Fete Du Ballet - a Compendium of Ballet Rarities [Box set] [Import]

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In Addition to his Many Opera Recordings for Decca Over the Years Conductor Richard Bonynge also Made Arguably an Even Greater Cultural Contribution with These Often First and Only Recordings of These Important Ballets Rarities. Unfortunately the Bulk of the Repertoire Here is Known Mostly to Dancers Than to Those who Simply Enjoy Outstanding Orchestral Music- and it is to the Latter that this Set Couldn't Be More Urgently Recommended. For Ballet Professionals and Music Librarians, this Quintessential Offering is a Must.

Fete Du Ballet - a Compendium of Ballet Rarities, Music, Richard Bonynge, Classical
Fete du Ballet: A Compendium of Ballet Rarities
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Absolutly Magnificent Set of the Bonynge Recordings of Rarely Recorded & Obscure Ballet Music.
  • Gems of 19th Century Ballet
 Fete du Ballet: A Compendium of Ballet Rarities
Richard Bonynge
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005ND46
Release Date: 2001-06-14

Tracks:

  1. Soirees Musicales: March - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  2. Soirees Musicales: Canzonetta - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  3. Soirees Musicales: Tirolese - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  4. Soirees Musicales: Bolero - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  5. Soirees Musicales: Tarantella - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  6. Matinees Musicales: March - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  7. Matinees Musicales: Nocturne - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  8. Matinees Musicales: Waltz - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  9. Matinees Musicales: Pantomime - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  10. Matinees Musicales: Moto Perpetuo - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  11. Les Sylphides: Prld - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  12. Les Sylphides: Nocturne - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  13. Les Sylphides: Waltz - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  14. Les Sylphides: Mazurka - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  15. Les Sylphides: Mazurka - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  16. Les Sylphides: Prld - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  17. Les Sylphides: Waltz - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  18. Les Sylphides: Waltz - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  19. Le Beau Danube: Allegro - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  20. Le Beau Danube: Allegro Marcato - Mazurka - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  21. Le Beau Danube: Andantino - Tempo Di Valse - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  22. Le Beau Danube: Marzurka - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge

Tracks:

  1. Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan - Jascha Silberstein/Marie Goossens
  2. The Seasons, Op.37b: December: Christmas - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  3. Feramors: Danses Des Fiancees De Cachemir - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  4. Love's Dream After The Ball - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  5. The Dragonfly - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  6. Souvenir D'un Lieu Cher, Op.42 No.3: Melody - John Georgiadis
  7. Papillons - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  8. Lysistrata: Gavotte Pavlova 'Glow-worm Idyll' - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  9. Naila: Intermezzo - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  10. Elda: Danza Della Ondine - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  11. Polish Wedding: Mazurka - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  12. Le Reveil De Flore: Part I - John Georgiadis/Osian Ellis
  13. Le Reveil De Flore: Part II - John Georgiadis/Osian Ellis

Tracks:

  1. La Bayadere - Erich Gruenberg
  2. Pas De Trois - Erich Gruenberg
  3. Giselle: Act I: Danse Des Vignerons - Pas Seul - Peasant Pas De Deux - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  4. Giselle: Act II: Grand Pas De Deux - Simon Streatfield
  5. La Sylphide: Pas De Deux - Erich Gruenberg
  6. Swan Lake: Act III: Pas De Deux: The Black Swan - Erich Gruenberg
  7. Bolero 1830 - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  8. Pas De Quatre - Erich Gruenberg

Tracks:

  1. Don Quixote: Pas De Deux - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  2. Paquita: Pas De Deux - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  3. The Sleeping Beauty: Bluebird Pas De Deux - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  4. The Nutcracker: Pas De Deux - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  5. Flower Festival At Genzano: Pas De Deux - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  6. La Cigale: Valse Tres Lente - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  7. Les Patineurs: Entree - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  8. Les Patineurs: Pas Seul - Pas De Deux - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  9. Les Patineurs: Ens - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  10. Les Patineurs: Pas De Trois - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  11. Les Patineurs: Duo - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  12. Les Patineurs: Pas Des Patineurs - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  13. Les Patineurs: Finale - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge

Tracks:

  1. Ballet Egyptien: Part I - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  2. Ballet Egyptien: Part II - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  3. Les Rendez-vous - ECO/Richard Bonynge
  4. Francoise De Rimini - ECO/Richard Bonynge
  5. Paquita: Grand Pas - ECO/Richard Bonynge

Tracks:

  1. The Good-humoured Ladies - ECO/Richard Bonynge
  2. Guillaume Tell: Ballet Music - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  3. La Favorite: Ballet Music - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  4. Les Troyens: Ballet Music - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  5. Mam'zelle Angot: Act I: Ov - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  6. Mam'zelle Angot: Act I: No.1. Allegro - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  7. Mam'zelle Angot: Act I: No.2. Allegretto - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  8. Mam'zelle Angot: Act I: No.3. Mazurka - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  9. Mam'zelle Angot: Act I: No.4. Andantino: Valse - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  10. Mam'zelle Angot: Act I: No.5. Tempo Di Marcia: Gavotte - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  11. Mam'zelle Angot: Act I: No.6. Allegro Vivace - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  12. Mam'zelle Angot: Act I: No.7. Allegretto - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  13. Mam'zelle Angot: Act II: No.8. Allegro: Gavotte - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  14. Mam'zelle Angot: Act II: No.9. Allegretto: Galop - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  15. Mam'zelle Angot: Act II: No.10. Allegro: Valse - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  16. Mam'zelle Angot: Act II: No.11. Allegro - Presto - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  17. Mam'zelle Angot: Act II: No.12 Adagio - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  18. Mam'zelle Angot: Act II: No.13. Allegro Moderato/No.14. Allegro Molto: Finale - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge

Tracks:

  1. Le Papillon - ECO/Richard Bonynge
  2. La Peri: Act I: Ov - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  3. La Peri: Act I: Une Salle Du Harem/Pas Des Nations: Ecossaise - Espagnole - Francaise - Allemande... - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  4. La Peri; Act I: Achmet Dans Sa Melancolie/Pas De Six/Le Reve/Grand Pas De Deux - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  5. La Peri: Act I: La Reveil D'Achmet/Galop/Nourmahal/Finale - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  6. La Peri: Act II: Le Jardin Du Palais/Leila/Pas De Trois: Polonaise - Andante - Andantino... - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  7. La Peri: Act II: Pas De L'abeille: Adagio - Allegretto - Allegro - Le Bouquet Enchante - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  8. La Peri: Act II: La Prison/Transformation Et Apotheose - LSO/Richard Bonynge

Tracks:

  1. Pas Classique - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  2. Marco Spada: Act I, Scene 1 - John Georgiadis
  3. Marco Spada: Act I, Scene 2 - John Georgiadis
  4. Marco Spada: Act II - John Georgiadis
  5. Marco Spada: Act III - John Georgiadis

Tracks:

  1. La Esmerelda: Pas De Deux - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  2. Le Corsaire: Pas De Deux - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  3. Diane Et Acteon: Pas De Deux - ECO/Richard Bonynge
  4. La Flute Magique: Prld - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  5. La Flute Magique: Scene 1 Et Danse Villageoise - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  6. La Flute Magique: Scene 2 - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  7. La Flute Magique: Scene 3 Et Pas D'action - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  8. La Flute Magique: Scene 4, Petite Scene Et Var De Lise - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  9. La Flute Magique: Farandole - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  10. La Flute Magique: Scenes 5-7 - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  11. La Flute Magique: Scenes 8-9 - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  12. La Flute Magique: Scenes 10-12 - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  13. La Flute Magique: Grand Pas D'ens - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  14. La Flute Magique: Var Pour Quatre Danseuses - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  15. La Flute Magique: a. Var Pour Luc - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  16. La Flute Magique: b. Var Pour Lise - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge
  17. La Flute Magique: Ballabile Finale (Valse) - Orch Of The ROHCG/Richard Bonynge

Tracks:

  1. Le Cid: Ballet Music: Castillane - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  2. Le Cid: Ballet Music: Andalouse - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  3. Le Cid: Ballet Music: Aragonaise - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  4. Le Cid: Ballet Music: Aubade - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  5. Le Cid: Ballet Music: Catalane - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  6. Le Cid: Ballet Music: Madrilene - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  7. Le Cid: Ballet Music: Navarraise - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  8. Le Roi De Lahore: Entr'acte (Act V)/Valse (Act III) - LSO/Richard Bonynge
  9. Thais: Meditation - John Georgiadis
  10. Scenes Alsaciennes: Dimanche Matin - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  11. Scenes Alsaciennes: Au Cabaret - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  12. Scenes Alsaciennes: Sous Les Tilleuls - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  13. Scenes Alsaciennes: Dimanche Soir - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  14. Scenes Dramatiques: Prld Et Divertissement: La Tempete (Ariel Et Les Esprits) - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  15. Scenes Dramatiques: Melodrame: Le Sommeil De Desdemone - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  16. Scenes Dramatiques: Scene Finale: Macbeth (Les Sorcieres - Le Festin - L'apparition... - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge
  17. Cendrillon: Marche Des Princesses - Nat PO/Richard Bonynge

Album Details

In Addition to his Many Opera Recordings for Decca Over the Years Conductor Richard Bonynge also Made Arguably an Even Greater Cultural Contribution with These Often First and Only Recordings of These Important Ballets Rarities. Unfortunately the Bulk of the Repertoire Here is Known Mostly to Dancers Than to Those who Simply Enjoy Outstanding Orchestral Music- and it is to the Latter that this Set Couldn't Be More Urgently Recommended. For Ballet Professionals and Music Librarians, this Quintessential Offering is a Must.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Absolutly Magnificent Set of the Bonynge Recordings of Rarely Recorded & Obscure Ballet Music........2005-09-30

Richard Bonynge pioneered recording the works of the long-neglected ballet composers of the 19th century. Through his passion for opera, and conducting performances and recordings of the worlds greatest Prima Donna singers, Bonynge realized that the other kind of Prima Donna, the Classical Prima Ballerina, had long been ignored as far as her music being recorded was concerned.

With the aid of the great ballerina Dame Alicia Markova, he conducted his first release of ballet music "The Art of the Prima Ballerina" (released by Decca in the early 1960's). This release included some of the most famous excerpts of ballet by the obscure composers of the 19th Century Imperial Ballet - Leon Minkus, Cesare Pugni, and Riccardo Drigo among others. More releases followed, including "Pas de Deux", and "Homage to Pavlova". In 1992, all of the great recordings of ballet music done by Bonynge were digitally remastered and released onto CD. Unfortunatly, due to the obsure nature of the music, these very special releases soon went out of print. In 2001, Decca Classics decided to compile all of the Bonynge releases of ballet music into this magnificent 10-CD set.

All of the music is tuneful, apt, colorful, and 100% dansante. Included are two ballets by Riccardo Drigo (composer of the famous pas de deux from "Le Corsaire", and the arranger of the traditional 1895 version of "Swan Lake") "The Magic Flute" and "The Awakening of Flora", along with his additions for the Marius Petipa revivals of the late 19th century - the 'Diane and Acteon pss de deux' and grand pas de deux from "La Esmeralda", and the John Lanchbery revised version of Drigo's pas de deux for the 1898 revival by Petipa of "Le Corsaire" - this version of the music was used for Fonteyn and Nureyev's performances of the piece. The complete release of "Homage to Pavlova" is included as well, with all of the music Anna Pavlova favored for her programs during her incredible world tours in the 1910's and 20's. Also, there are recordings of "Les Sylphides", Cesare Pugni's famous "Le Grand Pas de Quatre", the Grand Pas Classique from "Paquita" (in a version of the music used for Pavlova's tours), the pas de trois from "Harlequinade", excerpts from the 'Kingdom of the Shades' scene from "La Bayadere" (again in Pavlova's arrangements), the famous "Grand Pas Classique" by Daniel Auber along with his ballet "Marco Spada", Taglioni's ballet "Le Papillon" by Jaques Offenbach, along with MANY MANY MORE gems of ballet!

This is an essential set to be owned by all dancers and balletomanes alike. The music is a great addition to any ballet music collection, and would prove very useful if the need for recorded ballet music should arise for performance, etc.

Absolutly Magnificent - 5 Stars!!

5 out of 5 stars Gems of 19th Century Ballet.......2003-06-25

The sub-title of this 10-CD set is "A Compendium of Ballet Rarities," and that's certainly true. While you'll hear the well-known Tchaikovsky Black Swan pas de deux, the reason to invest in Fete du Ballet is that you just can't find most of these gems elsewhere. For instance, Pugni's Pas de Quatre - a triumph of diplomacy as well as dance - is here in its entirety. So is Drigo's La flute Magique and Offenbach's Le Papillon.
But this collection really shines when it comes to excerpts: the grand pas from Paquita, the pas de deux from Flower Festival in Genzano, the Drigo interpolations for Le Corsaire and La Esmeralda.
If you've searched in vain for the out-of-print Ballet Gala: Art of the Prima Ballerina and Ballet Gala: Pas de Deux, look no further. You'll find virtually every track on Fete du Ballet. Two CDs are devoted entirely to the pieces Pavlova performed.
One oddity: there is absolutely nothing by Delibes in this collection. Perhaps Bonynge felt his four CD set, The Three Ballets, was the last word on Delibes.
But that shouldn't discourage anyone from acquiring this amazing collection. Bonynge has a real feel for 19th century music; he treats the works of Pugni, Minkus and Adam with loving care.

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