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CD: I Love Ballet $15.98

These two richly-filled CDs provide a perfect introduction to the joys of ballet music. The set is intended to appeal specifically to young girls who are interested in ballet, but will also be enjoyed by all grown ups who are young at heart. It contains the best loved and most familiar items from many of the popular ballets that are frequently performed by all the great dance companies around the world.

Here are some of the major ballets represented in the programme:

* Tchaikovsky's three undying masterpieces: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker

* Prokofiev's brilliant settings of the fairy tale Cinderella and Shakespeare's powerful tragedy Romeo and Juliet

* Adam's Giselle, probably the greatest romantic ballet of all time, and the beautiful abstract work Les Sylphides that uses music by Frédéric Chopin

* Two of the most enduring French ballets: the delightful story of the mechanical doll Coppélia and the pastoral tale of the nymph Sylvia, both with music by Léo Delibes

* Three wonderful English ballets that specially appeal to children: La Fille mal gardée, Tales of Beatrix Potter and Pineapple Poll

Other novelties in the album include the rousing `Sabre Dance' from Gayaneh by Khachaturian, `Popular Song' from William Walton's Façade, the lively can-can overture to Gaîté Parisienne using the music of Offenbach, the complete `Dance of the Hours' from the opera La Gioconda (made famous in Disney's original Fantasia), and The Dying Swan, created by the legendary Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova to music by Saint-Saëns from Carnival of the Animals.

The works are performed by some of the world's finest orchestras under an impressive line-up of conductors, including Herbert von Karajan, John Lanchbery, Sir Charles Mackerras, André Previn, Sir Malcolm Sargent and Barry Wordsworth

Works Include:

Disc 1:

1. No.10. Scene (Moderato). - Swan Lake, Op.20

2. IV. Dance of the Cygnets (Allegro moderato). - Swan Lake, Op.20, Act II, 13. Dances of the Swans

3. 21. Spanish Dance (Allegro non troppo. tempo di bolero). - Swan Lake, Op.20, Act III

4. 22. Neapolitan Dance (Allegro moderato - Andantino quasi moderato). - Swan Lake, Op.20, Act III

5. March. - The Nutcracker, Op.71, Scene 1

6. Variation 2. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - Coda [to Pas de deux]. - The Nutcracker, Op.71, Divertissement

7. Trepak (Russian Dance). - The Nutcracker, Op.71, Divertissement

8. Chocolate (Spanish Dance). - The Nutcracker, Op.71, Divertissement

9. Coffee (Arab Dance). - The Nutcracker, Op.71, Divertissement

10. Tea (Chinese Dance). - The Nutcracker, Op.71, Divertissement

11. Dance of the Reed Flutes. - The Nutcracker, Op.71, Divertissement

12. Waltz of the Flowers. - The Nutcracker, Op.71, Divertissement

13. Rose Adagio (Andante - Adagio maestoso). - Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act I. 'The Spell', 8. Pas d'action.

14. 24. Pas de caractère (Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat) (Allegro moderato). - Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act III. 'The Wedding'

15. 25. Pas de quatre (Adagio). - Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act III. 'The Wedding'

16. Variation I. Cinderella and Prince Charming (Allegro. Tempo di valse). - Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act III. 'The Wedding'

17. Variation II. The Bluebird and Princess Florine (Andantino). - Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act III. 'The Wedding'

18. Coda (Presto). - Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act III. 'The Wedding'

19. Red Riding-Hood and the Wolf (Allegro moderato). - Sleeping Beauty, Op.66, Act III. 'The Wedding', 26. Pas de caractère

20. No.1 Valse.. - Coppélia, ACT I

21. No.3 Mazurka.. - Coppélia, ACT I

22. No.14b Vlase de la poupée.. - Coppélia, ACT II

23. Danse de Fête.. - Coppélia, ACT III, Divertissements.

24. Polka. - Facade (2008 Digital Remaster)

25. Popular Song. - Facade (2008 Digital Remaster)

26. Dance of the Knights. - Romeo and Juliet (1987 Digital Remaster)

27. Balcony Scene (Act I). - Romeo and Juliet (1987 Digital Remaster)

Disc 2

1. Valse (Act I). - Giselle (2008 Digital Remaster)

2. Pas de deux (Act II). - Giselle (2008 Digital Remaster)

3. Dance of the hours. - La Gioconda (2005 - Remaster)

4. Prélude in A, Op.28 No.7. - Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster)

5. Grande Valse brillante in E Flat, Op.18. - Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster)

6. Overture (La Vie Parisienne). - Gaîté Parisienne (1989 Digital Remaster)

7. Les Chasseresses. - Sylvia (Suite)

8. Pizzicati. - Sylvia (Suite)

9. Le Carnaval des animaux - Grand Fantaisie zoologique. Le Cygne

10. Mrs Tiggy-Winkle's Laundry. - Tales of Beatrix Potter - Music from the Royal Ballet Film

11. The Mouse Waltz. - Tales of Beatrix Potter - Music from the Royal Ballet Film

12. I. Opening Dance. - Pineapple Poll - Suite

13. Pas de châle (Allegretto). - Cinderella, Op.87, Act I

14. The Spring Fairy (Presto). - Cinderella, Op.87, Act I

15. The Summer Fairy (Andantino sognando). - Cinderella, Op.87, Act I

16. Grasshoppers and Dragonflies (Vivace con brio). - Cinderella, Op.87, Act I

17. The Autumn Fairy (Allegro moderato). - Cinderella, Op.87, Act I

18. The Winter Fairy (Allegro moderato). - Cinderella, Op.87, Act I

19. Cinderella's departure for the Ball (Allegro espressivo). - Cinderella, Op.87, Act I

20. Duet of the Sisters with their Oranges (Allegro con brio). - Cinderella, Op.87, Act II

21. Pas de deux. The Prince and Cinderella (Adagio). - Cinderella, Op.87, Act II

22. Gayaneh - Suite from the Ballet. Sabre Dance

23. Introduction - Dance of the Cock and Hens (Act I). - La Fille mal gardèe

24. Widow Simone - Clog Dance (Act II). - La Fille mal gardèe

25. 30. Finale. - La Fille mal gardée, Act II

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