Since you are interested in Giselle (complete ballet), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Ballet Suites Nos. 1 - 4 Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] "Whether in waltz or gallop Shostakovich proves consistently full of verve and these performances, warmly recorded, are splendid ones" (MusicWeb Nov 2004) |
DELIBES
Sylvia (complete ballet) (with Saint-Saens - Henry VIII Ballet Music) Razumovsky Sinfonia / Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "There is loving care applied to selection of tempos, shaping of phrases, orchestral balance and refinement of instrumental detail" Gramophone (Editor's Choice), June 1996 |
GLAZUNOV
Orchestral Works Vol. 19: Les Ruses d'amour (ballet) Romanian State Orchestra / Horia Andreescu [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] Glazunov's ballet Les Ruses d'amour (also known as The Trial of Damis), is a charming choreographic realization of the French rococo, with a strong element of pastiche. Although the music is thoroughly Russian in its orchestral colouring and... |
RUTTER / CORDELL / MELACHRINO / DOUGLAS / etc
English String Miniatures Vol 1 Royal Ballet Sinfonia / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] "Winningly entertaining, and marvelous value for money."-Gramophone |
MARTELLI / FINZI / HOLST / BLEZARD / HURD / etc
English String Miniatures Vol 3 Royal Ballet Sinfonia / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] Continuing the series |
IRELAND / PAUL LEWIS / THOMAS ROSEINGRAVE
English String Miniatures, Vol. 5 Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] A collection of small-scale English string music. |
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) |
ARTHUR BLISS
Checkmate (complete ballet) Royal Scottish National Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Dec/2005 ] "I recommend this CD without reservation. I’m sure it will be on my shortlist of Recordings of the Year." (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Golden Age Op. 22 (Complete ballet) Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Jose Serebrier (Conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "This is a breathtaking recording in many ways. It's also complete and uncut and the notes are good. Don't hesitate - this is one that needs to be listened to, even in this crowded year of Shostakovich revelations" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Jazz Suites Nos.1 & 2 The Bolt (Ballet Suite) Tahiti Trot Russian State Orchestra / Dmitri Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] Shostakovich's three ballet scores belong to his early radical years |
BAYER
Fairy Doll (The) (Complete Ballet) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Mogrelia, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] "Ashley Wass's Bax series for Naxos launches in auspicious fashion" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Oct 2004 |
DELIBES
Coppelia (complete ballet) / La Source (suites) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava / Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 21/Jul/2005 ] "...from the opening Prelude and Mazurka right through to the final Galop, you know you are going to enjoy this performance...Naxos has a winner here and the secret lies with Mogrelia..Don't wait, buy it!" - Dance Express - Sept. 1996 |
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava); Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Mogrelia, conductor; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
French Ballet Favourites (Coppelia, Giselle, Faust, Sylvia) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Jul/2003 ] France has a long tradition of ballet, whether as a separate entertainment or as an indispensable part of French opera |
BALLET FAVOURITES
Ultimate Ballet (excerpts from Coppelia, Swan Lake, Sylvia, Giselle, Nutcracker, etc) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / CSR Symphony Orchestra / St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Double / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] The word 'ballet' is French; it was adopted by the English sometime in the seventeenth century. It was during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the genre really started to develop into the art form that we recognise on the stage today. |
BALLET FAVOURITES
Ballet Favourites (excerpts from Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Sylvia, Romeo & Juliet, etc) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice / Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "Tough, tight playing... what an exhilarating performance by Mogrelia. Very fine recording and reproduction of what is a very difficult selection of music." - CLASSIC CD (on the Prokofiev) |