HOLST / PURCELL / SAINSBURY / LEWIS
English String Miniatures, Vol. 6 Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Oct/2006 ] "A mixture of contemporary and classical. I question the mixing of styles. Modern recording of high calibre and readings that are alert and intuitive" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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. |
Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Lloyd-Jo
Various:eng String Miniatures [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] |
PHILIP FEENEY / FREDERIC CHOPIN
The Cellist / Dances At A Gathering (Ballets recorded in 2020) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Lauren Cuthbertson, Marcelino Sambe, Matthew Ball, Marianela Nunez, etc / Andrea Molina (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Internationally acclaimed choreographer Cathy Marston, previously Associate Artist of The Royal Ballet and Director of Bern Ballett, created The Cellist for The Royal Ballet in 2020. The inspiration for her first work for the Royal Opera House Main... |
RICHTER / SAARIAHO / CHROMA
Three Ballets - Infra / Limen / Chroma (recorded 2008-2010) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet with choreographer by Wayne McGregor [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] The diversity of Wayne McGregor's astonishing talent is demonstrated through Chroma, Infra and Limen, each created for The Royal Ballet, for whom he is resident choreographer. |
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. |
JOHN LANCHBERY
The Tales of Beatrix Potter (choreographer by Frederick Ashton) [recorded 2007] BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Victoria Hewitt, Ricardo Cervera, Jonathan Howells / Paul Myrphy (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "Delightful. Witty. Adorable. Charming. Mischievously clever. All excellent adjectives for describing this justly famous Frederick Ashton-John Lanchbery collaboration." (American Record Guide) |
JOHN LANCHBERY
The Tales of Beatrix Potter (choreographer by Frederick Ashton) [recorded 2007] The Royal Ballet / Victoria Hewitt / Ricardo Cervera / Jonathan Howells / Paul Myrphy (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] G - Created by Frederick Ashton for a film in 1971, Tales of Beatrix Potter brings alive, with rich characterisation and invention, the famous images and stories of Beatrix Potter. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Beyond Words (complete ballet, Studio Production, 2019) Royal Ballet / William Bracewell, Francesca Hayward / Koen Kessels (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 27/Nov/2020 ] Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words is a ballet feature film created by the International Emmy Award-winning Michael Nunn and William Trevitt. It stars the dancers of The Royal Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan's classic ballet. |
HELSTED / PAULLI / LUMBYE / ALENIUS
Napoli (Complete ballet recorded in Copenhagen February 2014) BLU-RAY Royal Danish Ballet / Alban Lendorf, Alexandra Lo Sardo, Benjamin Buza, Lis Jeppesen / Graham Bond (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2015 ] One of the cornerstones of the Royal Danish Ballet, 'Napoli' - created in 1842 by the Company's most celebrated choreographer and ballet master, August Bournonville - is a timeless tale of love set in the beautiful, rustic surroundings of Naples and |
HERMAN LOVENSKJOLD
La Sylphide (complete ballet recorded in 1988) Royal Danish Ballet / Lis Jeppesen / Nikolaj Hubbe / Sorella Englund / Poul Jorgensen (cond) [ Kultur / DVD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] G - When Lis Jeppesen - the Sylphide of our time - in diaphanous white costume and with shining wings, dances for the Scottish farmer James, whom she has entranced with her love and beauty, we are witnessing the first scene of the most famous and... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / ADAM / DELIBES / VERDI / MOZART / PUCCINI / etc
An Evening with the Royal Ballet & Royal Opera The Royal Opera & Ballet / Carlos Acosta, Alina Cojocaru, Marianela Nunez, Darcey Bussell, Miah Persson, Jonas Kaufmann, Sarah Connolly, Diana Damrau [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2018 ] Take a seat in the stalls at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, for an unforgettable evening of ballet and opera highlights performed by world-renowned stars of The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet past and present. This special two-DVD set... |
GALA TRIBUTE TO TCHAIKOVSKY
Gala Tribute to Tchaikovsky (recorded in 1993) The Royal Opera & Ballet / Kiri te Kanawa, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Placido Domingo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Darcey Bussell, Lesley Collier and others [ Kultur / DVD - released 10/Jul/2008 ] G : - Gala Performance to honor Tchaikovsky on the centenary of his death. |
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) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (complete ballet recorded in 2010) Royal Opera House / Sergei Polunin, Will Kemp, Kilian Smith, Charlotte Edmonds / The Royal Ballet School & Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 25/Nov/2014 ] "...Matthew Hart's Peter and the Wolf is one of the most beguiling children's ballets around." The Telegraph |
PROKOFIEV
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (complete ballet recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Sergei Polunin, Will Kemp, Kilian Smith, Charlotte Edmonds / The Royal Ballet School & Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2016 ] Choreography Matthew Hart Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev's musical fairy tale, has been delighting children since 1936. Nearly 60 years later, in 1995, the young choreographer Matthew Hart created a witty choreographed version for the Royal Ballet... |
RICHTER / SAARIAHO / CHROMA
Three Ballets - Infra / Limen / Chroma The Royal Ballet [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 23/Jun/2011 ] '…Wayne McGregor's Infra: sumptuous beauty and shimmering possibility' The Telegraph |
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... |
Wordsworth/Royal Ballet Sinfon
Mccabe: Edward Ii [ Hyperion / 2 CD ] |