LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI and his Symphony Orchestra THE HEART OF THE BALLET selections from ADAM: Variation of Giselle WEBER: Le Spectre de la Rose DELIBES: Sylvia TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake & Nutcracker Suite DEBUSSY: L'apres-midi d'un faune BERLIOZ: Ballet des Sylphes Cala Records continue their Stokowski Series of 'first CD releases' with more of the spectacular recordings which Stokowski made with his own hand-picked ensemble of brilliant New York virtuosi during the 1950s. This collection has as its center-point a best-selling LP entitled The Heart of the Ballet in which Stokowski conducted excerpts from some of the great Classical and Romantic Ballets. A contemporary review of the time wrote: Stokowski has selected the most tuneful and pleasing numbers from the most popular ballets and presents them in his most ingratiating manner. Hosts of persons who have never seen a ballet are going to enjoy this record just for the pleasing music it contains. |
Issued to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of Stokowski's birth (1882) and the 30th Anniversary of his death (1977) ADAM (1803-1856) 1. Giselle 4:16 Variation of Giselle; Mad Scene; Memory of the Love Scene; Despair of Löys; Finale Act 1 WEBER (1786-1826) 2. Le Spectre de la Rose 9:10 (Invitation to the Dance, orch. Berlioz) CHOPIN (1810-1849) Les Sylphides 9:43 (orch. Leroy Anderson* and Peter Bodge) 3. Prelude in A major, Op.28 No.7*; Valse in G-flat major, Op.70 No.1, Mazurka in C major, Op.67 No.3 5:00 4. Grand Valse Brillante in E-flat major, Op.18 No.1* 4:42 DELIBES (1836-1891) 5. Sylvia 3:53 Valse lente; Pizzicato TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Swan Lake 9:56 6. Dance of the Swan Queen 4:58 7. Dance of the Little Swans 4:57 Nutcracker Suite 22:30 8. Overture Miniature 3:09 9. March 2:06 10. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy 2:14 11. Russian Dance (Trépak) 1:06 12. Arabian Dance 4:05 13. Chinese Dance 0:58 14. Dance of the Flutes 2:12 15. Waltz of the Flowers 6:37 DEBUSSY (1862-1918) 16. L'après-midi d'un faune 10:19 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) BERLIOZ (1803-1969) 17. Ballet des Sylphes 2:54 from The Damnation of Faust Total Time 72:44 |