Since you are interested in Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Complete ballet), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Complete Ballet) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Warner Classics Ballet Edition / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] "Andre Previn recorded the complete ballet in 1973 and on CD it is as good as ever. Orchestral playing and recorded sound are better than Gergiev's - so track it down" (Rod Biss Sunday Star Times) |
AARON COPLAND
Copland: Billy the Kid / Appalachian Spring / Rodeo (with Bernstein - Fancy Free & West Side Story) Saint Louis Symphony, Leonard Slatkin / Minnesota Orchestra, Edo de Waart [ EMI Classics Ballet Edition / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein were two outstanding American composers who both contributed hugely to the musical scene in the USA. Both wrote ballets that broke new ground. |
MINKUS / PAULLI / HELSTED / GADE
Minkus and friends: Don Quixote, Paquita, La Bayadere, Napoli London Festival Ballet Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra, John Lanchbery [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] Ludwig Minkus composed some of the most important full-length ballet scores during the golden age of classical ballet in Russia in the second half of the 19th century. His works often involved exotic settings like Spain and India. |
PROKOFIEV
Cinderella, Op. 87 (Complete ballet) [with Glazunov - 'Raymonda' highlights] London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI Ballet Edition / 2 CD - released 12/Feb/2010 ] "Previn's imaginative, highly sympathetic direction combines both warm-hearted affection as well as a most seductive theatrical flair (Act 2 is particularly memorable in this regard). Throughout, the LSO respond with considerable dash and character."... |