Tchaikovsky Stokowski New Philharmonia Orch - Sleeping Beauty Swan Lake (19 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Tchaikovsky, Stokowski, New Philharmonia Orch.
Sleeping Beauty / Swan Lake
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
1. Swan Lake, op. 20: Introduction (Moderato assai)
2. Swan Lake, op. 20: No. 2 Valse (Act I)
3. Swan Lake, op. 20: No. 4 Pas de trios- Variation III (Act I)
4. Swan Lake, op. 20: No. 5. Pas de deux (Act I)
5. Swan Lake, op. 20: No. 10. Scene (Moderato) (Act II)
6. Swan Lake, op. 20: No. 11. Scene (allegro moderato) (Act II)
7. Swan Lake, op. 20: No. 21 Danse espagnole Spanish dance
8. Swan Lake, op. 20: No. 27 Dance of the Little Swans
9. Swan Lake, op. 20: No. 29 Scene finale (Andante. Allegro agitato) (Act IV)
10. Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Intorduction
11. Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: No. 3. Variation IV (Canari qui chante) (Prologue)
12. Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: No. 6. Valse (Prologue)
13. Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: No. 8. Pas d'action (Act I)
14. Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: No. 22. Polacca (Act III)
15. Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: No. 23. Oas De Quatre (Allegro non tanto) (Act III)
16. Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: No. 25. Pas De quartre (Adagio) (Act III)
17. Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: No. 28. Pas De deux (Adagio) (Act III)
18. Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: No. 30. Finale-Apotheose
19. Romeo And Juliet-Fantasy Overture - L'Orch de la Suisse Romande/Leopold Stokowdki

CD Details

All Artists: Tchaikovsky, Stokowski, New Philharmonia Orch.
Title: Sleeping Beauty / Swan Lake
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Polygram Records
Release Date: 11/19/1996
Genre: Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028944895025

CD Reviews

Stokowski conducts Tchaikovsky

Brian H. Williams | Manteca, CA United States | 06/04/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Recorded in glorious Phase 4 Stereo, the two ballets are performed with a spirit and lightness that is sadly missing in performances of todays conductors. The only thing listeners may object to, is the re-written ending of Romeo and Juliet. Stokowski did not believe that the romantic tone poem should end in loud, crashing chords, rather, he believed the death of the two characters should be handled peacefully. So Stokowski re-wrote the ending using strings and a mild cresescendo to express death quietly. This re-written ending violates the letter of the score. If you don't mind the re-scored ending, the disc as an entirety is excellent!"