A Night at the Ballet (Box Set) [Box set]

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Adolphe Adam (Composer), Leo Delibes (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Anton Rubinstein (Composer), Johann II [Junior] Strauss (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Josef Bayer (Composer), Henry Adolph (Conductor), Hanspeter Gmur (Conductor), Leo Gruber (Conductor), Alfred Scholz (Conductor), Anton Nanut (Conductor), Philharmonia Slavonica (Performer), London Festival Orchestra (Orchestra), Nimberg Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Philharmonia Slavonica
• Orchestra: London Festival Orchestra, Nimberg Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Henry Adolph, Hanspeter Gmur, Leo Gruber, Alfred Scholz, Anton Nanut
• Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Adolphe Adam, Leo Delibes, Charles Gounod, Maurice Ravel, et al.
• Audio CD (October 24, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Ent. Media Partners
• ASIN: B000002XEG
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #387,394 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Overture

2. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: March

3. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Waltz of the Sugar Plum Fairy

4. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Trepak (Russian Dance)

5. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Coffee (Arabian Dance)

6. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Tea (Chinese Dance)

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Giselle, ballet: Excerpts

2. Coppélia, ou La fille aux yeux d'émail, ballet: Ballet Suite

3. Sylvia, ou La nymphe de Diane, ballet: Ballet Suite

4. Faust, opera: Ballet music: Excerpt

Disc: 3

1. Boléro, ballet for orchestra

2. Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern, incidental music, D. 797 (Op. 26): Ballet Music

3. Rêve angélique, for piano in F sharp major (Kamennïy-Ostrov No. 22; also published as 'La Gondolière'), Op. 10/22

4. The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a: Wedding March Mazurka

5. Champagner-Polka, musical scherzo for orchestra, Op. 211 (RV 211)

6. Ägyptischer (Egyptian March), march for orchestra, Op. 335 (RV 335)

See all 8 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3 CD's for under $10, May 17, 2000

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Colorado Dancer - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Night at the Ballet (Box Set) (Audio CD)

What a wonderful compilation of ballet music! At a price that is extremely hard to resist! I use these CD's for personal listening and for teaching dance...it has been a genuine treat!

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, May 30, 2007

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K. Aromi "KAB" (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Night at the Ballet (Box Set) (Audio CD)

I was a dancer growing up and ave always appreciated and had a soft spot for classical music but ballet music in particular. The collection is fabulous. Highly recommended.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars i am very better now, July 22, 2007

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Cecilia (Huntington Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Night at the Ballet (Box Set) (Audio CD)

This music is focus on dancing rather than my work in New York. Also for getting back to class. I am go to take class again.