Adolphe Adam: Giselle [Import]

Track Listings
1. Introduction    
2. Les Vendangeurs    
3. Entree De Loys    
4. Entree De Giselle    
5. Retour De La Vendange Et Valse    
6. Chasse    
7. Scene D'hilarion    
8. Marche Des Vignerons    
9. Pas Seul    
10. Polacca    
11. Andante    
12. Pesante    
13. Allegretto    
14. E Allegretto Pesante    
15. F. Valse    
16. A. Andante    
17. B. Moderato    
18. C. Allegro Moderato    
19. D. Allegro Un Peu Loure    
20. Galop General    
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Adolphe Adam: Giselle, Music, Adolphe Adam, Richard Bonynge, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Covent Garden, Ballet, Classical, Romantic Ballet
Adolphe Adam: Music from 'Giselle'
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ASIN: B0000026GQ
Release Date: 1991-12-05

Tracks:

  1. Giselle: Acte 1: Introduction
  2. Giselle: Joyful Entrance Of The Grape-Pickers
  3. Giselle: Albrecht Enters, Accompanied By His Squire Wilfried
  4. Giselle: Albrecht Is Left Alone
  5. Giselle: Love Scene: Giselle And Albrecht Exchange Their Love-Vows
  6. Giselle: The Grape Pickers Return
  7. Giselle: Valse (Danse genarale)
  8. Giselle: Pas de deux (Giselle et Albrecht)
  9. Giselle: The Hunt
  10. Giselle: The Grape-Pickers March
  11. Giselle: Variation de Giselle
  12. Giselle: Galop general
  13. Giselle: Hilarion Rushes Into The Crowd
  14. Giselle: Scene Of Delirium
  15. Giselle: Scene de folie
  16. Giselle: La memoire lui revient - Elle meurt
  17. Giselle: Acte II: Introduction
  18. Giselle: Hilarion Finds Giselle's Grave
  19. Giselle: Myrtha Makes her Ghostly Appearance
  20. Giselle: Myrtha Plucks A Branch Of Rosemary
  21. Giselle: Apparition Of Giselle
  22. Giselle: The Wilis Are Startled By Sounds Of Men Approaching And Hide - Albrecht Enters
  23. Giselle: Albrecht Perceives The Spectre Of Giselle
  24. Giselle: Pas de deux
  25. Giselle: Pas de deux
  26. Giselle: Scene de Wilis; Entree d'Hilarion
  27. Giselle: The Wilis Notice Albrecht
  28. Giselle: Grand Pas de deux
  29. Giselle: Grand Pas de deux
  30. Giselle: Variation d'Albrecht
  31. Giselle: Variation de Giselle
  32. Giselle: Ensemble des Wilis
  33. Giselle: Finale

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars London Symphony Orchestra is the best in the world!.......2006-07-20

This CD done by the London Symphony Orchestra is the best available of the music from Giselle. It's superb. It's better than the music at any performance I have attended or watched on DVD, and it's better than the Giselle CD available by a Russian orchestra. The English always add that extra touch, the subtle nuisances that set this recording apart. It brings alive the enchantment of Giselle.

5 out of 5 stars Adolphe Adam: Giselle.......2006-02-25

You must like ballet and classical music, if you do this is a great product.

5 out of 5 stars One of the finest recordings of Giselle.......2004-03-09

Adam's ever popular "Giselle" has been well served on disc, and this recording from 1986 by the London Symphony Orchestra under Michael Tilson Thomas is arguably one of the finest. Tilson Thomas, with a representative and well-recorded selection of the score (running for almost 77 minutes), proves this ballet music can stand on its own. Recommended.

5 out of 5 stars The best version of Giselle I have ever heard.......2003-01-04

Having seen Giselle many times and listened to the music many more, I've discovered that there are good versions of the music-and then there are bad. This one is certainly one of the good versions. The tempo is fast where it needs to be and slow where it is appropriate. The orchestra is simply wonderful. Plus, it's all on one CD-a rare find.

5 out of 5 stars The first great ballet.......2002-09-15

Adolphe Adam wrote several quite pleasant ballet scores and one genuine masterpiece: Giselle. Giselle was the first great ballet, setting a standard later followed by the the ballets of Delibes and Tchaikovsky. While Giselle -- as the earliest great ballet -- is somewhat less sophisticated musically than the later ballets of Delibes and Tchaikovsky, it is charming, very beautiful, and very moving emotionally. In fact, it is quite simply unique. In my opinion, no one who loves classical music -- or simply great music in any genre -- should be without a recording of this uniquely beautiful work.
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5 out of 5 stars Greatest Collection of Classical I have........2006-12-14

I don't care much for compilation CDs. Usually they are someone else's favorite set of songs from that genre or composer. I usually like the songs, but when I get into listening to the other songs in the genre or by the same composer I find songs that I'm more fond of.

This collection is different.

I try not to be too generous with my top ratings in iTunes for songs, I don't give out a four or five stars to just anything, but many of the songs from this collection make up a good chunk of my top rated songs. I just love this collection.

2 out of 5 stars This is not a good digital recording.......1999-07-27

There is a 'record player' hum in the background when you try to listen to various tracks on these CDs. The compilation is wonderful. The Quality of the recording is very disappointing. The outside of the album cover reads DDD which I thought to mean clean and clear all digital recording. Don't be deceived by the cover.
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ASIN: B00005LMZT
Release Date: 2001-06-19

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  2. The Four Seasons: Autumn: Allegro
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  5. Fireworks Music: Allegro Finale
  6. Children's Corner Suite: Golliwog's Cake Walk
  7. Parade Of The Tin Soldiers
  8. Carnival Of The Animals: Fossils
  9. Sleeping Beauty: Sleeping Beauty Waltz
  10. Giselle: Allegro
  11. Giselle: Gallop
  12. Peter And The Wolf: Peter In The Meadow/The Bird
  13. Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Chickens
  14. Masquerade: Gallop
  15. Sylvia: Pizzicato
  16. Italian Polka
  17. The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance
  18. Shepherd's Hey
  19. Emperor Waltz
  20. Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
  21. A Night In The Tropics: Festa Criolla
  22. Hungarian Dance No.5

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Listen,Learn, & Grow: Playtime.......2007-05-14

The music is excellent, with high quality sound. Not irritating as some classical music can be. Plus the tempo's are varied which is great depending if you need something fast paced or more slow. Best of all, the kids enjoyed it!

5 out of 5 stars Grandkids love it!.......2007-01-03

How to gently insert a little culture into the grandkids' lives without Mom freaking out.....send this set of CDs for Christmas. Dad's into heavy metal and Mom, although she has a long history of listening to Classical music as a child, is now into Country. Nothing wrong with that, but how are the three little ones going to hear any of the Classics with Grandma living more than 600 miles away? "Play this in the background while they're having creative time," said I, "and see if they don't enjoy it." When I talked with them a week later the 4 year old couldn't wait to tell me how much he liked the "playtime music" I'd sent him. The quality of the recording is good and the variety of rhythms and tempos make it interesting. Yes they're a little trite and you're going to have to explain that the theme to "the Bad News Bears" really is Classical, but that's okay. If they skipped the genius of Mozart as an infant, or even if they teethed to "the Magic Flute", these CDs will give them a taste of a variety of good music and who knows how far into the Classical realm it may send them as they mature?
Coffeehouse Classics
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Just add coffee.
 Coffeehouse Classics

Manufacturer: Intersound Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000BH5
Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

  1. The Four Seasons: Allegro From 'The Spring'
  2. Divermento No.1: Allegro
  3. Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
  4. Love Dreams
  5. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
  6. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
  7. Piano Concerto No.2: Adagio sostenuto
  8. The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
  9. The Merry Widow: Vilya, Oh Vilya
  10. Swan Lake: Waltz
  11. Giselle: Adagio; Waltz
  12. La Boheme: Che gelida manina (What A Cold, Little Hand)
  13. Excerpt From 'On The Beautiful, Blue Danube'

Tracks:

  1. 'Brandenburg' Concerto No.5: Allegro
  2. Canon In D
  3. Orchestral Suite No.2: Minuet And Badinerie
  4. Allegro For Brass
  5. Violin ConcertoNo.3: Allegro
  6. Impromptu In A Flat Major
  7. Peer Gynt: Dawn
  8. Orpheus In The Underworld: Can-Can
  9. The Merry Widow: I'll Go To Maxime's
  10. Serenade For Strings: Waltz
  11. La Boheme: Musetta'a Waltz: Quando me'n vo' (When I Go Out In Public)
  12. Tritsch, Tratsch Polka
  13. Pavan For A Dead Princess
  14. Solace - Robert Strickland

Tracks:

  1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: Allegro
  3. The Fairy Queen' Symphony: Largo
  4. Rondo alla Turca
  5. Clarinet Concerto: Allegro
  6. Fur Elise
  7. The Barber Of Seville: Overture
  8. Eugene Onegin: Waltz
  9. Voices Of Spring
  10. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Oh, My Dear Papa)
  11. 'Sylvia' Ballet Suite
  12. Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et douloureux
  13. Rhapsody In Blue: Finale

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No. 40: Molto Allegro
  2. 'The Four Seasons - The Fall': Allegro
  3. Arioso For Brass
  4. Horn Concerto No. 2: Rondo
  5. Clarinet Concerto: Adagio
  6. 'Egmont': Overture
  7. Musical Moment No. 3
  8. Consolation
  9. 'The Sleeping Beauty': Pas D'action: Andante
  10. 'La Belle Helene': Overture
  11. Symphony No. 5: Waltz
  12. 'Madama Butterfly': Un bel di (One Fine Day)
  13. Clair de lune
  14. 'The Bartered Bride' Overture - Festival Symphony Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Just add coffee........1999-11-27

I saw this CD set in a store and told my friend I would like to have it for my birthday. She bought it on the spot for me. I am so glad she did. I really wasn't a classical music fan, but I am now. I listen to this CD set while I am driving home from my job as a broadcaster. It does help you to relax. I even wrap Christmas presents to the music. I would also like to make the suggestion of finding an open field where there are lighting bugs and play this CD while watching the lighting bugs. It is better than a fireworks show. If you are into classical music this is a CD that you must have.
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Adam: Giselle; Meyerbeer: The Skaters
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Remastering helps
  • Terrific Tchaikovsky & Some Lesser Known Gems
 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Adam: Giselle; Meyerbeer: The Skaters

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Rossini-Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque (The Magic Toy Shop)
  2. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Excerpts); Adam: Giselle; Meyerbeer: Les Patineurs
  3. Adolphe Adam: Music from 'Giselle'
  4. Legends Of The Fall: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

ASIN: B00008PXA6
Release Date: 2003-04-01

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Remastering helps.......2003-12-13

There is a difference in the remastered Sony sound and these PO gems are given more space and new life. Ormandy's version competes with any available when you compare quality of recording with these new editions and the carefully played, masterful versions of these classics. Such a bargain.

5 out of 5 stars Terrific Tchaikovsky & Some Lesser Known Gems.......2003-07-19

As I have stated in many of my previous reviews, I am a huge fan of the Sony Essential Classics (SEC) budget series. Most of the recordings feature classic and often definitive performances featuring the likes of George Szell, Robert Casadesus, Isaac Stern and Rudolf Serkin among others. Here we get the great conductor Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra performing excerpts from some of the greatest music ever written for ballet -- Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Meyerbeer's The Skaters, and Adam's Giselle. If you have come across this title in order to get a great recording of Swan Lake, then note that there are many great CD collections that feature all three of the great Tchaikovsky Ballets (the other two being the Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty of course). If you are curious I have written reviews for classic CDs by Kurtz and Ansermet, and other great titles include those by Karajan, Bernstein, Previn and Rostropovich. With that being said, the nice thing about the three SEC Tchaikovsky Ballet titles by Ormandy is that each disc features excerpts from one Tchaikovsky Ballet, and the rest of the disc consists of music from equally great, but lesser-known ballet scores. (I have also reviewed Ormandy's other SEC Tchaikovsky Ballet performances.) With these three SEC/Ormandy discs not only do you get the great ballet music you were looking for, but you also get to discover something new that you will undoubtedly appreciate just as much as your beloved Tchaikovsky.
Ballet Favorites
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Ballet Favorites

    Manufacturer: Telarc
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    All Works by ChopinAll Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00063IQVQ
    Release Date: 2004-10-26

    Tracks:

    1. Fanfare
    2. Finale: Grand Valse Brilliante, Op. 18
    3. Waltz
    4. Cortege De Bacchus
    5. Grand Pas De Deux
    6. Waltz Of The Flowers
    7. Sabre Dance
    8. Grand Pas De Deux
    9. Polka
    10. Spanish Dance
    11. Finale No. 8
    12. Russian Sailor's Dance
    13. Waltz
    14. Galop
    15. Finale
    16. Garland Waltz
    17. Galop
    18. Can-Can
    Ballet Favorites [Hybrid SACD]
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Ballet Favorites [Hybrid SACD]

      Manufacturer: Telarc
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      All Works by FallaAll Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Gliere, ReinholdGliere, Reinhold | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      All Works by OffenbachAll Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      1. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale [Hybrid SACD]
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      3. Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos [Hybrid SACD]

      ASIN: B00063IQW0
      Release Date: 2004-10-26

      Tracks:

      1. Fanfare
      2. Finale: Grand Valse Brilliante, Op. 18
      3. Waltz
      4. Cortege De Bacchus
      5. Grand Pas De Deux
      6. Waltz Of The Flowers
      7. Sabre Dance
      8. Grand Pas De Deux
      9. Polka
      10. Spanish Dance
      11. Finale No. 8
      12. Russian Sailor's Dance
      13. Waltz
      14. Galop
      15. Finale
      16. Garland Waltz
      17. Galop
      18. Can-Can
      Music for Meditation (Box Set)
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        		Music for Meditation (Box Set)

        Manufacturer: Ent. Media Partners
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        Release Date: 1997-10-24
        Adam: Giselle
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          		Adam: Giselle

          Manufacturer: Decca
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          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000E6EGWS
          Release Date: 2006-06-13

          Tracks:

          1. Introduction
          2. Les Vendangeurs
          3. Entree Du Prince
          4. Loys Seul Et Entree De Giselle - Scene D'amour
          5. Retour Des Vendangeurs - Valse
          6. Pas De Deux
          7. La Chasse
          8. Marche Des Vignerons
          9. Variation De Giselle
          10. Galop General
          11. Final
          12. Apparition Et Scene De Myrthe
          13. Apparition De Giselle
          14. Entree De Loys - Pas De Deux
          15. Scene Des Wilis
          16. Grand Pas De Deux
          17. Variation De Loys
          18. Variation De Giselle
          19. Final
          Adam - Giselle (complete ballet) ~ Offenbach - Gaîté Parisienne ~ Strauss Graduation Ball / Fistoulari, Dorati
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • The most satisfying Giselle on disk
          • An artistic milestone
          • Credits?
          • The Living Art : Ballet At Its Best
          • A Ballet Lover's Dream
          		 Adam - Giselle (complete ballet) ~ Offenbach - Gaîté Parisienne ~ Strauss Graduation Ball / Fistoulari, Dorati
          Antal Dorati , and Johann Strauss II
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          ASIN: B0000057N1
          Release Date: 1996-05-14

          Tracks:

          1. Giselle: Act I - Introduction
          2. Giselle: No. 1
          3. Giselle: Entree du Prince
          4. Giselle: Entree de Giselle
          5. Giselle: Retour de la Vendage
          6. Giselle: La Chasse, First Part
          7. Giselle: Pas de Deux and La Chasse, Second Part
          8. Giselle: Scene d'Hilarion -- Marche des Vendanges
          9. Giselle: Galop
          10. Giselle: Final
          11. Giselle: Act II -- La Halte des Chasseurs
          12. Giselle: Apparition et Scene de Myrtha
          13. Giselle: Appararition et Scene de Myrtha (cont.)
          14. Giselle: Apparation et Scene de Myrtha (concl.)
          15. Giselle: Apparition de Giselle
          16. Giselle: Apparition de Giselle (cont.)
          17. Giselle: Entree des Paysans; Entree d'Albert et Wilfred

          Tracks:

          1. Giselle: Act II (cont.) -- Entree d'Hilarion
          2. Giselle: Grand Pas de Deux
          3. Giselle: Final
          4. Giselle: Final (cont.)
          5. Giselle: Final (cont.)
          6. Giselle: Final (concl.)
          7. Giselle: Graduation Ball
          8. Giselle: Gaite Parisienne

          Amazon.com

          Giselle is the first of the great "classical" ballets, which is a bit confusing because all of the classical ballets date from the romantic period. What "classical" means in this context is a full-length theater piece in several acts that tells a coherent story. There were only two countries where this sort of entertainment became popular--France and Russia, and the great composers of classical ballet were, accordingly, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Prokofiev, Adam, and Delibes. Of course, there were many others, but they don't get played that often, for good reason. Giselle is a typical "fairy tale" ballet full of good tunes and nice, strong dance rhythms. It's not as great as Delibes or Tchaikovsky, but taken on its own terms, it's a good listen. This performance makes the music shine. --David Hurwitz

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars The most satisfying Giselle on disk.......2007-04-06

          Let's start by getting a few facts straight on the other reviews. Anatole Fistoulari and the LSO perform the Giselle on this CD, while Antal Dorati and his Minneapolis forces are the ones reponsible for the Graduation Ball and Gaite Parisienne. Starting with Giselle, Fistoulari turns in the most satisfying account of this work to be found on CD today. It's true that other "complete" recordings include about 20 to 25 minutes of additional music, but one wonders how much of this material was originally intended for this ballet -- or actually composed by Adam at all? There's a bit of mystery surrounding the Paris Opera Ballet orchestral parts, as lots of changes and modifications were made over the years. When Fistoulari made this recording back around 1960, he used the complete score then in use in Paris. When I compare it to others, I find that the additional music in the other recordings is pretty boring stuff compared to the inventiveness and charm of the rest of the music. Moreover, the orchestration is much more effective here -- particularly in the percussion department and the use of brass. Another very important difference is the ending of the ballet, which has been altered in more recent renditions to include a soft fadeout of music whereas the original has an orchestral flourish that corresponds with the final curtain drop; the new approach is HUGELY unsatisfying. Veteran ballet conductor that he was, Fistoulari has a natural flair for this music and is more successful than so many other conductors like Zhuraitis, Mogrelia and Michael Tilson Thomas. Bonynge on Decca gives Fistoulari a good run for his money, and that version would be the one to buy if you really want to hear all of the (pretty forgettable) extra music that's attributed to this ballet score. The London Symphony is in top form for Fistoulari, and Mercury's original three-channel stereo recording has ultra-realistic orchestral depth and bloom like you wouldn't believe.

          Another veteran conductor from the ballet pits, Antal Dorati directs a sinewy, frenetic Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in the Gaite Parisienne and the Graduation Ball numbers. For once, a full symphony orchestra actually sounds like a pit band -- and you really do feel like you're experiencing an actual ballet performance. Dorati himself arranged the score for Graduation Ball for the Ballet Russes back in the late 1930s. Here as well, there are two versions of the score ... and the one done here is the better of the two (Dorati made an earlier recording with the Dallas Symphony, and later recorded the alternate version, as did Bonynge and several others ... I find this reading more exciting than these alternatives). The Gaite Parisienne score is cut by about 15 minutes ... and Arthur Fiedler and Eugene Ormandy have done the complete score better anyway. You can also hear this music performed by the arranger Manual Rosenthal -- but by all means avoid his last recording (of three) which he made in his 90s for Naxos, released a year or two before his death ... that one is just WAY too slow.

          5 out of 5 stars An artistic milestone .......2006-04-01

          Antal Dorati figure has been frequently associated with Hungarian and Russian composers, but he possessed a superb good tatse at the time to conduct notable pieces of the ballet repertoire. This Giselle may be well considered as a notable example about what I am talking about.

          Lyricism, grace, and absolute sense of serene charm make of this recording an absolute must for all those who love this ballet.

          Totally recommended.

          4 out of 5 stars Credits?.......2006-03-30

          The Amazon.com product listing states that Fistoulari conducts Adam's Giselle and that Dorati conducts the other titles. Yet most of the reviews congratulate Dorati for the Giselle.

          Well, which is it? If these auditors are unable to read a jewel case insert, it bodes ill for their reviews. Who conducts what?

          5 out of 5 stars The Living Art : Ballet At Its Best.......2003-05-10

          Recorded in the 60's, Antal Dorati conducted this version of Giselle with unmatched success. Dorati was a fan of the dance-art, and had worked with the Paris Opera Ballet, the Monte Carlo Ballet and various American and European dance companies. The passionate, soulful and precise, artistic dedication he spent on his ballet scores were always impressive. The orchestra becomes a dynamic background to the footwork and leaps of physical movement from the dancers. Giselle is considered the first official ballet to many. It was certainly a trend setter. The Romantic movement of the early 19th century inspired writers and artists to leave behind their dull, worldy affairs and retreat into worlds of whimsy, romance and adventure. Adolphe Adam, the Paris-born composer of Giselle, based it from the novella by the German author Heinrich Heine, who wrote about a tragic love unfulfilled against the backdrop of the Black Forest, the Reine River and the elusive, terrifying night creatures called the Willis- jilted brides who dance long after their death as ghosts and lure men into their own deaths.

          Such intensity striked Adolphe Adam and with brilliant choreography by experts like Jules Perrot, he caused quite a sensation when he introduced it to the Paris Opera ballet. It was an instant beloved classic. The signature women in white tutus, which would later be used in Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" originates in the dance of the Willis. Giselle is a beautiful peasant girl, with a nearly unhealthy fondness for dancing and daydreaming.

          Like most girls of the 1840's, Giselle dreams of a handsome prince who would rescue her from living in rustic squalor. The dashing hunter Albrecht is in fact a prince in disguise. But apparently, he was seeking love and adventure outside the dull, loveless and conventional society in his immediate royal family. He does fall in love with Giselle, but must compete with the likes of Hilarion, a village man who also desires Giselle for his wife. It is discovered that Albrecht is not only a prince, but an engaged man. This sends the heartbroken Giselle into madness and she dies.

          And that's only Act 1 ! Remember, the dead are not as they seem. This is especially true for the bride-ghosts, the Willis. They have initiated Giselle as one of them, their hordes lead by the sinister Queen Myrtha. When Albrecht and Hilarion come to pay homage to the fallen Giselle at her tomb, the Willis appear and entrap them. Hilarion is killed. But only upon Giselle's intervention is Albrecht saved. The bittersweet, tragic ballet is beautiful to behold years later, eventhough the musical score, tailor-made to fit the primitive techniques of the Paris Opera ballet. It is this light, lush music that makes it a capsule for a time in history that ballet lovers surely revel in recalling. This is also the time of the paintings by Edgar Degas.
          Antal Dorati brings Giselle alive once again fresh from the 60's and enjoyable today. All ballet fans have to start from here.

          5 out of 5 stars A Ballet Lover's Dream.......2002-08-30

          Antal Dorati, who was the greatest interpretor of ballet music (especially that of Tchaikovsky ballet) proves that he is equally masterful on the dance music on this cd. Giselle, by Adolphe Adam, is regarded as the very first Romantic ballet, complete with a strong story and characterization. The primitive music of the period is evident, but if you truly like the hidden notes and the tragic love story the music tells, you will overlook this. Giselle is about a young woman who falls madly in love with Albrecht, a prince who is in fact engaged to another woman. Giselle dies before the close of act one and in the second act, she has become a spirit of the night. The rest of the story is as heartbreaking and dismal as any Gothic romance novel. As for Offenbach's Gaite Parisienne, the charming French cabaret atmosphere is delightfully rendered by Dorati. Offenbach was after all the greatest French Belle Epoque composer, whose operettas have delighted people worldwide and serve as a reminder of a leisure-class lifestyle so far from our own. Graduation Ball by Johann Strauss is a bubbly ballet about young girls dancing with men at a graduation/prom sort of deal. This is definately a must if you like ballet or simply Dorati's artistry.

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