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ADOLPHE ADAM
Giselle (complete ballet) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava / Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] The son of a distinguished piano-teacher at the Paris Conservatoire, Adolphe Adam was born in Paris in 1803. His contemporary popular success depended on a series of compositions for the stage, with much of his later work rendered necessary by the... |
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava); Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Mogrelia, conductor; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
French Ballet Favourites (Coppelia, Giselle, Faust, Sylvia) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Jul/2003 ] France has a long tradition of ballet, whether as a separate entertainment or as an indispensable part of French opera |
BALLET FAVOURITES
Ultimate Ballet (excerpts from Coppelia, Swan Lake, Sylvia, Giselle, Nutcracker, etc) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / CSR Symphony Orchestra / St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Double / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] The word 'ballet' is French; it was adopted by the English sometime in the seventeenth century. It was during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the genre really started to develop into the art form that we recognise on the stage today. |
BALLET FAVOURITES
Ballet Favourites (excerpts from Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Sylvia, Romeo & Juliet, etc) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice / Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "Tough, tight playing... what an exhilarating performance by Mogrelia. Very fine recording and reproduction of what is a very difficult selection of music." - CLASSIC CD (on the Prokofiev) |
MINKUS
Don Quixote (Complete Ballet) Sofia National Opera Orchestra / Nayden Todorov (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2004 ] Léon Minkus was born Alois Ludwig Minkus in 1826 in Vienna, where he is presumed to have studied. A violinist, conductor and composer, he was said to be of Hungarian origin, although by ancestry of Russian or Polish derivation. |
ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: Orfa - Romantic Ballet in Two Acts Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Dario Salvi [ Naxos / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] Orfa was Adolphe Adam's penultimate ballet, with an intriguing scenario based on Nordic mythology. It shares analogies with Hesiod's Theogony and Wagner's Ring cycle in depicting the struggle between the older gods (Loki) and younger gods (Odin).... |
KHACHATURIAN
Spartacus (suites from the ballet) St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Nov/2007 ] "His [Andre Anichanov's] orchestra is polished. The Naxos sound is clearly superior to that on IMP with a solid bass and open airy highs With the budget pricing of Naxos this disc is a virtual 'steal'." - Fanfare (U.S.A.) - May/June 1996 |
KHACHATURIAN
Khachaturian-Ballet Music: Spartacus, Gayneh (excerpts), Masquerade Suite St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Andre Anichanov, Conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] Famous ballet music including the famous Sabre Dance |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss,(R).: Josephs Legende ('The Legend of Joseph'), Op. 63, TrV 231 Staatskapelle Halle, Fabrice Bollon [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Mar/2024 ] "Fabrice Bollon's performance is a lyrical and involving one, with excellent playing from the orchestra." Gramophone |
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Various Artists
Russian Ballet Favourites [ Naxos / CD ] |
CLASSICAL MUSIC / BEETHOVEN / MOZART/ TCHAIKOVSKY / PIANO / VIOLIN / LULLABY / ORCHESTRA / BALLET
My First Classical Albums Various performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / 9 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2016 ] The 'My First' album series from Naxos is the ideal springboard for a lifelong journey through classical music. Each selection is carefully tailored for younger listeners and includes famous tracks as well as unexpected gems. The booklet is full of... |
VERDI
Overtures, Preludes, Ballet Music Verdi [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Oct/2011 ] |
PHILIP LANE
Lane: Sleighbell Serenade / Diversions on a Theme of Paganini / Cotswold Dances Verity Butler (clarinet) / Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland [ Naxos British Light Music, Vol. 15 / CD - released 24/Mar/2023 ] Philip Lane has long been a stalwart of British light music and this recording provides an excellent survey of his concert works. London Salute marked the 60th anniversary of the BBC, while the lyrical and frivolous Diversions on a Theme of Paganini... |
