Description
Riccardo Drigo:Le Corsaire: Adagio Variation I & II – Galop
Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov:Raymonda, Op. 57: GalopThe Seasons, Op. 67: extracts
Aram Ilich Khachaturian:Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & PhrygiaVariation d'Egine et Bacchanale de "Spartacus"
Sergei Sergeievitch Prokofiev:Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights
Igor Feodorovich Stravinsky:Finale from The FirebirdThe Firebird: Danse infernale du roi Kastchei
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (Valse des Fleurs)Waltz from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Artists
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra (Orchestra)Mark Ermler (Conductor)Barry Wordsworth (Conductor)
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Even though classical ballet is a French invention, many important impulses came from Russia as early as the 19th century and have long since become an integral part of the world repertoire. The CD with excerpts from great Russian ballets documents this impressively. |
