Description:

[The three ballets in this album are Tchaikovsky's three most famous ballets, all very romantic ballets, but also beloved as charming orchestral masterpieces off the stage. Rubidium clock cutting. [Orchestre de Paris, conductor: Seiji Ozawa (1), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Pierre Montoux (2), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor: Antal Dorati (3) Recordings: London, June 1962; Paris, February 1974; Amsterdam, 1979 - 1981

Tracklisting:

1 THE NUTCRACKER-SUITE. OP.71A 1.OUVERTURE MINIATURE / OZAWA SEIJI
2 THE NUTCRACKER-SUITE. OP.71A 2.DANSES CARACTERISTIQUES A.MARCHE (ACT 1) / OZAWA SEIJI
3 THE NUTCRACKER-SUITE. OP.71A 2.DANSES CARACTERISTIQUES B.DANSE DE LA FEE DRAGEE (ACT 2) / OZAWA SEIJI
4 THE NUTCRACKER-SUITE. OP.71A 2.DANSES CARACTERISTIQUES C.DANSE RUSSE (ACT 2) / OZAWA SEIJI
5 THE NUTCRACKER-SUITE. OP.71A 2.DANSES CARACTERISTIQUES D.DANSE ARABE (ACT 2) / OZAWA SEIJI
6 THE NUTCRACKER-SUITE. OP.71A 2.DANSES CARACTERISTIQUES E.DANSE CHINOISE (ACT 2) / OZAWA SEIJI
7 THE NUTCRACKER-SUITE. OP.71A 2.DANSES CARACTERISTIQUES F.DANSE DES MIRLITONS (ACT 2) / OZAWA SEIJI
8 THE NUTCRACKER-SUITE. OP.71A 3.VALSE DES FLEURS (ACT 2) / OZAWA SEIJI
9 SWAN LAKE. OP.20-EXCERPTS INTRODUCTION (ACT 2) / PIERRE MONTEUX
10 SWAN LAKE. OP.20-EXCERPTS VALSE (ACT 1) / PIERRE MONTEUX
11 SWAN LAKE. OP.20-EXCERPTS DANSES DES CYGNES (ACT 2) / PIERRE MONTEUX
12 SWAN LAKE. OP.20-EXCERPTS SCENE (FANFARES) ET LA VALSE (ACT 3) / PIERRE MONTEUX
13 SWAN LAKE. OP.20-EXCERPTS DANSE HONGROISE (CZARDAS) (ACT 3) / PIERRE MONTEUX
14 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. OP.66-EXCERPTS INTRODUCTION / ANTAL DORATI
15 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. OP.66-EXCERPTS MARCHE (PROLOGUE) / ANTAL DORATI
16 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. OP.66-EXCERPTS GRAND ADAGE A LA ROSE (ACT 1) / ANTAL DORATI
17 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. OP.66-EXCERPTS LA FEE DES LILAS (PROLOGUE) / ANTAL DORATI
18 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. OP.66-EXCERPTS PANORAMA (ACT 2) / ANTAL DORATI
19 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. OP.66-EXCERPTS VALSE (ACT 1) / ANTAL DORATI