"Play through this superb collection and you can't help but believe that Stokowski was the heart of the ballet... and you'll never hear such vibrant, wide-ranging sound." American Record Guide
"Yet more sheer delight for those who admire Stokowski’s command and occasional impudences—and the reissue of these performances remains technically impressive." Music and Vision Daily
Stokowski's compilations of favourite ballet music were highly successful when released in the 1940s and 1950s. This digital remastering also commemorates the anniversaries of his birth and death dates.
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1 |
Adam |
Giselle
Variation of Giselle, Mad Scene, Memory of the
Love Scene, Despair of Löys, Finale Act I |
4:16 |
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2 |
Weber
(arr. Berlioz) |
Le
Spectre de la Rose (Invitation to the Dance) |
9:10 |
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Chopin
(arr. Anderson / Bodge) |
Les
Sylphides |
9:43 |
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3 |
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Prelude in A major, Valse in G flat major,
Mazurka in C major |
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5:00 |
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Grand
Valse Brillante in E flat major |
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4:42 |
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5 |
Delibes |
Sylvia
Valse lente, Pizzicato |
3:53 |
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Tchaikovsky
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Swan
Lake |
9:56 |
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6 |
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4:58 |
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7 |
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Dance
of the Little Swans |
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4:57 |
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Tchaikovsky
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Nutcracker
Suite |
22:30 |
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8 |
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3:09 |
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9 |
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2:06 |
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10 |
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Dance
of the Sugar Plum Fairy |
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2:14 |
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11 |
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1:06 |
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12 |
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4:05 |
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13 |
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0:58 |
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14 |
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2:12 |
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15 |
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6:37 |
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16 |
Debussy |
L'après-midi
d'un faune |
10:19 |
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17 |
Berlioz |
Ballet
des Sylphes from The Damnation of Faust |
2:54 |
TT:
72:44 |
