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Tchaikovsky: The Ballets / André Previn
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Andre Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Ballets / André Previn
Genre: Classical
 
  •  Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (18) - Disc #2
  •  Track Listings (14) - Disc #3
  •  Track Listings (15) - Disc #4
  •  Track Listings (10) - Disc #5
  •  Track Listings (13) - Disc #6


     
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All Artists: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Andre Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ida Haendel, John Brown, Douglas Cummings
Title: Tchaikovsky: The Ballets / André Previn
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Release Date: 8/5/2002
Album Type: Box set
Genre: Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 6
SwapaCD Credits: 6
UPCs: 724357362429, 724357362450
 

CD Reviews

Worth the Price
Rudy Avila | Lennox, Ca United States | 10/13/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are looking for the three ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and Nutcraker in a single set, this is the best one out there. DO NOT repeat DO NOT buy Herbert Von Karajan's 60's recording with the Weiner Philharmonic under the cd label of Decca "Legends". That is the worst one. It has excerpts from the ballets rearranged for concert suites. This cd is far superior in that it has the entire ballets in 3 disks. Andre Previn is a marvelous conductor and the London Philharmonic is known the world over. The music of Tchaikovsky comes alive in a colorful and expressive fashion, although not as masterfully rendered as any of the ballets conducted under the baton of Antal Dorati. If you are looking for an individual recording of the Sleeping Beauty or the other ballets(full score in addition to divertissements and variations) get the recordings with Dorati conducting. But the music to these ballets are excellent. You wil love the Swan Lake's powerful main theme, the spell-casting music of the Sleeping Beauty (from the Introduction to the Apotheose) and the festive and lyric Nutcraker. This is the best ballets ever made and by the genius of the man known as Peter I. Tchaikovsky. Viva Tchaikovsky !"
Excellent set
Rudy Avila | 08/07/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"What a wonderful set! I am a fan of Tchaikovsky, particularly of the Nutcracker. This set contains all of the music, not just highlights, from these three ballets. But just as importantly, the sound quality is wonderful -- the music is very well performed. I've seen all three of these ballets performed at Lincoln Center, and am impressed by these CDs. The liner notes are quite informative as well."
Wonderful Performances Marred by Heathens
Muraari Vasudevan | Everett, WA USA | 05/08/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)

"This collection of the complete ballets is absolutely spectacular. The orchestration, the tempo, the conducting, and the overall quality of music are absolutely immaculate, and have provided me with many hours of delightful entertainment. I particularly love the performance of Swan Lake and the Nutcracker on here. With the Nutcraker, the music really does paint pictures in your heads, of fairies and dancers and sugar plums and flowers etc. etc., and the Pervin's rendition here really does help with that. Wonderul music.



As another reviwer commented, chopping up music for the sake of marketing one less CD is an absolute disgrace. The 3 stars is not for the quality of music (which deserves 5 stars), but rather for a uncultured uncivilized marketers who have commited an absolute travesty by cutting off sections from Swan Lake for the sake of CD space. Regardless, this set is well worth listening to as what is actually on the CD makes it worth the price."