Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake/Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet

1. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20 Abridged
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conducted by Ernest Ansermet

2. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 1 for orchestra, Op. 64 bis Selections
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Conducted by Ernest Ansermet

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Average customer rating: Better than most Wonderful Music

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Tracks:

1. RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto #2, Adagio
2. VERDI Preludio
3. PAGANINI "Introduzione e tema con variazioni"
4. BRAHMS Sonata for two pianos, Andante
5. MOZART Adagio in E Major
6. BEETHOVEN "Pathetique" Sonata, Adagio
7. YSAYE Sonate #2, "Malinconia"
8. BACH Prelude #22, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
9. VERDI "Quando le sere al placido" (When the Evening Becomes Peaceful)
10. BACH Orchestral Suite #2
11. SIBELIUS The Swan of Tuonela
12. PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet
13. MASSENET Meditation from "Tha
14. RACHMANINOFF Prelude

Tracks:

1. TRADITIONAL Catalonian Folk Song
2. CHOPIN Piano Concerto #1, Larghetto
3. PUCCINI "Crisantemi" (Chrysanthemums)
4. SCHUMANN "Traumerei" (Dreaming)
5. TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake (excerpt)
6. K. YAMADA ''Chugoku-Chiho No Komoriuta" Lullaby
7. DEBUSSY "En Bateau" (By Boat)
8. BEETHOVEN Symphony #6 "Pastoral", Andante
9. MENDELSSOHN Songs Without Words
10. WEBER Introduction, theme and variations
11. GRANADOS "Goyescas" (Sketches on the works of Goya)
12. TCHAIKOVSKY Nocturne in F
13. HOLST The Planets, "Neptune"

Customer Reviews:

Better than most.......2007-02-08

This is a good mixture of elevator music, and some soft relaxing melodies.

Wonderful Music.......2007-01-18

Wonderful music for your listening pleasure. Very relaxing and soothing. Nothing beats classical music.

Average customer rating: very romantic to make love by Great Mood Music

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Tracks:

1. BIZET Aragonaise from Carmen
2. DEBUSSY Clair de Lune
3. SAINT-SAS The Swan
4. BEETHOVEN Moonlight Sonata, Adagio
5. TARREGA Recuerdos
6. FAURE Aprun rrie
7. ,MENDELSSOHN Song without Words Op. 19 #6
8. TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings, Elegia, Larghetto elegaico
9. CHOPIN Ballade No. 1
10. LISZT Liebestraume
11. SATIE Gymnopedies No. 1
12. SCHUMANN Abendlied
13. MENDELSSOHN Song without Words Op. 62 #5
14. DVORAK Serenade for Strings, Larghetto
15. BEETHOVEN Fse

Tracks:

1. MAHLER Symphony No. 5, Adagietto
2. RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2, Adagio
3. JANACEK Idyll for Strings, Adagio
4. FRANCK Violin Sonata, Recitativo-Fantasia
5. HANDEL Largo from Xerxes
6. CHOPIN Etude in E Major
7. TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake (excerpt)
8. MASSENET Meditation from "Tha
9. PROKOFIEV Romeo & Juliet
10. TRADITIONAL Nocturne in F
11. TCHAIKOVSKY Nocturne in F
12. RACHMANINOFF Prelude

Customer Reviews:

very romantic to make love by.......2007-06-11

The music is seductive and promotes an atmosphere of feeling uninhibited when you are making love.

Great Mood Music.......2006-08-11

This is a great CD to compliment any romantic situation. A meal by candle light, champagne on the veranda, or a Jacuzzi for two! Very soothing.

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Tracks:

1. Procession Of The Nobles
2. Polovetsian Dances
3. Buckaroo Holiday
4. Dance Of The Comedians
5. Anitra's Dance
6. Morning Dance
7. Simple Gifts
8. Wedding/Troika
9. Arabian Dance
10. Neopolitan Dance
11. Triumphal March
12. Pavane
13. Toreador Song
14. Slavonic Dance No. 8
15. Hungarian Dance No. 5
16. Estancia
17. Pavane For A Dead Princess
18. Great Gate Of Kiev

Customer Reviews:

My all time favorite CD.......2004-01-11

Perfect. The best performance of the best music.

Beautiful!!.......2001-11-10

This album is an absolute joy to experience! The recording proves to all who may doubt, that brass quintet is a medium capable of musical miracles! The pieces here are taken from the orchestral repetoire and have been arranged for five brass voices. Trumpeter Rolf Smedvig and his ensemble perform in a manner that is always immaculate, tasteful and above all, musical. The precision of the enemble playing here is in a word, astonishing. On track #1, 'Procession of the Nobles', for example, there is a moment where the 2nd trumpet begins an ascending line that is overtaken and completed by the 1st trumpet. The transition is so liquid and seemless that the casual listener will not even be aware that the line wasn't played by one person! Tubist Samuel Pilafian offers a lovely arrangement of Copland's 'Simple Gifts' that shows off a wide range of sound from soft and sweet to bold and grand. Another favorite is the joyous 'Slavonic Dance No. 8' with its rollicking, sunny feel and inspiring dynamic contrast. Brass enthusiasts, purchase this recording with confidence! It is amazing!

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Tracks:

1. The Four Seasons: Concerto No.1 In E 'Spring': I. Allegro
2. Schindler's List: Theme
3. Requiem: Ingemisco
4. The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First
5. Symphony No.5 In C Minor: I. Allegro con brio
6. The Deer Hunter: Cavatina
7. Puer natus est nobis
8. Cello Concerto In E Minor: I. Adagio
9. Turandot: Nessun dorma
10. Piano Concerto: I. Allegro molto moderato
11. Andrea Chenier: La mamma morta
12. Waltz No.6 In D Flat, 'Minute'
13. Adagio In G Minor
14. Carmen: Habanera
15. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
16. Canon In D
17. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
18. New World Symphony: II. Largo
19. La Traviata: Brindisi
20. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto No.1In B Flat Minor: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (Opening)
2. Symphony No.3 'Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs': II. Lento e largo - Tranquillissimo
3. Flute and Harp Concerto In C: II. Andantino
4. Lakme: Flower Duet
5. The Four Seasons: Winter: I. Allegro non molto
6. Porgy And Bess: Summertime
7. Bolero
8. Ave Maria
9. Gymnopedie No.1
10. Romeo & Juliet: Montagues and Capulets
11. Rhapsody On A Theme OF Paganinni: Variation 18
12. Walking In The Air
13. Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto
14. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
15. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: I. Allegro
16. NIMROD: Enigma Variations
17. Swan Lake: Act One: Finale
18. Orchestral Suite No.3 In D: Air on the G String
19. The Planets: Jupiter
20. 1812 Overture

Customer Reviews:

Forget what they SAY.......2003-11-10

Many of these prior reviewers complain that the abundance of operas and vocals degrate this compilation. They don't know what they're talking about. These genres are what made Classical music popular in it's age. In that era the forum for showcasing "classical music" was operas! Hence why most of these works are lost in the shuffle. Most of us know Mozart and Beethoven's compositions by ear but there are so many other great composers that existed and these CD's will show you but a PIECE. But, fair warning, these CD's show only a small fraction of the whole movement (song). If you truly dig the genre you're in for a treat, investigate!

Most Aggravating Album in the World!.......2002-05-26

This CD is the first thing I ever returned to Amazon. It is an inferior product--selections cut off abruptly before the end, volume fades and returns in the middle of a cut...production values are pure schlock here. Maybe I should have expected as much from such a sophomoric title.

A fair introduction to Classical Music.......2001-03-03

I purchased this CD because I am new to Classical Music and thought this would be a good introduction CD. There is some wonderful music on this CD. The only problem I have with this CD is every other track is Opera of one form or another. As a new listener I found that after the Opera tracks I felt I had been yelled at and it was a distraction to the other music contained on the CD. I now know to hit the skip button on my CD player just about every other track. I only gave it 3 stars because I felt put off by the vocal tracks. I believe that when someone is new to Classical Music they do not think of Opera. If you don't mind hitting the skip button a lot or if you like Opera this CD is for you!

Great for Beginners.......2000-07-14

This is a nice recording for folks who don't know much about classical music, and would serve as a wonderful introduction. It covers centuries of great music in a very listener-friendly format. I am sure that I will use this CD in my music classroom. For a seasoned classical music lover, however, the CD proves a bit frustrating, including only segments of masterworks (not even the entire movement of the Holst). I bought the CD for a few recordings, which I truly enjoy and make the CD a worthwile purchase. But I found (and I think that most classical musicians will find) that I already had many of these works in their entirety.

Exellent compilation.......2000-04-12

This is a fine collection of classical songs for those that have little experience with classical music. Howver, I truly love it.

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1. Con No.10 in C: Allegro
2. Con No.11 in B flat: Allemanda, Allegro
3. Con No.12 in F: Allegro
4. Con in F: Giga, Allegro
5. Gloria in D, RV 589: Domine Fili
6. Ste And Dances: Premiere Et Deuxieme Contredanse
7. Ste No.3 in D, BWV 1068
8. Ste No.4 in D, BWV 1069
9. Ste No.4 in D, BWV 1069
10. Ste No.2 in B, BWV 1067: Bouree I And II
11. Ste No.2 in b, BWV 1067: Menuet
12. Ste No.2 in b, BWV 1067: Badinerie
13. Magnificant: Et Exsultavit
14. Water Music: Allegro (Gigue)
15. Fireworks Music: Menuet II
16. Water Music: Menuet
17. Con Grosso in D, Op.1, No.5: Allegro
18. Con Grosso in D, Op.1, No.9: Allegro
19. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K 525: Allegro
20. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K 525: Rondo, Allegro
21. Sym No.40 in g, K 550: Allegro Assai
22. Ballet Music: Allegretto
23. Gaite Parisienne: Ov
24. Gaite Parisienne: Quadrille And Allegro
25. Gaite Parisienne: Allegro And Allegro
26. Hungarian Dances: No.18
27. Swan Lake: Spanish Dance
28. The Nutcracker: Ov
29. Ancient Airs And Dances, Ste No.1: Baletto Detto 'Il Conte Orlando'
30. Ancient Airs And Dances, Ste No.2: Laura Soave
31. Hary Janos Ste: Viennese Musical Clock
32. Pulcinella Ste: Allegro
33. Sym No.1 in D: Gavotte: Non Troppo Allegro
34. Rodeo: Hoe-Down
35. Romeo And Juliet: Preparation For The Ball
36. The Comedians: Epilogue

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Tracks:

1. Romeo And Juliet: Dance Of The Knights - LSO/Andre Previn
2. Swan Lake: Act I: Finale - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
3. Swan Lake: Act II: Dance Of The Little Swan - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
4. Swan Lake: Act III: Hungarian Dance (Czardas) - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
5. Gaite Parisienne: Waltz (From La Perichole) - Monte Carlo PO/Manuel Rosenthal
6. Cinderella: Act I: Shawl Dance - RPO/Robert Irving
7. Gymnopedie No.3 - CBSO/Louis Fremaux
8. Petrushka: Act I: Shawl Dance - CBSO/Simon Rattle
9. The Sleeping Beauty: Act I: 'Rose' Adagio - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
10. Coppelia: Act I: Prld And Mazurka - New Philharmonia Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras
11. The Nutcracker: Act II: Dance Of The Reed Flutes - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
12. The Nutcracker: Act II: Waltz Of The Flowers - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
13. The Nutcracker: Act II: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
14. Romeo And Juliet: Act III: The Last Farewell - LSO/Andre Previn
15. Sylvia: Act III: Pizzicati - New Philharmonia Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras
16. Don Quixote: Act III: Entrance Of Kitri & Basilio - Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orch/John Lanchbery
17. Don Quixote: Act III: Kitri's Solo - Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orch/John Lanchbery
18. Les Sylphides: Finale (Grand Valse Brillante in E flat, Op.18) - Hollywood Bowl SO/Carmen Dragon
19. La Fille Mal Gardee: Act I: Clog Dance - RLPO/Barry Wordsworth
20. Pineapple Poll: Grand Finale - Pro Arte Orch/John Hollingsworth

Average customer rating: A great testament to the overlooked Ansermet good but not great please ignore then one star Ansermet's Never Worth Just One-Star Original ...

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B00000422S Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

1. Swan Lake - Act I: Introduction - No 1: Sc - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2. Swan Lake - Act I: No 2: Valse - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
3. Swan Lake - Act I: No 4: Pas de trois - a) Intrada c) Allegro d) Moderato e) Allegro f)Coda - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
4. Swan Lake - Act I: No 7: Sujet - No 8: Danse des coupes - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
5. Swan Lake - Act II: No 10: Sc - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6. Swan Lake - Act II: Sc - No 12: Sc - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
7. Swan Lake - Act II - Danses des cygnes: Danses des cygnes - No 13a: Tempo di valse - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
8. Swan Lake - Act II - Danses des cygnes: 13e: Andante non troppo - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
9. Swan Lake - Act II - Danses des cygnes: 13d: Allegro moderato - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
10. Swan Lake - Act II - Danses des cygnes: 13f: Tempo di valse - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
11. Swan Lake - Act II - Danses des cygnes: 13b: Moderato assai - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
12. Swan Lake - Act II - Danses des cygnes: 13g: Coda - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
13. Swan Lake - Act III: No 15: Allegro giusto - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
14. Swan Lake - Act III: No 17: Sc et valse - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
15. Swan Lake - Act III: No 18: Sc - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
16. Swan Lake - Act III: No 21: Danse espagnole - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
17. Swan Lake - Act III: No 22: Danse napolitaine - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Tracks:

1. Swan Lake - Act III: No 23: Mazurka - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
2. Swan Lake - Act III: No 20: Danse hongroise - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
3. Swan Lake - Act III: No 5: Pas de deux - a) Intrada b)Andante c)Tempo di valse d) Coda - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
4. Swan Lake - Act IV: No 28: Sc - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
5. Swan Lake - Act IV: No 29: Sc finale - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
6. Romeo & Juliet: Montagues and Capulets - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
7. Romeo & Juliet: Juliet as a Young Girl - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
8. Romeo & Juliet: Madrigal - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
9. Romeo & Juliet: Minuet - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
10. Romeo & Juliet: Romeo and Juliet - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
11. Romeo & Juliet: The death of Tybalt - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
12. Romeo & Juliet: Masks - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
13. Romeo & Juliet: Dance - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
14. Romeo & Juliet: Romeo with Juliet before his departure - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV
15. Romeo & Juliet: Tomb scene - TCHAIKOVSKY/PROKOFIEV

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A great testament to the overlooked Ansermet.......2006-02-20

Once a front-line conductor for Decca, Ernest Ansermet is now overlooked, even though at his best he had no rivals in the French-Russian repertoire he specialized in. Only Markevitch and Monteux consitently performed at this high level. Ansermet's best work was probably in the Fifties, and this 1959 Swan Lake, in wonderful sound despite being on a budget line, is a fine example.

The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, based in Geneva, was Ansermet's private domain, and they follow his precise, detailed conducting superbly. Without mistaking them for the best musicians technically, one hears a Gallic tang and crispness that is very refreshing in music that easily turns sodden.

Given his reputation for precision, Ansermet delivers an affectionate, free-spirited performance, based on springy, alert dance rhythms. If you have been looking for a Swan Lake that sounds as if it comes from a great night at the balet instead of Carnegie Hall, I think this is a front-runner. Now Decca needs to re-issue Ansermet's Sleeping Beauty, which is even better (his Nutcracker, on a cheaper Decca budget line, sounds thin and humorless, however). This is a performance to live with for a lifetime.

good but not great.......2005-12-08

ansermet is the real star here,the playing from the suisse orchestra is to sloppy at times and the sound from london decca is good for the time but it shows its age,and ansermets tempos are a little uneven,and he didnt phrase some of the themes that well,but overall he did a good job and got good playing at times from his group,though he is always dynamic at times,its more of a lightness and strict classical dance approch to the scores,and he was a major influence on charles dutiot and some of his recordings,but there is differences between them.in swan lake dutiot conveys the high romance of the score and the synphonic scope as well and a wonder and enchanment that ansermet doesnt,but if you liked this recording i think youll like ansermets nutcracker recording its one of his best recordings and one of the best nutcrackers there is.

please ignore then one star.......2003-10-02

this is a good cd, perfect tempi and sound performance, ansermet is never worth one star... i agree, and i think any of ansermet's performances on the market is worth at least 4 stars.

Ansermet's Never Worth Just One-Star.......2003-07-18

While I don't own this particular disc, I have heard it and it is wonderful (I do own Ansermet's excerpts from Swan Lake on Penguin Classics, and this very same performance of the Romeo and Juliet Suite on a 2CD Decca Legends disc). A mathematician prior to his life as a conductor, Ansermet had his critics as he was virtually self-taught, though he did study music as a youth. But that mathematics background served him well in the studio as his early stereo recordings of everything from Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev to Falla and Haydn (see my reviews) are engineered to perfection, and often sound better than the recordings by so-called more famous conductors. But don't take my word for it, buy some for yourself and see. Ansermet is never worth a mere one-star rating.

Original ..........2000-09-25

Ansermet left the Swan Lake an orginal and classic perform.

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Tracks:

1. Symphony No.5: 1st Movement
2. Symphony No.9 'New World': 2nd Movement
3. Symphony No.3: 3rd Movement
4. Symphonie Fantastique (The March to the Scaffold)
5. Symphony No.9 'The Great': 3rd Movement
6. The Sorcerrer's Appprentice
7. Sheherazade: 4th Movement: Festival at Baghdad, The Sea, The Shipwreck
8. Slavonic Dances Op.46 No.1
9. Pictures At An Exhibition: A) The Hut On Fowls' Legs B) The Great Gate Of Kiev

Tracks:

1. Violin Concerto (3rd Movement) - Brahms
2. Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' (3rd Movement) - Beethoven
3. Flute Concerto K. 313 (1st Movement) - Mozart
4. Piano Concerto No. 2 (3rd Movement) - Rachmaninov
5. Piano Concerto, No. 21 (2nd Movement) - Mozart
6. Members Of The Philadelphia Orchestra: Concierto d'Aranjuez (2nd Movement) - Rodrigo
7. The Beautiful Blue Danube - J. Strauss II
8. Romeo & Juliet (The Montagues And Capulets) - Prokofiev
9. Swan Lake (Act II Scene One) - Tchaikovsky

Tracks:

1. String Quartet 'Death And The Maiden' (1st Movement)
2. Violin Sonata 'Spring' (1st Movement)
3. Gymnopedie No 1.
4. Piano Sonata No 14. 'Moonlight' (1st Movement)
5. Claire du Lune
6. Gregorian Chant Vol. I: Introitus: 'Rorate' - Offertorium: 'Ave Maria' - Communio: 'Ecce Virgo'
7. Gloria: RV 589 (1st Movement: Gloria)
8. Messiah ('Hallelujah' Chorus)
9. Requiem K. 626 (Confutatis)
10. Mesa da Requiem (Dies Irae)
11. Carmina Burana: Blanziflor et Helena: 'Ave Formosissima' - Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: 'O Fortuna'
12. Symphony No. 9 'Choral' (Last Movement: 'Ode to Joy')

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1. Te Deum & Jubilate V3
2. Ten Top Sopranos Vol. 2
3. The Complete Organ Sonatas
4. The Golden Dream
5. This Is Gold: Maria Callas [Box Set] [Box set] [Import]
6. Toyohiko Satoh, 4: Robert de Visée
7. Vol. 9
8. Wagner Collection
9. A Life in Music, Box 3 (Box Set) [Box set]
10. Asia: Scherzo Sonata/ Piano Quartet/Why (?) Jacob

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Track Listings

20 Great Love Songs [Import]

Edvard Grieg: Historic Chamber Music

Café de Paris [Box set] [Import]

Music: Greatest Hits

Distorted Dimensions

Could It Be I'm Falling in Love

Crock O Xmas

Donzetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (Highlights)

Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room

Con Mariachi: Coleccion de Oro [Box set]

Brand New Knife

Do You Love Me

Classics Live [Import]

Three, Four and Twenty Lutes

Absolutely Live