Giselle

Adam (Artist), Bonynge (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000041Z8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,085 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Giselle: Act One: Introduction

2. Giselle: Act One: Les Vendangeurs

3. Giselle: Act One: Entree de Loys

4. Giselle: Act One: Entree de Giselle

5. Giselle: Act One: Retour de la vendange et valse

6. Giselle: Act One: La Chasse

7. Giselle: Act One: Scene d'Hilarion

8. Giselle: Act One: Marche des Vignerons

9. Giselle: Act One: Pas seul

10. Giselle: Act One: Pas de deux des jeunes paysans: a. Polacca

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Giselle: Act Two: Introduction, halte des chasseurs et apparition des feux follets

2. Giselle: Act Two: Apparition de Myrthe et evocation magique

3. Giselle: Act Two: Pas des premieres Wilis

4. Giselle: Act Two: Apparition de Giselle

5. Giselle: Act Two: Entree des paysans

6. Giselle: Act Two: Entree du Prince et apparition de Giselle

7. Giselle: Act Two: Entree d'Hilarion, scene et fugue des Wilis

8. Giselle: Act Two: a. Adage

9. Giselle: Act Two: b. Andantino

10. Giselle: Act Two: c. Andante

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest performance of this great ballet, March 28, 2006

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D. R. Schryer (Poquoson, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Giselle (Audio CD)

Giselle was the first great Romantic ballet and it has deservedly remained in the mainstream ballet repertoire since its premier both because most great ballerinas love to dance the title role and also because of the extraordinary beauty of its music. There have been several fine recordings of Giselle but many are abbreviated, whereas this recording is complete. Furthermore, I have never heard Giselle conducted as beautifully as Richard Bonyge conducts it on this recording. If you love great ballet music, or simply great music from the Romantic era, I beg you to acquire this version of Giselle while it is still available. I should note, however, that Amazon has this same performance on a mid-priced 2-CD set from Decca.