More By Artist: Royal Ballet
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ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: Giselle (complete ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Royal ballet, Covent Garden / Marianela Nuñez & Vadim Muntagirov / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Mar/2017 ] Peter Wright's landmark production for The Royal Ballet does full justice to the work's emotional and atmospheric power, with John Macfarlane's designs beautifully capturing the contrast between the human and supernatural worlds. |
THOMAS ADES
Adès: The Dante Project (Blu-ray) The Royal Ballet / Edward Watson, Gary Avis, Sarah Lamb / Koen Kessels (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 27/Jan/2023 ] Originally presented as part of the 700th anniversary celebrations of the poet's death, Dante's epic journey through the afterlife in The Divine Comedy, is realised in a major artistic collaboration between trailblazing forces of the contemporary... |
JOBY TALBOT
Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (complete ballet recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Lauren Cuthbertson, Sergei Polunin, Edward Watson, Zenaida Yanowsky / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2015 ] " Lauren Cuthbertson, as Alice, is excellent, her every movement suggesting the actions and emotions of this curious, spirited pre-adolescent... Christopher Wheeldon's choreography is very imaginative and fitting for every character" (MusicWeb) |
FERDINAND HEROLD / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / ADOLPHE ADAM
The Art of Natalia Osipova: La Fille mal gardée / Swan Lake / Giselle / Force of Nature BLU-RAY Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Natalia Osipova, with Steven McRae, Philip Mosley, Christopher Saunders, Matthew Golding, Elizabeth McGorian & others [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / 4 Blu-ray Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Russian dance superstar Natalia Osipova joined The Royal Ballet as a Principal in 2013 and has since filled each of her leading roles with an unforgettable passion, fiery energy and technical prowess. |
RAVEL / MASSENET / STRAUSS / SATIE / LISZT
Ashton Celebration (choreography by Frederick Ashton recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Mara Galeazzi, Rupert Pennefather, Emma Maguire, Valentino Zucchetti, Tamara Rojo, Christopher Saunders, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2015 ] "Ashton celebration is a valuable addition to the catalogue of ballet recordings, as well as an appropriate tribute to Tamara Rojo" (MusicWeb) |
RACHMANINOV / MESSAGER
Ashton: Rhapsody & The Two Pigeons (Ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Natalia Osipova & Steven Mcrae, Lauren Cuthbertson, Vadim Muntagirov / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 16/Nov/2016 ] Two Frederick Ashton ballets in one exquisite evening performance. Principals Natalia Osipova and Steven McRae dance Ashton's Rhapsody, created for the Royal Ballet in 1980 by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Lesley Collier, with spectacular choreography to... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / TALBOT / PROKOFIEV / JOHN LANCHBERY
Ballet For Children: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Peter & the Wolf / The Nutcracker / Tales of Beatrix Potter Royal Ballet / Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae, Victoria Hewitt, Ricardo Cervera, Gary Avis, Edward Watson, Zenaida Yanowsky, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 15/Dec/2013 ] 'One of the very best seasonal treats for children and adults alike, the Royal Ballet's Nutcracker is a handsome, magical, thoroughly traditional rendering of ETA Hoffmann's immortal if deeply strange story.' Sunday Express on Nutcracker |
DELIBES / ADAM / HEROLD
Ballet Spectacular: Coppelia, Giselle, La Fille Mal Gardee (Complete ballets recorded 2000-2006) The Royal Ballet / Leanne Benjamin, Carlos Acosta, Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg, Marianela Nunez / Opera House Orchestra [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 20/Dec/2014 ] "La fille mal gardée is sheer perfection, Nuñez and Acosta are unsurpassable respectively in the feminine grace and masculine confidence of Ashton's Lise and Colas, and their mimetic skills are delicious" BBC Music |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Ballets - The Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty / Swan Lake (complete ballets recorded in 2000 - 2004) The Royal Ballet / the Royal Swedish Ballet / Het Nationale Ballet [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 1/May/2012 ] Extra features include interviews with Sir Peter Wright, a portrait of Sofiane Sylve, and a featurette about fairy tales. |
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 |
LORD BERNERS
Berners: Ballet Music - Les Sirènes / Cupid and Psyche Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland / RTÉ Sinfonietta, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] Lord Berners excelled in the ballet medium where he enjoyed collaborations with leading choreographers and conductors with whom his natural flair for spectacle and design could be explored to the full. |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein Celebration: Yugen - Corybantic Games - The Age of Anxiety The Royal Ballet / Federico Bonelli, William Bracewell, Sarah Lamb, Alexander Campbell, Matthew Ball, etc / Koen Kessels, Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2018 ] The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein's birth with this all-Bernstein collection. The Company's three associate choreographers respond to the varied styles of Bernstein's music in ballets that are lyrical, beautiful,... |
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. |
BIZET / MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / PUCCINI / STRAUSS 11 / RAMEAU
THE BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: Opera and Ballet Highlights Paris Opera Ballet / Royal Opera House / Teatro Real, Madrid / Glyndebourne Opera / Pacific Northwest Ballet / Drottningholms Slottsteater [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2009 ] Blu-Ray - Opera and Ballet Highlights from the Opus Arte catalogue at a very special price. |
BRITISH LIGHT MUSIC PREMIERES
British Light Music Premieres Vol 1 (music by Geoffrey Wright. Peter Lawson, Philip Lane, John Fox, etc) Royal Ballet Sinfonia. City of Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gavin Sutherland, with Philip Lane (piano) [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 18/Mar/2005 ] Recorded at various locations from 1974-2004 |
JAMES LANGLEY / CARLO MARTELLI / CLIFTON PARKER / ERNEST TOMLINSON / etc
British Light Music Premieres Vol 3 Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland and Paul Murphy [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 15/Jun/2006 ] Recorded at Whitfield Street Studios and Angel Studios, London 2005 |
BRITISH LIGHT MUSIC PREMIERES
British Light Music Premieres Vol 4 (music by Peter Flinn, Carey Blyton, Ernest Tomlinson, Jim Cooke, etc) Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland, with Christopher Perry (hammered dulcimer) [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] The forth instalment in Dutton Epoch's ongoing series focusing on British light music features sumptuous works by Phillip Lord, Peter Flinn and Ernest Tomlinson. |
ANTHONY HEDGES / ALUN HODDINOTT / PHILIP LANE / DAVID MORGAN / etc
British Light Music Premieres Vol 6 Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland / BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] British Light Music Premieres |
Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Gavin Sinfonia
British Light Overtures Vol 2 (Including 'the Moor Of Venice' by William Alwyn and 'A Snowdon Overture' by Gareth Glyn) [ ASV White Line / CD - released 15/Mar/2003 ] A seductive disc of Rodrigo's colourful music, including a new recording of the Concierto de Aranjuez arranged for harp and orchestra |
GREGSON / STEPTOE / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / GOLLAND
British Tuba Concertos James Gourlay (tuba) / Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Feb/2007 ] James Gourlay is a considerable player, an imposing presence in the Gregson Concerto with his glowing lyricism (he conveys a strong brass-band identity but nuanced with a thoughtful and cultivated chamber-music sound) and a direct, unequivocal... |
