SWAN LAKE BALLET OP.20, Tchaikovsky, Orchestra Nat'l Theatre, Prague Jaroslav LP
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Swan Lake Ballet Op. 20, Orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague PETER ILYITCH TCHAIKOVSKY Jaroslav Krombholc, conductor Microgroove Long Playing Records--33 1/3 RPM URLP 404
This is a RARE-SCARCE double vinyl (2 LP) album in excellent used condition. Swan Lake Opus 20 Ballet in 4 Acts. This would make an excellent addition to any classical, romantic music enthusiast's collection. Included in this set is a pamphlet/brochure printed by Urania Records. Here is an excerpt of the brochure written by Peter Hugh Reed: "More than one famous composer has written a work because of a need for ready cash rather than from a self-motivated creative impulse, which work, for various reasons, he underestimated or belittled, never dreaming that it would later receive just acclaim. Such a composition was Tchaikovsky's first ballet, Le Lac des Cygnes (The Swan Lake). In a letter to Rimsky-Korsakov, written in September, 1875, Tchaikovsky confessed -- after having composed the first two of the four acts of his ballet in two weeks -- that he accepted the work partly because he needed the money and partly because he had long cherished a desire to try his hand "at this type of music". From his youth he had been fond of ballet, especially that of the French..."
Do note the red stamping in the front and back inside covers, "REVIEW COPY - NOT TO BE SOLD".
Format: Double LP Label: Urania Records, Inc. Copyright: 1951
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