Tchaikovsky: Complete Ballets; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (5CD)

Tchaikovsky

Complete Ballets

CD1                                                                                                                                                                                78’28

SWAN LAKE OP.20

Act 1

1 Introduction (Moderato assai)                                                                                                                                   3’07

2 Scène (Allegro giusto)                                                                                                                                                3’02

3 Valse (Tempo di valse)                                                                                                                                               7’17

4 Scène: Entrance of Pages (Allegro moderato)                                                                                                           4’08

Pas de trois:

5 Intrada (Allegro moderato)                                                                                                                                        2’51

6 Andante sostenuto                                                                                                                                                     3’52

7 Allegro semplice – Presto                                                                                                                                           1’13

8 Prince (Moderato)                                                                                                                                                      1’20

9 Allegro                                                                                                                                                                        1’07

10 Coda (Allegro vivace)                                                                                                                                                1’49

Pas de deux:

11 Intrada (Tempo di valse)                                                                                                                                          1’44

12 Andante                                                                                                                                                                    5’37

13 Tempo di valse                                                                                                                                                         1’45

14 Intrada (Tempo di valse)                                                                                                                                          2’00

15 Pas d’action (Andantino quasi moderato – Allegro)                                                                                                2’53

16 Scène: Dusk falls                                                                                                                                                       0’55

17 Danse des coupes (Polonaise)                                                                                                                                  5’42

18 Finale: Swan theme (Andante)                                                                                                                                 2’47

Act 2

19 Scène: Swan theme (Moderato)                                                                                                                              6’31

20 Scène (Allegro moderato – Moderato – Allegro vivo)                                                                                             3’50

21 Danses des cygnes                                                                                                                                                    1’57

22 Danses des petits cygnes                                                                                                                                         1’27

23 Pas d’action: Second Dance of the Queen (Andante)                                                                                              8’04

24 Tempo di valse                                                                                                                                                         1’40

25 Coda (Allegro vivace)                                                                                                                                                1’41

CD2                                                                                                                                                                                66’50

1 Scène finale: Swan theme (Moderato)                                                                                                                      3’07

Act 3

2 Scène: Danse de fançailles (Allegro giusto)                                                                                                               2’47

3 Scène: La sortie des invites et la valse                                                                                                                       4’53

4 Scène (Allegro – Allegro giusto)                                                                                                                                 1’46

Pas de six:

5 Intrada (Moderato assai)                                                                                                                                           1’56

6 Variation 1 (Allegro)                                                                                                                                                   1’06

7 Variation 2 (Andante con moto)                                                                                                                                3’19

8 Variation 3 (Moderato)                                                                                                                                              0’46

9 Variation 4 (Allegro)                                                                                                                                                   1’04

10 Variation 5 (Moderato – Allegro semplice) and Coda (Allegro molto vivace)                                                         3’35

11 Dance hongroise (Czárdás)                                                                                                                                       3’46

12 Danse russe                                                                                                                                                              4’40

13 Danse espagnole                                                                                                                                                      2’28

14 Danse napolitaine                                                                                                                                                     2’33

15 Mazurka                                                                                                                                                                    4’04

16 Scène (Allegro – Valse – Allegro vivo)                                                                                                                      3’52

Act 4

17 Entr’acte (Moderato)                                                                                                                                               2’33

18 Scène (Allegro non troppo)                                                                                                                                      2’48

19 Danses des petits cygnes (Moderato)                                                                                                                      5’22

20 Scène (Allegro agitato)                                                                                                                                             3’18

21 Scène finale (Andante)                                                                                                                                             6’55

CD3                                                                                                                                                                                61’48

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY OP.66

Prologue

1 Introduction                                                                                                                                                               2’43

2 March                                                                                                                                                                         4’24

3 Scène dansante                                                                                                                                                          4’25

Pas de Six:

4 Entrée                                                                                                                                                                         0’37

5 Adagio                                                                                                                                                                         4’01

6 Variation 1 (Candide)                                                                                                                                                 1’08

7 Variation 2 (Coulante. Fleur de Farine)                                                                                                                      0’35

8 Variation 3 (Miettes qui tombent)                                                                                                                             1’12

9 Variation 4 (Canari qui chante)                                                                                                                                  0’31

10 Variation 5 (Violente)                                                                                                                                               1’16

11 Variation 6 (La Fée des Lilas)                                                                                                                                    1’06

12 Coda                                                                                                                                                                          1’39

13 Finale                                                                                                                                                                        8’37

Act 1

14 Scène                                                                                                                                                                        3’06

15 Valse                                                                                                                                                                         5’00

16 Entrée d’Aurore                                                                                                                                                        1’59

Pas d’action:

17 Rose Adage                                                                                                                                                               6’32

18 Variation d’Aurore                                                                                                                                                    3’26

19 Coda                                                                                                                                                                          2’31

20 Finale                                                                                                                                                                        6’51

CD4                                                                                                                                                                                76’46

Act 2

1 Entr’acte et scène                                                                                                                                                       2’43

2 Colin-maillard                                                                                                                                                             1’02

3 Scène                                                                                                                                                                          4’16

4 Pas d’action                                                                                                                                                                5’13

5 Variation d’Aurore                                                                                                                                                      1’37

6 Panorama                                                                                                                                                                   2’07

7 Entr’acte                                                                                                                                                                     6’42

8 Entr’acte symphonique (Le Sommeil) et scène                                                                                                         6’13

9 Finale                                                                                                                                                                          0’47

Act 3

10 Marche                                                                                                                                                                     2’03

11 Pas de caractère (Le Chat botté et La Chatte blanche)                                                                                            2’30

12 Pas de quatre                                                                                                                                                           2’11

Pas de deux:

13 Entrée                                                                                                                                                                       1’06

14 Adagio                                                                                                                                                                       4’43

15 Variation 1                                                                                                                                                                1’03

16 Variation 2                                                                                                                                                                1’44

17 Coda                                                                                                                                                                          1’19

18 Polacca                                                                                                                                                                      3’55

THE NUTCRACKER OP.71

19 Overture                                                                                                                                                                   3’21

Act 1

First tableau

20 Scene 1: The Christmas Tree                                                                                                                                    4’03

21 Scene 2: March                                                                                                                                                         2’21

22 Scene 3: Children’s Galop & Arrival of the Guests                                                                                                   2’28

23 Scene 4: Dance Scene & Arrival of Drosselmeyer                                                                                                    5’58

24 Scene 5: Scene & Grandfather’s Dance                                                                                                                   6’50

CD5                                                                                                                                                                                61’58

1 Scene 6:

The Magic Spell Begins                                                                                                                                                  6’47

2 Scene 7: The Battle Between the Nutcracker & the Mouse King                                                                              3’30

Second tableau

3 Scene 8: Scene in the Pine Forest (Journey through the Snow)                                                                                3’40

4 Scene 9:

Waltz of the Snowflakes                                                                                                                                                6’18

Act 2

5 Scene 10: The Magic Castle                                                                                                                                        3’47

6 Scene 11: Clara & the Prince

– Scene 12: Divertissement                                                                                                                                           4’32

7 Chocolate: Spanish Dance                                                                                                                                          1’11

8 Coffee: Arabian Dance                                                                                                                                               3’23

9 Tea: Chinese Dance                                                                                                                                                    1’06

10 Trepak                                                                                                                                                                       1’09

11 Dance of the Mirlitons                                                                                                                                             2’21

12 Mother Gigogne & the Clowns                                                                                                                                2’50

13 Scene 13:

Waltz of the Flowers –                                                                                                                                                  6’42

14 Scene 14: Pas de Deux:

Dance of the Prince & the Sugar-Plum Fairy                                                                                                                 4’29

15 Variation 1: Tarantella                                                                                                                                              0’44

16 Variation 2: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy                                                                                                             2’15

17 Coda                                                                                                                                                                          1’25

18 Scene 15: Finale: Final Waltz & Apotheosis                                                                                                             5’32

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Clio Gouldsolo violin (Swan Lake & Sleeping Beauty)

Jessica Burroughssolo cello (Sleeping Beauty)

Nicolae Moldoveanu (Swan Lake) · Barry Wordsworth (Sleeping Beauty)

David Maninov (Nutcracker)

Recordings: 15–16 April 1995, Henry Wood Hall, London (Nutcracker); 13–15 July 2009 (Swan Lake),

31 May–2 June 2010 (Sleeping Beauty), Cadogan Hall, London