Deutsche Grammophon - 2531 1111 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl
Deutsche Grammophon continues its program to re-issue classic recordings on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl complete with a download voucher. Here Mstislav Rostropovich masterfully leads Leon Spierer (violin), Eberhard Finke (cello) and the Berlin Philharmonic in sublime performances of selections from Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's unrivaled ballets The Sleeping Beauty, Suite, Op.66a and Swan Lake, Op.20 Suite, the latter of which Gramophone exclaims: "[Rostropovich's] Sleeping Beauty highlights with the Berlin Philharmonic on DG are simply sensational!"
Side 1
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
The Sleeping Beauty, Suite, Op. 66a
1. Introduction - The Lilac Fairy
2. Pas d'action: Rose Adagio
3. Pas de caractere: Puss in Boots
4. Panorama (andantino)
5. Valse
Side B:
Swan Lake, Op. 20 Suite
1. Scene - Swan Theme
2. Valse in A
3. Danse des petits cygnes
4. Scene
5. Danse Hongroise (Czardas)
6. Scene Finale
Rostropovich’s accounts of the gorgeous Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake Ballet Suites from the second volume of his Tchaikovsky sessions with Deutsche Grammophon – following our previous Nutcracker LP.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Mstislav Rostropovich
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 Suite
Berliner Philharmoniker
Mstislav Rostropovich