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GEORGE ANTHEIL
Antheil: Ballet Mecanique,/ Serenade for String Orchestra No.1 / Symphony for Five Instruments, etc Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Spalding [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2001 ] "The Philadelphia players sound as if they are enjoying themselves, and at its super-budget price it's an ideal introduction to the 'bad boy of music', who certainly wasn't nearly as bad a composer as many who've come after him." International Record |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Overtures Vol. 2 (Incls Leonra Nos 1 & 2) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Bela Drahos [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "These readings can stand with the best of them, and the varied assortment of fillers makes this disc well worth investigation" American Record Guide |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Ballet, Op. 71 (Excerpts) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard [ Naxos / CD ] "The playing has plenty of zest and vitality." - Gramophone |
JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Kraus: Ballet Music (Incls 'The Fishermen') Swedish Chamber Orchestra / Petter Sundkvist [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] "Beautifully played by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra..Excellent sonics too. This disc is a treat." - ClassicsToday, 9/9 |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Ascanio - Ballet: Andromaque / Overtures / etc Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Jun Märkl [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "This disc is a mandatory acquisition for anyone who cares about either the composer or good French theater music." 9/9 ClassicsToday |
DAVID LYON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lyon: Concerto For Horn And Strings - Fairytale Suite Michael Thompson, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, David Lloyd-Jones [ Marco Polo British Light Music / CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] The English composer David Lyon was a pupil of John Gardner at the Royal Academy of Music in London. His career has involved music for the theatre and an association with the activities of younger people. He writes in an approachable style,... |
ANTON ARENSKY
Arensky: Egyptian Nights - Complete Ballet Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] A student of Rimsky-Korsakov and the teacher of Rachmaninov and Scriabin, Anton Arensky holds a distinguished place in the history of Russian music as both an academic and a composer. For his 1900 ballet Egyptian Nights, based on Pushkin, he chose an... |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Orchestral Suites 1-3 / Herodiade (Ballet Suite) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce [ Naxos / CD ] "The playing of the New Zealand orchestra is first class, polished and vivid." Penguin Guide |
ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: La Filleule des fées (Complete Ballet) Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 23/Apr/2021 ] Adolphe Adam is best known today for the ballets Giselle and Le Corsaire, but his prolific output included 39 operas and several other ballet scores, including the vivacious tale of La Filleule des fées ('The Fairies' God-daughter'). The story takes... |
ALBENIZ / BIZET / BONOLIS / CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / de FALLA
Carmen - A ballet in two acts BLU-RAY Rebecca Bianchi, Amar Ramasar / Corpo di Ballo & Orchestra of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Louis Lohraseb (conductor) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Oct/2020 ] Choreographer Jiří Bubeníček's Carmen celebrates the incredible inspiration of Bizet's timeless music in a completely new two-act ballet that also includes music by Albéniz, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Falla, orchestrated and adapted by Gabriele Bonolis.... |
ALBENIZ / BIZET / BONOLIS / CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / de FALLA
Carmen - A ballet in two acts Rebecca Bianchi, Amar Ramasar / Corpo di Ballo & Orchestra of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Louis Lohraseb (conductor) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2020 ] Choreographer Jiří Bubeníček's Carmen celebrates the incredible inspiration of Bizet's timeless music in a completely new two-act ballet that also includes music by Albéniz, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Falla, orchestrated and adapted by Gabriele Bonolis |
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Ballet Music RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] Soon after his return from studies in Leipzig, Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote his second work, LÎle Enchantée. This was a ballet score on the subject of a shipwrecked mariner which debuted at Covent Garden in the form of a divertissement at the end of... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Ballet Suites Nos. 1 - 4 Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] "Whether in waltz or gallop Shostakovich proves consistently full of verve and these performances, warmly recorded, are splendid ones" (MusicWeb Nov 2004) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Jazz Suites Nos.1 & 2 The Bolt (Ballet Suite) Tahiti Trot Russian State Orchestra / Dmitri Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] Shostakovich's three ballet scores belong to his early radical years |
REINHOLD GLIERE
Gliere: The Red Poppy (Complete Ballet) St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2002 ] "From the Russian orchestra comes everything you'd expect: crisp string playing, shimmering brass and a slight seediness to middle voices, which is an integral part of the picture. Andre Anichanov keeps rhythms fresh and gives his players the freedom... |
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HOLST / KHACHATURIAN / GLINKA / PROKOFIEV / ORFF / RACHMANINOV / etc
Classical Heat: music to warm you up [incls 'The Planets', 'Ride of the Valkyries', Carmina Burana & Ritual Fire Dance] Royal Scottish National Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine / Maggini String Qtet / Maria Kliegel / Royal Ballet Sinfonia / etc [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2009 ] Over two and a half hours of music to warm you up! |
TCHAIKOVSKY / DELIBES / PROKOFIEV / GLAZUNOV / etc
My First Ballet Album (incls excerpts from 'Swan Lake', 'Coppelia' & 'Romeo & Juliet') Various artists and performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] A bird dancing, an ox on a roof, flowers doing a waltz, a swan twirling about… what world is this? This is the magical world of ballet. The stage is full of people in colourful costumes, but nobody speaks. |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
My First Tchaikovsky Album Maria Kliegel (cello) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Queensland Symphony; Slovak Philharmonic Orches [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: a great Russian name for a great Russian composer! Tchaikovsky was not always a happy man. He didn't laugh a lot. But he wrote music that is full of good melodies. |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: Complete Overtures Alaster Bentley (oboe) / Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Andrew Penny (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Mar/2001 ] "I can't see why anyone wanting a collection of Sullivan's comic opera overtures should wish to look elsewhere " - Gramophone |
JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY
Lully: Ballet Music Arcadia Baroque Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/1999 ] |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites, Transcribed for Piano Four Hands Aurora Duo (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] It is astonishing to recall that five years after the première of Swan Lake, one of the greatest of all Russian ballets, and of Tchaikovsky's three full-length ballets the one with the greatest number of memorable tunes, the composer wrote to his... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (complete ballet) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2018 ] "She underlines the affinities of Prokofiev's masterly scoring and melodic memorability with those of her mentor, Leonard Bernstein. It's an account of high drama and rapturous lyrical qualities." Sunday Times |
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Ballet Music from the Operas Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Michał Nesterowicz [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2014 ] "This is a most entertaining collection with just a few dull moments - Meyerbeer's fault, not Nesterowicz's - and, as expected, the orchestra really enters into the spirit of this music...One or two dull patches can't take the shine off this engaging |
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JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Ballet Music [Incls 'El Cid'] Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] Jules Massenet is best known for operas such as Manon and Werther, but his less familiar stage works are also packed with superb intermezzos and ballet music. Evocative scenes bring the mythical story of Bacchus to life, while Hérodiade deals with... |
THE BEST OF LONDON
The Best of London (Incls 'London Transport Suite', The Westminster Waltz', 'London Again Suite' & 'St. Paul's Suite') BBC Concert Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic / Bournemouth Symphony / Royal Artillery / Band Royal Ballet Sinfonia / etc [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] A rousing collection of music evoking Britain's capital city in all its pomp and glory. CD 1 takes the listener on a nostalgic journey though British light music from Sullivan to Farnon, whilst CD 2 embraces traditional classical music from all eras. |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin (The) (Complete Ballet) / Hungarian Pictures / Dance Suite Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop, conductor [ Naxos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Apr/2005 ] "There's really no reason not to acquire this CD" International record review (June 2005) |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin (The) (Complete Ballet) / Hungarian Pictures / Dance Suite Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/May/2005 ] "There's really no reason not to acquire this CD" International record review (June 2005) |
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VERDI
Complete Ballet Music from the Operas [2 CDs] Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, José Serebrier [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 20/May/2012 ] "Serebrier has a remarkable gift for drawing polished and vigorous performances from his orchestra. The result has all the tension and bite of a live performance with the advantage of studio techniques, helped by refined and beautifully balanced... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Complete Ballet Music from the Operas BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, José Serebrier [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] "A very attractive collection of Verdi's little-known ballet music from Serebrier and his Bournemouth forces, with nearly two hours of elegantly performed music on a single disc." BBC Music Magazine, January 2013 **** |
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Callow/Rte Co/Royal Ballet Sin
Various: Another Night Before [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Nov/2011 ] |
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors / Sebastian: Ballet Suite Chet Allen / Rosemary Kuhlmann / Andrew McKinley / David Aiken / Leon Lishner / Orchestra and Chorus / Thomas Schippers [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "Best of all here is the wonderful conducting of Thomas Schippers, who finds more energy, more poetry and more pathos in Amahl than any other conductor I've heard: in Schippers's hands it is both moving and adorable, and this Naxos transfer by Mark... |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: The Planets / Suite De Ballet, Op. 10 CSR Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1992 ] |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty (complete ballet) Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "Mogrelia's is certainly one of the best recordings currently available. Mogrelia takes a very relaxed approach to the music. There's nothing barnstorming here, just some fine musicianship. It's almost as if the orchestra is accompanying a production... |
PAUL WRANITZKY
Wranitzky (P.): Orchestral works Vol 4 - Ballet-Pantomime / Pastorale and Allemande Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Marek Štilec [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] In the last decade of the 18th century, the Moravian composer Paul Wranitzky was Vienna's leading symphonist. As orchestral director of the court theatre he also composed many works for the stage. |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Complete Ballet) Czecho-SLovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Jan/2003 ] "Lenard's complete Swan Lake is both exhilarating and full-blooded" - Penguin Guide |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty (complete ballet) Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice, Andrew Mogreli [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "The Naxos digital recording is full and brilliant without being overlit, and the acoustics of the House of Arts in Košice bring a spacious ambience, with vivid orchestra colours. First class value." Penguin Guide |
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Czech-Slovak Rso/Lenard
Delibes: Best Of French Ballet [ Naxos / CD ] |
ADAM / WEBER / GOUNOD / PONCHIELLI / DELIBES
Invitation To The Dance CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Ondrej Lenard [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] "An enjoyable collection of airs de danse." American Record Guide |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: The Quest (complete ballet) / The Wise Virgins: Suite from Ballet English Northern Philharmonia / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] "If you care about Walton, or enjoy Diaghilev-style ballets of moderate length but great orchestral color and harmonic sophistication, you owe it to yourself to hear this terrific recording." (10/10 ClassicsToday March 2009) |
LORD BERNERS
Berners.: Triumph of Neptune / L'uomo dai baffi / Valses bourgeoises / Champagne Charlie "Polka" English Northern Philharmonia, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] "...Indeed, his forces respond with hugely committed performances full of gusto and bouncy swagger that make Berners' works as accessible as possible to new listeners." Classical Music Daily |
