PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet filmed in 2007) Mariinsky Ballet / Leonid Sarafanov, Irina Golub / Valery Gergiev (cond) [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 22/Nov/2007 ] Two of the Mariinsky's young stars, Leonid Sarafanov and Irina Golub, dance the main roles. Despite the startling aspects of this production, none of the spectacle and awe-inspiring quality of their dancing is lost. |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes [the Firebird & The Rite of Spring] (recorded in 2009) Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra & Ballet / Ekaterina Kondaurova, Ilya Kuznetsov, Alexandra Iosifidi / Valery Gergiev (conductor) [ BelAir Classiques DVD / DVD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] G - BBC Music Magazine Awards 2010 - DVD of the Year |
TCHAIKOVSKY / TALBOT / PROKOFIEV / JOHN LANCHBERY
Ballet For Children: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Peter & the Wolf / The Nutcracker / Tales of Beatrix Potter Royal Ballet / Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae, Victoria Hewitt, Ricardo Cervera, Gary Avis, Edward Watson, Zenaida Yanowsky, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 15/Dec/2013 ] 'One of the very best seasonal treats for children and adults alike, the Royal Ballet's Nutcracker is a handsome, magical, thoroughly traditional rendering of ETA Hoffmann's immortal if deeply strange story.' Sunday Express on Nutcracker |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Classic Ballets: Swan Lake / Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty (recorded 2006-2009) Royal Ballet / Marialela Nunez, Thiago Soares, Alina Cojocaru, Federico Bonelli, Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae / Valery Ovsyanikov, Koen Kessels [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2013 ] This special collection brings together three acclaimed Royal Ballet performances of Tchaikovsky's celebrated masterpieces. The tragic and gloriously romantic Swan Lake features compelling dancing from Marianela Nuñez and Thiago Soares, while an... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet (complete ballet filmed in 2011) Australian Ballet / Madeleine Eastoe, Kevin Jackson, Daniel Gaudiello / Nicolette Fraillon (cond) [ ABC Classics DVD / DVD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] Graeme Murphy is renowned for his ability to create striking new versions of iconic ballets and Romeo and Juliet is his most lavish vision yet. He sets this universal love story outside of place and time and the spectacular production roams over... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / ADAM / MINKUS / SAINT-SAENS / DVORAK / STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Essential Ballet - Kirov at Coven Garden & Gala Performance in Red Square Kirov Ballet & Orchestra, conducted by Viktor Fedotv & Valery Gergiev [ Philips DVD / DVD - released 20/Sep/2003 ] Features the Kirov Orchestra and the Moscow radio Symphony Orchestra |
CHOPIN / STRAVINSKY / BARBER / ADAM / BAYER / etc
Kirov Classics [incls 'Petrushka' & 'Chopiniana'] Kirov Ballet / Fiorenza Cedolins, José Cura, Carlo Guelfi, Cheyne Davidson, Paoletta Marrocu / Stefano Ranzani (cond) [ Arthaus Musik DVD plus CD / DVD/CD - released 22/Dec/2015 ] The history of dance in Russia goes back to 1738 and has brought forth uncounted generations of wonderful dancers. From 1977 onwards, the ballet was directed by Oleg Vinogradov, a graduate of the important Vaganova school of Leningrad and an active... |
DEBUSSY / LALO / WAGNER / MASSENET
The Young Debussy [Blu-ray+DVD] London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth [ LSO Blu-ray + DVD / 2 Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 3/May/2019 ] "Roth's first concert as principal guest conductor of the LSO, after some years working together on mostly new music, and it has proved a fine augur of both original, French-accented programming and performances that take nothing for granted" Gramoph |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake (Complete ballet choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev recorded in 2005) Paris Opera Ballet / Agnes Letestu / Jose Martinez / Karl Paquette / Muriel Halle / Velo Pahn (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / Blu-ray - released 7/Feb/2007 ] '…their [Agnès Letestu & José Martinez] dancing was sensational, and Letestu in particular was magnificent. She was soft, lyrical yet aristocratic as Odette, as befits her slender, long-limbed body and her mime scene was of intense beauty. … Letestu... |
ALBENIZ / BIZET / BONOLIS / CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / de FALLA
Carmen - A ballet in two acts Rebecca Bianchi, Amar Ramasar / Corpo di Ballo & Orchestra of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Louis Lohraseb (conductor) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2020 ] Choreographer Jiří Bubeníček's Carmen celebrates the incredible inspiration of Bizet's timeless music in a completely new two-act ballet that also includes music by Albéniz, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Falla, orchestrated and adapted by Gabriele Bonolis |