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Treasures of The Russian Ballet / Leningrad Kirov Ballet & Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118; Cinderella, Op. 87 - Ballet Suite; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Adolphe Adam: Giselle; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh (excerpts); L&#...
Performers: Fadeyechev, Nicolai; Lavrovsky, Mikhail; Liepa, Maris; Maximova, Ekaterina; Plisetskaya, Maya; Sizova, Alla; Soloviev, Yuri; Struchkova, Raisa; Timofeyeva, Nina; Ulanova, Galina; Vasiliev, Vladimir
Conductors: Hajibeyov, Niyazi; Faier, Yuri; Zhuraitis, Algis
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Russia's two great ballet companies, the Bolshoi Ballet and the Kirov Ballet (now the Mariinsky) undertook their first major post-war tours in the early 1960s,...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Tchaikovsky Ballet Masterpieces / Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Nutcracker, Op. 71
Performers: Fonteyn, Margot; Somes, Michael
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Irving, Robert; Rignold, Hugo
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Philharmonic Orchesta

Tchaikovsky's 3 ballet masterpieces are all rare studio performances from the 1950's, featuring the legendary Fonteyn. Innately musical and technically perfect, Fonteyn was also a...continue...

The Lady & The Fool and Pineapple Poll / Charles Mackerras [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Charles Mackerras: The Lady and the Fool, romantic ballet suite (after Verdi); Arthur Sullivan: Pineapple Poll
Performers: Beriosova, Svetlana; Blair, David; Holden, Stanley; Hynd, Ronald; Larsen, Gerd; Park, Merle; Powell, Ray; Taylor, Brenda
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Released for the first time on DVD are rare studio performances of John Cranko's choreography in The Lady and The Fool and Pineapple Roll. Featuring...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Subtitles: French, German
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Chopin: Les Sylphides; Adam: Giselle / Robinson, Beriosova, Elvin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Adolphe Adam: Giselle
Performers: Beriosova, Svetlana; Elvin, Violetta; Fadeyechev, Nikolai; Field, John; Larsen, Niels Bjorn; Markova, Alicia; Nerina, Nadia; Sokolova, Lydia
Conductors: Robinson, Eric; Ringold, Hugo
Ensemble: ; Covent Garden Orchestra

These two exceptional studio performances represent some of the earliest filmed dance material from the BBC archives. Les Sylphides, introduced by Tamara Karsavina, one of...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: French, German
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