutcracker Suite
1. March
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
3. Arabian Dance
4. Chinese Dance
5. Dance of the Toy Flutes
6. Waltz of the Flowers
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
from the La Boutique Fantastique
7. Tarantella
8. Andante mosso
9. Can-Can
Delibes
from Coppelia
10. Introduction (Allegro marcato) and Mazurka - Act I
11. Introduction (Andante) and Waltz - Act I
12. Czardas - Act I
13. Valse de la Poupee - Act II
Adam
from Giselle
14. Introduction and Waltz - Act I
15. Pas de Deux and Variation - Act II
LP 2
Piotr Tchaikovsky
from Swan Lake
1. Scene - Act II
2. Dance of the Little Swans (Pas de Quarte) - Act II
3. Scene - Pas de Deux - Act II
4. Waltz - Act II
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
from Carnival
5. Pierrot
6. Reconnaissance
7. Aveu
8. Pantalon et Columbine
Piotr Tchaikovsky
from the Sleeping Beauty
9. Introduction - The Lilac Fairy - Prologue
10. Rose Adagio - Pas d' Action - Act I
11. Waltz - Act I
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
from Les Sylphides
12. Overture: Prelude in A major, Opus 28, No. 7
13. Mazurka in C major, Opus 67, No. 3
14. Grande Valse Brillante in E flat major, Opus 18
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