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PUGNI / TCHAIKOVSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH
The Pharaoh's Daughter / Pique Dame / Bolt (complete ballets) The Bolshoi Ballet / Svetlana Zakharova / Sergei Filin / Nikolay Tsiskaridze / Anastasia Yatsenko / various conductors (cond) [ bel Air Classiques / 3 DVD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] Three unusual ballet productions from the Bolshoi. All recorded very recently. |
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LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: La Bayadere (complete ballet recorded in 2013) Bolshoi Ballet / Svetlana Zakharova, Vladislav Lantratov, Maria Alexandrova / Pavel Sorokin (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 1/Dec/2013 ] "Kitsch even by classical ballet standards, this Bolshoi production of the Marius Petipa-choreographed oriental fantasy wit bland music by Minkus boasts a celebrated Kingdom of Shades sequence." (BBC) |
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LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: La Bayadere (complete ballet recorded in 2013) (Blu-ray) Bolshoi Ballet / Svetlana Zakharova, Vladislav Lantratov, Maria Alexandrova / Pavel Sorokin (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 1/Dec/2013 ] "Kitsch even by classical ballet standards, this Bolshoi production of the Marius Petipa-choreographed oriental fantasy wit bland music by Minkus boasts a celebrated Kingdom of Shades sequence." (BBC) |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
The Bolshoi Ballet Collection: Swan Lake & Sleeping Beauty The Bolshoi Ballet [ ViaVision / 3 DVD - released 3/Dec/2015 ] The Bolshoi Ballet Collection showcases some of the greatest ballets performed by the world's most loved and revered Ballet Company, The Bolshoi Ballet. This collection includes 2 outstanding versions of Tchaikovsky's iconic Swan Lake from 2011 and... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / DELIBES / PROKOFIEV / KHACHATURIAN
Ballerina: The World's Favourite Ballet Music [2 CD set] Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev / Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste / Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Kent Nagano [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 5/May/2010 ] "For sheer enjoyment, though, I would definitely place it at the top of the pile. I would urge anyone who loves this music to make a point of hearing Nagano's outstanding reading." (Gramophone on Coppelia) |
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The Bolshoi
5 Album Box Set [ Beggars Banquet / 5 CD - released 4/Nov/2015 ] The Bolshoi are an English band from the 1980's whose musical compass navigated them around the world without ever really having a defined sound, due to not wanting to become stagnant and continuously experimenting. Their debut EP Giants was a blast... |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 [complete ballet recorded in 2011] Bolshoi Theatre / David Hallberg, Svetlana Zakharova, Maria Allash / Vassily Sinaisky (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] SPECIAL LIMITED EASTER OFFER - Tchaikovsky's ballet in a new production for the reopening of the historic Bolshoi Ballet stage. It also celebrates superstar David Hallberg's Bolshoi debut, the first American principal soloist ever to be hired by the... |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 [complete ballet recorded in 2011] BLU-RAY Bolshoi Theatre / David Hallberg, Svetlana Zakharova, Maria Allash / Vassily Sinaisky (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Nov/2012 ] Tchaikovsky's ballet in a new production for the reopening of the historic Bolshoi Ballet stage. It also celebrates superstar David Hallberg's Bolshoi debut, the first American principal soloist ever to be hired by the Bolshoi Ballet. |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / ADAM / ASAFIEV
Great Ballets from the Bolshoi: Sleeping Beauty / Nutcracker / Giselle / Flames of Paris [complete ballets recorded 2010 & 2011] BLU-RAY Bolshoi Theatre / David Hallberg, Svetlana Zakharova, Nina Kaptsova, Artem Ovcharenko, Svetlana Lunkina, Ivan Vasiliev, etc [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / 4 Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Dec/2014 ] Four famous productions from the Bolshoi Ballet HD Collection in an exceptional 4 digistack-set: Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle & Flames of Paris by the greatest performers of the Bolshoi Ballet: Svetlana Zakharova, Natalia Osipova, Nina... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / ADAM / ASAFIEV
Great Ballets from the Bolshoi: Sleeping Beauty / Nutcracker / Giselle / Flames of Paris [complete ballets recorded 2010 & 2011] Bolshoi Theatre / David Hallberg, Svetlana Zakharova, Nina Kaptsova, Artem Ovcharenko, Svetlana Lunkina, Ivan Vasiliev, etc [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 20/Dec/2014 ] Four famous productions from the Bolshoi Ballet HD Collection in an exceptional 4 digistack-set: Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle & Flames of Paris by the greatest performers of the Bolshoi Ballet: Svetlana Zakharova, Natalia Osipova, Nina... |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (complete opera recorded at the paris Opera in 2008) Bolshoi Theatre / Marius Kwiecien / Makvala Kasrashvili / Tatiana Monogarova / Alexander Vedernikov (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / 2 DVD - released 10/May/2009 ] G - "Kwiecien is scoring a triumph in the title role, a part everywhere identified with his immediate predecessor, Siberian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky…Kwiecien commands the stage with his good looks, rich and resonant voice and the volatile... |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
Giselle [complete ballet recorded in 2011] BLU-RAY Bolshoi Theatre / Svetlana Lunkina, Dimitry Gudanov, Maria Allash / Paul Klinichev(cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2013 ] The Bolshoi Ballet troupe in Yuri Grigorovich's version of the romantic masterpiece 'Giselle', at last available in HD. First performed in 1841, 'Giselle' was an immediate hit. |
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Bolshoi Theatre/Vedernikov
Glinka: Ruslan & Lyudmila [ Pentatone / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 17/May/2004 ] |
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VERDI
Verdi: Requiem Dinara Alieva (soprano), Olesya Petrova (mezzo), Francesco Meli (tenor), Dmitry Belosselskiy (bass) St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Bolshoi Cho [ Delos / Blu-ray - released 9/Nov/2018 ] In the wake of the beloved Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky's untimely passing in November 2017, tributes, memorials and musical event dedications have flowed non-stop. But none thus far has matched the sheer scope, power and sonic splendor of... |
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NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride (complete opera) Ekaterina Kudriavchenko, Arkady Mishenkin, Vladislav Verestnikov / Sveshnikov Russian Academic Choir & Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Andrey Chistiakov [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] 100% Russian feast - An all-Russian cast in this very Russian opera of Rimsky-Korsakov, one of the finest Russian opera composers (and still neglected in this field). |
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GLINKA
Ivan Susanin (A Life for the Tsar) (complete opera recorded in 1947 & 1950) Elizaveta Antonova / Alexander Hosson / Maxim Mikhailov / Bolshoi Theatre Chorus / Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra / Alexander Melik-Pashayev (conductor) [ Naxos Historical / 3 CD - released 29/Jan/2006 ] Mikhail Glinka, the founder of the Russian nationalist school of opera, was the first Russian composer to have his works accepted outside Russia itself. Berlioz admired his compositions and Liszt used them as the basis for several of his piano... |
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ALBAN BERG
Wozzeck (complete opera recorded at the Bolshoi in 2010) Bolshoi Theatre / Georg Nigl, Mardi Byers, Maxim Paster / Teodor Currentzis (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Opera |
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ALEXANDER BORODIN
Borodin: Prince Igor (complete opera recorded in 1951) Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Bruno Reibold, Evgeniya Smolenskaya / Bolshoi Theatre Chorus, Bolshoy Opera, Alexander Melik-Pashayev [ Naxos Historical / 3 CD - released 2/May/2005 ] The leading rôles are taken by the cream of the Bolshoy's singers at this time. Yaroslavna, Prince Igor's wife, is sung by the soprano Evgeniya Smolenskaya (1919-1989). After making her début in 1945 at Stalingrad she joined the Bolshoy in 1947,... |
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ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Khachaturian: Spartacus (highlights) / Gayaneh (highlights) Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2014 ] Aram Khachaturian, 20th century Armenian composer, kept the Soviet authorities happy: his music is accessible, melodious, dramatic, folkloristic and glorifies the victory over evil forces. The ballet suites Spartacus and Gayane enjoy huge popularity,... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Ballets (Incls 'Chout', 'Romeo & Juliet', 'The Stone Flower' & 'Cinderella') Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, USSR Ministry Of Culture Symphony Orchestra, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky [ Melodiya / 9 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2016 ] Firma Melodiya presents an anniversary set of recordings of Sergei Prokofiev's ballets. In 2016, the world will commemorate 125th anniversary of the Russian genius's birth. Prokofiev's contribution to 20th century music cannot be overestimated -... |