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.... |
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 **** |
LEO DELIBES / LUDWIG MINKUS
Delibes/Minkus - La Source (complete ballet recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Paris Opéra Ballet / Ludmila Pagliero, Isabelle Ciaravola, Karl Paquette and Mathias Heymann / Koen Kessels, Conductor [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 8/Apr/2022 ] Lost after its material records were destroyed by fire in 1883, the spectacular ballet La Source originally portrayed the idealistic vision of a magical domain in which a complex but beautiful love story of mythical figures unfolded. Jean-Guillaume... |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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) |
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... |
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 ] |
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. |
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 |
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 |