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The Australian Ballet: The Music Of The Dance (4 CDS)

The Australian Ballet: The Music Of The Dance (4 CDS)

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VOCALISTS: Jane Sheldon, Sara Macliver, Geoff Lierse, Michael Kieran Harvey

ORCHESTRAS: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, State Orchestra of Victoria, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Australis, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

CONDUCTORS: Nicolette Fraillon, Ola Rudner, Albert Rosen, Jorge Mester, Willem van Otterloo, Mark Summerbell, Edo de Waart, David Measham, Antony Walker, David Stanhope, John Hopkins, Werner Andreas Albert, David Porcelijn, Vladimir Verbitsky, John Lanchbery

 

For over four decades The Australian Ballet has been defining the face of ballet in our country. It gave its first performance in 1962, building on a strong and rich tradition of ballet in Australia and the efforts of many dedicated pioneers in ballet and dance.


Go on a journey with The Australian Ballet, with this beautifully packaged 4CD set, celebrating the life of The Ballet over 50 years. From Swan Lake to Romeo & Juliet, to Australian works dedicated to The Ballet, such as Halcyon and Wild Swans, this stunning repertoire takes the listener through the many choreographers, and Artistic Directors of The Australian Ballet.


Read the 5000 word essay by ballet academic Lee Chrisofis and enjoy the stunning pictures scattered throughout the booklet.

 

DISC 1

Swan Lake: Black Swan Pas de deux - Tchaikovsky

Romeo & Juliet: Romeo decides to avenge Mercutio - Prokofiev

Romeo & Juliet: Juliet’s Funeral & Death of Juliet - Prokofiev

After the Rain: Spiegel im Spiegel - Part

Halycon: Scene Two - Brophy

Wild Swans: Eliza Aria -Kats-Chernin

Monotones: Gymnopédie No. 3 - Satie/Debussy

The Sleeping Beauty: Rose Adagio - Tchaikovsky

The Sleeping Beauty: Pas de deux: Aurora and Désirée - Tchaikovsky

Birthday Offering: The Seasons – Autumn: Petit Adagio - Glazunov

Gala Performance: Classical Symphony (1st movt) - Prokofiev

Don Quixote: Act III Pas de deux - Minkus/Lanchbery

 

DISC 2

Afternoon of a Faun: Prélude à L’Après-midi d’un faune - Debussy

Apollp: Apollon musagète: Pas de deux: Apollo and Terpsichore - Stravinsky

Snugglepot & Cuddlepie: Pas de deux: John Dory and Ann Chovy - Mills

The Rite of Spring: Spring Rounds - Stravinsky

Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold - Berlioz

Forgotten Land: Sinfonia da requiem: Lacrymosa - Britten

The Possibility Space: To the Green Island (3rd movt) & White Ghost Dancing - Edwards

1914: Internal Rhapsody – Imogen’s Waltz - Koehne

At the Edge of Night: Two Preludes - Rachmaninoff

Beyond Twelve: Piano Concerto in G major (1st movt) - Ravel

The Firebird: Infernal Dance of Kashchei’s Subjects - Stravinsky

 

DISC 3

Coppelia: Galop final - Delibes

Spartacus: Adagio - Khachaturian

Le Spectre de la Rose: Invitation to the Dance - Weber/Berlioz

The Merry Widow: Finale & Hanna’s National Dance - Lehar/Lanchbery

Requiem: Pie Jesu - Faure

Beyond Bach: Air on the G-String - JS Bach/J Wilhem

Four Temperaments: Sanguine (Waltz) - Hindemith

Night Path: Symphony of Nocturnes: Rustling - Mills

Stepping Stones: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 5 - Cage

Concerto: Piano Concerto No. 2: Andante - Shostakovich

Madame Butterfly: Dance with Fans - Puccini/Lanchbery

Gemini: Symphony No. 3: Conjuring Dance - Henze

The Silver Rose: Piano Concerto No. 1 (3rd movt) - Vine

 

DISC 4

Spring Waters: Spring Waters - Rachmaninoff

Ballet Imperial: Piano Concerto No. 2: Allegro con fuoco - Tchaikovsky

Giselle: Variation d’Albert & Variation de Giselle - Adam

The Sentimental Bloke: Bill is Heartbroken - Arlen/Lanchbery

The Display: Forest - Williamson

Molto Vivace: Largo - Handel

Beyond Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach/Walton

Grand Pas Classique: Variation for the Male Dancer & Coda - Auber

The Nutcracker: Dances of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Prince Charming - Tchaikovsky

Sun Music: Sun Music I - Sculthorpe

Les Presages: Symphony No. 5: Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Tchaikovsky

Serenade: Serenade for Strings: Pezzo in forma di sonatina - Tchaikovsky

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