Label: Naxos
Genre: Ballet; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.571082
Barcode: 0747313108275
Distribution Note(s):
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Release Date: 01/2007

BALLET FAVORITES

Romantic ballet developed into a substantial and independent art form, with Russian composers most notably producing its greatest works. The highlights of ballet music are represented here, with excerpts from ‘Swan Lake’, ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘Romeo and Juliette’.

Tracklist

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
1Waltz04:38
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
2Adagio - 'Pas d'action'05:26
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
3The Seasons, Op. 67: Spring05:22
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
4I. Miniature Overture03:22
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
5III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies01:48
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
6VII. Dance of the Reeds02:23
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
7VIII. Waltz of the Flowers06:54
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
8Act II: Scene02:36
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
9Act I: Valse05:49
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
10Act III: Spanish Dance02:10
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
11Act IV: Finale (abridged)05:15
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)
Delibes, Léo
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
12Slav Theme and Variations05:16
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
13Festival of the Clocks and Dance of the Hours05:09
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
14Czardas03:56
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
15Sylvia, Ballet Suite: Intermezzo and Slow Waltz03:39
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
16Kassya: Trepak02:36
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Prokofiev, Sergey
Mogrelia, Andrew (Conductor)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
17Romeo at the Fountain, Op. 101, No. 101:51
Mogrelia, Andrew (Conductor)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
18Morning Dance, Op. 101, No. 202:46
Mogrelia, Andrew (Conductor)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
19I. Introduction02:58
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
20VII. Cinderella's Waltz02:44
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:16:38