Product Details

• Format: Box set, Classical, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 4
• Studio: Kultur Video
• VHS Release Date: February 29, 2000
• Run Time: 360 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0769725074
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,777 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This spectacular 4-tape set includes; The Glory of the Kirov, The Glory of the Bolshoi, Ballet Favorites, and Great Pas de Deux. Stars Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nuryev, Margot Fonteyn, Natalia Makarova, and many others. 360 minutes.

The Glory of the Kirov
From the early days of this century, the Maryinsky Ballet, later the Kirov, dazzled audiences with the beauty of the dance. Five years research in Russia's archives has unearthed fascinating footage, much of it never before available in the West, of many of the company's great dancers including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, Natalia Dudinskaya, and many others. Ballets featured include Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Raymonda and more.

The Glory of the Bolshoi
During the Bolshoi Ballet's first tours abroad in the mid-20th century, Western audiences were brought to their feet by the Bolshoi style - thrilling athleticism that never lost the essential beauty of the dance. Five years research in Russia's film archives has unearthed fascinating footage, much of it never before available in the West, of many of the company's great dancers including Vladimir Vasiliev, Galina Ulanova, Irek Mukhamedov, and many others.

Ballet Favorites
Ballet Favorites features many stunning ballet sequences on one video. This spectacular compilation showcases the talent of many of the greatest dancers of recent years, filmed at the world's leading venues, and combines the remarkable athleticism of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Wayne Eagling with the beauty and elegance of Iria Kolpakova, Darcey Bussell, and many more.

Great Pas de Deux
This superb collection of thrilling pas de deux, from many of the best-loved classical ballets features some of the most celebrated partnerships of our time including Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev in Le Corsaire, Natalia Makarova and Anthony Dowell in A Month in the Country, and many others.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dear Confused Viewer, Jack Bettin:, December 24, 2000

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Nancy J. Pinard (Dayton, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ballet Gold Collection [VHS] (VHS Tape)

THE GLORY OF THE KIROV, THE GLORY OF THE BOLSHOI, BALLET FAVORITES, and GREAT PAS DE DEUX are the four tapes included in this collection. By looking up each of those titles separately and reading their reviews, you'll get a sense of each. Voila! --Nancy Pinard

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars confused, November 25, 2000

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Jack V. Bettin (Mariette, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ballet Gold Collection [VHS] (VHS Tape)

i find it difficult to know if i would like to buy this video and several others that may in fact be good because i have no idea what ballets are in them. i know there's four tapes in this collection, but i don't know what's on them. i don't know where else to write this, but i hope someone reads this. Jack Bettin