Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), George Weldon (Conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra of London (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London
• Conductor: George Weldon
• Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
• Audio CD (July 31, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Class. for Pleas. Us
• ASIN: B000R7HQUS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,271 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to Pass Up the "Pleasure" of Sleeping Beauty, June 9, 2009

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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I recently came across this 2CD "Classics for Pleasure" title on the Berkshire Record Outlet website, and decided it was time to upgrade from my one CD EMI Seraphim budget-line of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty highlights, as performed by George Weldon conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. This is a legendary performance, in fact it is the first ever made in stereo, and this two-disc set features an additional 40 minutes of music not featured in the single highlights disc, though it is still an abridged account of the ballet. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Philharmonia (basically EMI/British Columbia's "house band") was one of the best orchestras in the world. For the most part, Otto Klemperer and Herbert Von Karajan led the Philharmonia at this time, but when other great conductors stepped in, whether it was Weldon, Efrem Kurtz, Herbert Menges, Constantin Silvestri or Guido Cantelli, the results were generally just as magical, for the orchestra was a war-horse! There are many great choices available when it comes to Sleeping Beauty, but if you are a novice or a connoisseur you won't be disappointed with this famous account by Weldon and the Philharmonia.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT SERVICE, June 15, 2009

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It was a gift to my daughter's ballet teacher and she loved it. The service & delivery was excellent.

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