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Misunderstood Ballet Music, September 3, 2000
This review is from: Ballet Classics (Audio CD)
Most people misjudge opera and ballet. Ballet is not just cutesy dancing for girls. It is a brilliant art form. Tchaikovsky mastered the art of ballet with his famous Nutcraker and Sleeping Beauty, considered to be the greatest ballets to date. The Russian ballet is extremely connected to fantasy and romance. Swan Lake tells the story of a princess turned into a swan. The Act 2 is very colorful in orchestration and dance. The Dance of the Little Swans and the magnificent Waltz are very excellent. In Sleeping Beauty, (the fairy tale has no need for an explanation), Tchaikovsky manages beautiful music, from Marches to a waltz you will be sure to love and a difficult pas'de deux for ballet dancers. These are great ballets and the music is perhaps the most excellent in the field you will hear. I recommend it.
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