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Tchaikovsky: Complete Ballets

Tchaikovsky: Complete Ballets
Composer Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artist Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicolae Moldoveanu
Barry Wordsworth
David Maninov conductors
Format 6 CD
Cat. number 94949
EAN code 5028421949499
Release September 2014

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About this release

Tchaikovsky’s three ballets – Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker – are all much-loved treasures of the balletic canon, having undergone countless performances and reinterpretations. Yet this was not always so. It took time for their status to be established, and reactions to the productions were decidedly mixed during Tchaikovsky’s lifetime. Particularly saddening is the fact that the great composer died believing Swan Lake, perhaps his most celebrated ballet today, to be a failure – although this is in part due to the fact that the choreography most associated with the work today was developed after his death. The Sleeping Beauty, meanwhile, suffered the insult of a lukewarm imperial reception on its presentation to Tsar Alexander III in 1890; and Tchaikovsky himself believed The Nutcracker to be an inferior work, ‘infinitely worse than Sleeping Beauty’, in his own words.

We are lucky, then, that choreographers, conductors and other artists have continued to acknowledge the value of these masterworks, and continued to develop them over many decades, bringing them into their current, incomparable form. On this CD, the sheer magic of the music is audible from start to finish, and Tchaikovsky’s audacious gift for melody-crafting is unmistakable. It is astonishing to imagine how far they have had to come.

The magnificent Royal Philharmonic Orchestra does justice to each musical world, under the baton of three different and seasoned conductors, each of whom very much makes his mark on these multi-interpretable works of genius.

Other information:
- Recordings made in 1995, 2009 and 2010.
- All three ballets by Tchaikovsky in one release!
- Tchaikovsky’s ballets, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake, are by far the most popular ballet music ever written, and count among the master’s most famous works. Tchaikovsky, tormented genius, found relief in writing these brilliant, featherweight works, conjuring up fantasy worlds of feel good fairy tales. Some numbers have become top-10 Classical Favourites, such as the Flower Waltz, Waltz of the Swans, Dance of the Sugar plum Fairy and many more.
- Performances by the famous Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Booklet contains detailed notes on the music and plot of each work.
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Track list

Disk 1

  1. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: I. Introduction. Moderato assai
  2. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: II. Scène. Allegro giusto
  3. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: III. Valse. Tempo di valse
  4. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: IV. Scène: Entrance of Pages. Allegro moderato
  5. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: V. Pas de trois. Intrada (Allegro moderato)
  6. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: V. Pas de trois. Andante sostenuto
  7. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: V. Pas de trois. Allegro semplice - Presto
  8. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: V. Pas de trois. Prince (Moderato)
  9. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: V. Pas de trois. Allegro
  10. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: V. Pas de trois. Coda (Allegro vivace)
  11. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: VI. Pas de deux. Intrada (Tempo di valse)
  12. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: VI. Pas de deux. Andante
  13. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: VI. Pas de deux. Tempo di valse
  14. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: VI. Pas de deux. Intrada (Tempo di valse)
  15. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: VI. Pas de deux. Pas d’action (Andantino quasi moderato - Allegro)
  16. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: VII. Scène. Dusk falls
  17. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: VIII. Danse des coupes (Polonaise)
  18. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 1: IX. Finale. Swan Theme (Andante)
  19. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 2: I. Scène. Swan Theme (Moderato)
  20. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 2: II. Scène. Allegro moderato - Moderato - Allegro vivo
  21. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 2: III. Danses des cygnes
  22. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 2: IV. Danses des petits cygnes
  23. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 2: V. Pas d’action. Second Dance of the Queen (Andante)
  24. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 2: VI. Tempo di valse
  25. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 2: VII. Coda. Allegro vivace

Disk 2

  1. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 2: VIII. Scène finale. Swan theme (Moderato)
  2. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: I. Scène. Danse de fançailles (Allegro giusto)
  3. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: II. Scène. La sortie des invités et la valse
  4. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: III. Scène. Allegro - Allegro giusto
  5. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de six. Intrada (Moderato assai)
  6. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de six. Variation 1 (Allegro)
  7. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de six. Variation 2 (Andante con moto)
  8. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de six. Variation 3 (Moderato)
  9. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de six. Variation 4 (Allegro)
  10. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de six. Variation 5 (Moderato - Allegro semplice) - Coda (Allegro molto vivace)
  11. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: V. Dance hongroise. Czárdás
  12. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: VI. Danse russe
  13. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: VII. Danse espagnole
  14. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: VIII. Danse napolitaine
  15. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: IX. Mazurka
  16. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 3: X. Scène. Allegro - Valse - Allegro vivo
  17. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 4: I. Entr’acte. Moderato
  18. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 4: II. Scène. Allegro non troppo
  19. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 4: III. Danses des petits cygnes. Moderato
  20. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 4: IV. Scène. Allegro agitato
  21. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Pt. 4: V. Scène finale. Andante

Disk 3

  1. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: I. Introduction
  2. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: II. March
  3. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: III. Scène dansante
  4. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: IV. Pas de Six. Entrée
  5. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: IV. Pas de Six. Adagio
  6. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: IV. Pas de Six. Variation 1 (Candide)
  7. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: IV. Pas de Six. Variation 2 (Coulante. Fleur de Farine)
  8. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: IV. Pas de Six. Variation 3 (Miettes qui tombent)
  9. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: IV. Pas de Six. Variation 4 (Canari qui chante)
  10. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: IV. Pas de Six. Variation 5 (Violente)
  11. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: IV. Pas de Six. Variation 6 (La Fée des Lilas)
  12. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: IV. Pas de Six. Coda
  13. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: IV. Pas de Six. Finale
  14. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 1: I. Scène
  15. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 1: II. Valse
  16. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 1: III. Entrée d’Aurore
  17. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 1: IV. Pas d’action. Rose Adage
  18. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 1: IV. Pas d’action. Variation d’aurore
  19. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 1: IV. Pas d’action. Coda
  20. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 1: IV. Pas d’action. Finale

Disk 4

  1. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 2: I. Entr’acte - Scène
  2. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 2: II. Colin-maillard
  3. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 2: III. Scène
  4. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 2: IV. Pas d’action
  5. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 2: V. Variation d’Aurore
  6. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 2: VI. Panorama
  7. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 2: VII. Entr’acte
  8. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 2: VIII. Entr’acte symphonique “Le Sommeil” - Scène
  9. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 2: IX. Finale
  10. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 3: I. Marche
  11. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 3: II. Pas de caractère ”Le Chat botté et La Chatte blanche”
  12. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 3: III. Pas de quatre
  13. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de deux. Entrée
  14. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de deux. Adagio
  15. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de deux. Variation 1
  16. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de deux. Variation 2
  17. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de deux. Coda
  18. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Pt. 3: IV. Pas de deux. Polacca

Disk 5

  1. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 1: I. Overture
  2. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 1: II. The Christmas Tree
  3. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 1: III. March
  4. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 1: IV. Children’s Galop - Arrival of the Guests
  5. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 1: V. Dance Scene - Arrival of Drosselmeyer
  6. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 1: VI. Scene - Grandfather’s Dance
  7. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 1: VII. The Magic Spell Begins
  8. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 1: VIII. The Battle Between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King
  9. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 1: IX. Scene in the Pine Forest “Journey through the Snow”
  10. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 1: X. Waltz of the Snowflakes

Disk 6

  1. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XI. The Magic Castle
  2. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XII. Clara & the Prince - XIII. Divertissement
  3. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XIV. Chocolate. Spanish Dance
  4. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XV. Coffee. Arabian Dance
  5. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XVI. Tea. Chinese Dance
  6. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XVII. Trepak
  7. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XVIII. Dance of the Mirlitons
  8. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XIX. Mother Gigogne and the Clowns
  9. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XX. Waltz of the Flowers
  10. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XXI. Pas de Deux. Dance of the Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy
  11. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XXI. Pas de Deux. Variation 1, Tarantella
  12. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XXI. Pas de Deux. Variation 2, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
  13. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XXI. Pas de Deux. Coda
  14. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Pt. 2: XXII. Finale. Final Waltz and Apotheosis
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