Works Summary
Performers
Ron Golan (Viola)
Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Conductors
Raymond Agoult
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Richard Bonynge
Nicholas Cleobury
Antal Dorati
Charles Dutoit
Aram Khachaturian
David Zinman
Ensembles
Cleveland Orchestra
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra
New Symphony Orchestra
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Orchestra De La Suisse Romande
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Aram Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)
Alphons Czibulka (1842 - 1894)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Johann Strauss Jr. (1825 - 1899)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Remarks:
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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Sleeping Beauty :: Rose Adagio
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 6 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1888-1889
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals)
- Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
- Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury
- Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1886
Massenet, Jules : La Vierge :: The Last Sleep of the Virgin
- Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 8 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Cantata/Oratorio
- Written: 1880
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Les Sylphides :: Nocturne
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: 'Les Sylphides' is a compilation of works by Frédéric Chopin. It was conceived as a ballet by Mikhail Fokin in 1909, and orchestrated by Roy Douglas in 1936.
- Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Ballet
Gounod, Charles : Faust :: Ballet Music
- Conductor: David Zinman
- Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1859
Czibulka, Alphons : Love's Dream after the Fall
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Notes: Arranger: Gamley.
- Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) : Coppélia :: Peace
- Performer: Ron Golan (Viola)
- Ensemble: Orchestra De La Suisse Romande
- Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1870
Stravinsky, Igor : L'Oiseau de feu (The Firebird) :: Berceuse
- Conductor: Antal Dorati
- Ensemble: Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- Notes: Composition written: Russia (1909 - 1910).
- Running Time: 4 min. 43 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Form: Ballet
Massenet, Jules : Cigale :: Valse très lente
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1904
Britten, Benjamin : Matinées musicales :: Nocturne
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Written: 1941
Strauss, Johann, Jr. : Le Beau Danube
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 6 min. sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Waltz
- Written: 1867
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Souvenir d'un lieu cher :: Mélodie
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 4 min. 12 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1878
Prokofiev, Sergei : Romeo and Juliet :: The Last Farewell
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 9 min. 31 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1935-1936
Massenet, Jules : Thaïs :: Méditation
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 45 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1894
Khachaturian, Aram : Spartacus :: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
- Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
- Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 9 min. 8 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1954/1968
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Les Sylphides :: Waltz
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: 'Les Sylphides' is a compilation of works by Frédéric Chopin. It was conceived as a ballet by Mikhail Fokin in 1909, and orchestrated by Roy Douglas in 1936.
- Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Ballet
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Swan Lake :: The Black Swan
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 9 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1875-1876
Massenet, Jules : Le Roi de Lahore :: Act 5. Entr'acte / Act 3. Adagio & Valse
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 7 min. 18 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1877
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Waltz of the Flowers
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 6 min. 53 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1891-1892
Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: Gayaneh's Adagio
- Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
- Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1942/1957
Massenet, Jules : Scènes alsaciennes :: Dimanche matin
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 8 min. 3 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: by 1882
Prokofiev, Sergei : Cinderella :: Valse
- Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 24 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1940-1944
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Swan Lake :: Act 1. Finale
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1875-1876
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