SHCHEDRIN / BIZET
Carmen (a ballet with choreography by Mats Ek recorded in 1994) Cullberg Ballet / Ana Laguna / Marc Hwang / Yvan Auzely [ Arthaus / kultur / DVD - released 20/Jul/2010 ] "Anna Laguna, with her long cigars, is never going to stay for long with the gentle, expressive Marc Hwang, and Yvan Auzely is an irresistible competitor for her fickle, uncontrollable desires." - Seen&Heard OperaReview |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet filmed in 2007) Mariinsky Ballet / Leonid Sarafanov, Irina Golub / Valery Gergiev (cond) [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 22/Nov/2007 ] Two of the Mariinsky's young stars, Leonid Sarafanov and Irina Golub, dance the main roles. Despite the startling aspects of this production, none of the spectacle and awe-inspiring quality of their dancing is lost. |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes [the Firebird & The Rite of Spring] (recorded in 2009) Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra & Ballet / Ekaterina Kondaurova, Ilya Kuznetsov, Alexandra Iosifidi / Valery Gergiev (conductor) [ BelAir Classiques DVD / DVD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] G - BBC Music Magazine Awards 2010 - DVD of the Year |
TCHAIKOVSKY / TALBOT / PROKOFIEV / JOHN LANCHBERY
Ballet For Children: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Peter & the Wolf / The Nutcracker / Tales of Beatrix Potter Royal Ballet / Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae, Victoria Hewitt, Ricardo Cervera, Gary Avis, Edward Watson, Zenaida Yanowsky, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 15/Dec/2013 ] 'One of the very best seasonal treats for children and adults alike, the Royal Ballet's Nutcracker is a handsome, magical, thoroughly traditional rendering of ETA Hoffmann's immortal if deeply strange story.' Sunday Express on Nutcracker |
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Classic Ballets: Swan Lake / Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty (recorded 2006-2009) Royal Ballet / Marialela Nunez, Thiago Soares, Alina Cojocaru, Federico Bonelli, Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae / Valery Ovsyanikov, Koen Kessels [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2013 ] This special collection brings together three acclaimed Royal Ballet performances of Tchaikovsky's celebrated masterpieces. The tragic and gloriously romantic Swan Lake features compelling dancing from Marianela Nuñez and Thiago Soares, while an... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet (complete ballet filmed in 2011) Australian Ballet / Madeleine Eastoe, Kevin Jackson, Daniel Gaudiello / Nicolette Fraillon (cond) [ ABC Classics DVD / DVD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] Graeme Murphy is renowned for his ability to create striking new versions of iconic ballets and Romeo and Juliet is his most lavish vision yet. He sets this universal love story outside of place and time and the spectacular production roams over... |
CHOPIN
Die Kamiliendame [Lady of the Camellias] (complete ballet recorded in 1986) Ballett der Hamburger Staatsoper / Marcia HaydACe / Ivan Liska / Heribert Beissel (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel / DVD - released 1/Jul/2007 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 Surround - Colour - NTSC John Neumeier's Lady of the Camellias - a large-scale, narrative ballet set to original concert music by Frédéric Chopin - is based on the novel of the same... |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker (Complete ballet recorded in 1999) Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin / Nadja Saidakova, Vladimir Malakhov, Oliver Matz / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Arthaus Musik / DVD - released 27/Jun/2002 ] In 1999, exactly 107 years - to the day - after the first performance in St. Petersburg, Patrice Bart's choreography of Tchaikovsky's worldwide success The Nutcracker premiered at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Dancer's Dream: Romeo & Juliet The great ballet productions by Rudolf Nureyev. [ Arthaus / DVD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] A documentary dedicated to the great ballet productions by Rudolf Nureyev. Romeo and Juliet, composed by Serge Prokofieff in 1935, is one of the few long great ballets that are also known to a broader public. In contrast to Swan Lake, Sleeping... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / ADAM / MINKUS / SAINT-SAENS / DVORAK / STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Essential Ballet - Kirov at Coven Garden & Gala Performance in Red Square Kirov Ballet & Orchestra, conducted by Viktor Fedotv & Valery Gergiev [ Philips DVD / DVD - released 20/Sep/2003 ] Features the Kirov Orchestra and the Moscow radio Symphony Orchestra |