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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys ballet Swan Lake has not quit the stages of the theatres around the world for more than a hundred years now. Generations of artists and spectators come and go, many of the aesthetic canons are now in the past, but Tchaikovskys music continues to impress, and the roles of Odette and Odile still remain a measure of performing mastery and inspiration. The essence of the music of the ballet is fully uncovered in its choreographic implementatio for which it was actually intended. But when one listens to an expressive recording of the USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov, he or she cannot help but get inspired wit unfading beauty of the great Russian composers masterpiece. Thats how strong the impressive images of Swan Lake are, thats how conquering the drama of symphonic development is, and thats how ingenuous the perception of this sublime musical and choreographic poem is. The ballet Swan Lake has become a living proof of Pyotr Tchaikovskys famous words: As hard as my soul can, I want my music to spread wider and wider so that more people find consolation and support in it. The music of Swan Lake carries this joy of communication with genuinely humanistic art to people.