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Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Andre Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Ballets / André Previn
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 1: Introduction - No.1 Scene
2. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 1: No.2 Valse--Intrada
3. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 1: No.3 Scene
4. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 1: No.4 Pas de trois(a) Intrada (b) Adagio (c) Allegro semplice - Presto (d) Moderato (e) Allegro (f) Coda
5. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 1: No.5 Pas de deux: (a) Tempo di valse (b) Andante - Allegro - Molto piu mosso (c) Tempo di valse (d) Coda
6. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 1: No.6 Pas d'action
7. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 1: No.7 Sujet
8. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 1: No.8 Danse des coupes
9. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 1: No.9 Finale
10. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 2: No.10 Scene
11. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 2: No.11 Scene
12. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 2: No.12 Scene
13. Swan Lake,Op.20: Act 2: No.13 Danse des cygnes: (a) Tempo di valse (b) Moderato assai - Molto piu mosso (c) Tempo di valse (d) Andante - Andante non troppo - Allegro (f) Tempo di Valse (g) Coda
Track Listings (18) - Disc #2
1. Swan Lake, Op. 20: Act 2: No. 14 Scene - P.I. Tchaikovsky
2. The Ballets: Act 3: No. 15 Scene - P.I. Tchaikovsky
3. The Ballets: Act 3: No. 16 Danse du crops de ballet et des nains - P.I. Tchaikovsky
4. The Ballets: Act 3: No. 17 La sortie des invites et la valse - P.I. Tchaikovsky
5. The Ballets: Act 3: No. 18 Scene - P.I. Tchaikovsky
6. The Ballets: Act 3: No. 19 Pas de six: (a) Intrada - Variation I 0 (b) Variation II - (c) Variation III - (d) Variation IV - (e) Variation V - (f) Coda - P.I. Tchaikovsky
7. The Ballets: Act 3: Appendix I: Pas de deux: (a) Introduction - (b) Variation I - (c) Variation II - (d) Coda - P.I. Tchaikovsky
8. The Ballets: Act 3: No. 20 Danse hongrois (Csardas) - P.I. Tchaikovsky
9. The Ballets: Act 3: Appendix II: Danse russe - P.I. Tchaikovsky
10. The Ballets: Act 3: No. 21 Danse espagnole - P.I. Tchaikovsky
11. The Ballets: Act 3: No. 22 Danse napolitaine - P.I. Tchaikovsky
12. The Ballets: Act 3: No. 23 Mazurka - P.I. Tchaikovsky
13. The Ballets: Act 3: No. 24 Scene - P.I. Tchaikovsky
14. The Ballets: Act 4: No. 25 Entr'acte - P.I. Tchaikovsky
15. The Ballets: Act 4: No. 26 Scene - P.I. Tchaikovsky
16. The Ballets: Act 4: No. 27 Danse des petits cygnes - P.I. Tchaikovsky
17. The Ballets: Act 4: No. 28 Scene - P.I. Tchaikovsky
18. The Ballets: Act 4: No. 29 Scene finale - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Track Listings (14) - Disc #3
1. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Introduction
2. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Prologue - The Christening: No.1 Marche
3. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Prologue - The Christening: No.2 Scene dansante
4. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Prologue - The Christening: Pas de six (a) Introduction (b) Adagio (c) Variation I (d) Variation II (e) Variation III (f) Variation IV (g) Variation V (h) Variation VI (i) Coda
5. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Prologue - The Christening: No.4 Finale
6. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 1 The Spell: No.5 Scene
7. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 1 The Spell: No.6 Valse
8. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 1 The Spell: No.7 Scene
9. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 1 The Spell: No.8 Pas d'action (a) Adagio a la rose (b) Danse (c) Variaton d'Aurore (d) Coda
10. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 1 The Spell: No.9 Finale
11. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.10 Entr'acte et Scene
12. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.11 Colin-maillard
13. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.12 Scene (a) Scene (b) Danse des duchesses (c) Danse des baronnes (d) Danse des comtesses (e) Danse des marquises
14. Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.13 Farandole (a) Scene (b) Danse
Track Listings (15) - Disc #4
1. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.14 Scene
2. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.15 Pas d'action (a) pas d'action (b) Variation d'Aurore (c) Coda
3. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.16 Scene
4. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.17 Panorama
5. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.18 Entr'acte
6. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.19 Entr'acte et Scene
7. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2 The Vision: No.20 Finale
8. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 3 The Wedding: No.21 Marche
9. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 3 The Wedding: No.22 Polacca
10. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 3 The Wedding: No.23 Pas de quatre (a) Variation I (b) Variation II (c) Variation III (d) Variation IV (e) Coda
11. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 3 The Wedding: No.24 Pas de caractere
12. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 3 The Wedding: No.25 Pas de quatre (a) Variation I (b) Variation II (c) Coda
13. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 3 The Wedding: No.26 Pas de caractere (a) Chaperon rouge et le loup (b) Cendrillon et le Prince Fortune
14. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 3 The Wedding: No.28 Pas de deux (a) Entree (b) Adagio (c) Variation I (d) Variation II (e) Coda
15. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 3 The Wedding: No.30 Finale et Apotheose
Track Listings (10) - Disc #5
1. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Miniature Overture
2. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 1: No.1 The Decoration Of The Christmas Tree
3. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 1: No.2 March
4. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 1: No.3 Children's Galop And Entry Of The Parents
5. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 1: No.4 Arrival Of Dosselmeyer
6. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 1: No.5 Grandfather's Dance
7. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 1: No.6 Scena (Clara And The Nutcracker)
8. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 1: No.7 Scena (Battle)
9. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 1: No.8 Scena (In The Pine Forest)
10. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 1: No.9 Waltz Of The Snowflakes
Track Listings (13) - Disc #6
1. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: No.10 Scena - (The Kingdom Of Sweets)
2. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: No.11 Scena (Clara And The Prince)
3. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: No.12 Divertissement (a) Cocolate (Spanish Dance)
4. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: Divertissement (b) Coffee (Arab Dance)
5. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: Divertissement (c) Tea (Chinese Dance)
6. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: Divertissement (d) Trepak (Russian Dance)
7. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: Divertissement (e) Flutes (Dance Of The Reed Pipes)
8. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: Divertissement (f) Mother Gigogne
9. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: No.13 Waltz Of The Flowers
10. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: No.14 Pas De Deux
11. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: No.14 Pas De Deux (a) Variation 1 - Tarantella
12. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: No.14 Pas De Deux (b) Variation II Sugar Plum Fairy And Coda
13. The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2: No.15 Final Waltz And Apotheosis

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CD Details

All Artists: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Andre Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ida Haendel, John Brown, Douglas Cummings
Title: Tchaikovsky: The Ballets / André Previn
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Release Date: 8/5/2002
Album Type: Box set
Genre: Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 6
SwapaCD Credits: 6
UPCs: 724357362429, 724357362450

CD Reviews

Worth the Price

Rudy Avila | Lennox, Ca United States | 10/13/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are looking for the three ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and Nutcraker in a single set, this is the best one out there. DO NOT repeat DO NOT buy Herbert Von Karajan's 60's recording with the Weiner Philharmonic under the cd label of Decca "Legends". That is the worst one. It has excerpts from the ballets rearranged for concert suites. This cd is far superior in that it has the entire ballets in 3 disks. Andre Previn is a marvelous conductor and the London Philharmonic is known the world over. The music of Tchaikovsky comes alive in a colorful and expressive fashion, although not as masterfully rendered as any of the ballets conducted under the baton of Antal Dorati. If you are looking for an individual recording of the Sleeping Beauty or the other ballets(full score in addition to divertissements and variations) get the recordings with Dorati conducting. But the music to these ballets are excellent. You wil love the Swan Lake's powerful main theme, the spell-casting music of the Sleeping Beauty (from the Introduction to the Apotheose) and the festive and lyric Nutcraker. This is the best ballets ever made and by the genius of the man known as Peter I. Tchaikovsky. Viva Tchaikovsky !"

Excellent set

Rudy Avila | 08/07/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What a wonderful set! I am a fan of Tchaikovsky, particularly of the Nutcracker. This set contains all of the music, not just highlights, from these three ballets. But just as importantly, the sound quality is wonderful -- the music is very well performed. I've seen all three of these ballets performed at Lincoln Center, and am impressed by these CDs. The liner notes are quite informative as well."

Wonderful Performances Marred by Heathens

Muraari Vasudevan | Everett, WA USA | 05/08/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This collection of the complete ballets is absolutely spectacular. The orchestration, the tempo, the conducting, and the overall quality of music are absolutely immaculate, and have provided me with many hours of delightful entertainment. I particularly love the performance of Swan Lake and the Nutcracker on here. With the Nutcraker, the music really does paint pictures in your heads, of fairies and dancers and sugar plums and flowers etc. etc., and the Pervin's rendition here really does help with that. Wonderul music.

As another reviwer commented, chopping up music for the sake of marketing one less CD is an absolute disgrace. The 3 stars is not for the quality of music (which deserves 5 stars), but rather for a uncultured uncivilized marketers who have commited an absolute travesty by cutting off sections from Swan Lake for the sake of CD space. Regardless, this set is well worth listening to as what is actually on the CD makes it worth the price."