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ADOLPHE ADAM
Giselle - Ballet (ed. Henri Büsser)
Act I
1.
Introduction (Allegro con fuoco)
0:22
2.
Entrée des joyeux vendangeurs et vendangeuses
0:47
3.
Entrée du Prince (Allegro moderato)
0:42
4.
Loys seul & Entrée de Giselle
4:32
5.
Retour de la vendange
0:50
6.
Valse
2:10
7.
Pas de deux
1:30
8.
La Chasse
1:49
9.
March des vignerons
1:37
10.
Pas seul, Friedrich Burgmüller's interpolation
1:36
11.
Galop
1:46
12.
Final et scène de folie
5:30
Act II
13.
Apparition des feux follets
2:31
14.
Apparition de Myrtha
0:55
15.
Pas des premières Wilis
3:03
16.
Apparition de Giselle
1:33
17.
Entrée du Prince
0:52
18.
Le spectre de Giselle apparaît au Prince
4:34
19.
Entrée d'Hilarion
1:08
20.
Scène et fugue des Wilis
0:44
21.
Pas de deux. Adagio
4:29
22.
Pas de deux. Variation de Loys
0:42
23.
Ensemble de Wilis
2:25
24.
Final & Lever de soleil et entrée de la Cour
2:26
Orchestra: L'Orchestra Opéra National de Paris
Conductor:Richard Blareau
rec: 1 June, 1953
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Nutcracker - Suite, Op.71a
25.
I
Ouverture miniature. Allegro giusto
3:08
26.
II
Marche. Tempo di marcia viva
2:31
27.
III
Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante non troppo
1:33
28.
IV
Danse russe. Trépak. Tempo di trepak, molto vivace
1:07
29.
V
Danse arabe. Allegretto
3:25
30.
VI
Danse chinoise. Allegro moderato
1:06
31.
VII
Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai
2:17
32.
VIII
Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
6:06
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:George Weldon
rec: 1960 stereo
Total time: 69:46
Master source: Recordings from the collection of Jürgen Schaarwächter
Notes
This unique transfer of fondly-remembered performances by two of the finest conductors of ballet music in the first decade following World War II restores to the catalogues some very fine accounts; the first is of music from Adolphe Adam’s deeply-loved ballet ’Giselle’ under the legendary Richard Blareau, coupled with Tchaikovsky’s ’Nutcracker’ Suite played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under George Weldon. The result is an attractive and most welcome release, superbly transferred through modern technology to bring these enchanting performances to life for today’s audiences.
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