BORIS ASAFIEV
The Flames of Paris (complete ballet) Bolshoi Ballet / Natalia Osipova / Denis Savin / Ivan Vasiliev / Pavel Sorokin (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "And then there's Vasiliev and Osipova. A gasping squeal went round the theatre at his first big leap. The jump is high, his legs and feet taut - but it's his nonchalance that makes it amazing. There's a lot more where that came from." The Independent |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet recorded in 2010) Bolshoi Ballet / Nina Kaptsova, Artem Ovcharenko, Denis Savin / Pavel Klinichev (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] A masterpiece of classical dance, and a Christmas favourite with audiences everywhere, this Nutcracker is a magical version of the score by Tchaikovsky filmed at the Bolshoi Theatre. Since its première in Saint-Petersburg in 1892, The Nutcracker has... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Bolshoi Ballet / Nina Kaptsova, Artem Ovcharenko, Denis Savin / Pavel Klinichev (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jun/2012 ] The most talented soloists of the Bolshoi Ballet appear in this production including Nina Kaptsova (Marie) and Artem Ovcharenko (the Nutcracker Prince) and Denis Savin (Drosselmeyer). |
ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: Giselle (complete ballet recorded in 2011) Bolshoi Ballet / Svetlana Lunkina, Dmitry Gudanov, Maria Allash / Pavel Klinichev (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 10/May/2012 ] The Bolshoi Ballet troupe in Yuri Grigorovich's version of the romantic masterpiece 'Giselle', at last available in HD. First performed in 1841, 'Giselle' was an immediate hit. With music by Adolphe Adam and a libretto by Théophile Gautier and... |
MINKUS / AUBER / SHOSTAKOVICH / TCHAIKOVSKY
Great Ballets From The Bolshoi: La Bayadere, Marco Spada, Swan Lake, The Golden Age (2013-2015) Bolshoi Ballet / Svetlana Zakharova, Denis Rodkin,Vladislav Lantratov, David Hallberg, Nina Kaptsova, Olga Smirnova, etc [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 16/Dec/2018 ] This second volume of 'Great Ballets from the Bolshoi' features the Bolshoi Ballet's most recent successes : La Bayadère, Marco Spada, Swan Lake and The Golden Age. All performances were recorded in HD at the State Academic Bolshoi Ballet of Moscow. |
PUGNI / TCHAIKOVSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH
The Pharaoh's Daughter / Pique Dame / Bolt (complete ballets) The Bolshoi Ballet / Svetlana Zakharova / Sergei Filin / Nikolay Tsiskaridze / Anastasia Yatsenko / various conductors (cond) [ bel Air Classiques / 3 DVD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] Three unusual ballet productions from the Bolshoi. All recorded very recently. |
LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: La Bayadere (complete ballet recorded in 2013) Bolshoi Ballet / Svetlana Zakharova, Vladislav Lantratov, Maria Alexandrova / Pavel Sorokin (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 1/Dec/2013 ] "Kitsch even by classical ballet standards, this Bolshoi production of the Marius Petipa-choreographed oriental fantasy wit bland music by Minkus boasts a celebrated Kingdom of Shades sequence." (BBC) |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
The Bolshoi Ballet Collection: Swan Lake & Sleeping Beauty The Bolshoi Ballet [ ViaVision / 3 DVD - released 3/Dec/2015 ] The Bolshoi Ballet Collection showcases some of the greatest ballets performed by the world's most loved and revered Ballet Company, The Bolshoi Ballet. This collection includes 2 outstanding versions of Tchaikovsky's iconic Swan Lake from 2011 and... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / DELIBES / PROKOFIEV / KHACHATURIAN
Ballerina: The World's Favourite Ballet Music [2 CD set] Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev / Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste / Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Kent Nagano [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 5/May/2010 ] "For sheer enjoyment, though, I would definitely place it at the top of the pile. I would urge anyone who loves this music to make a point of hearing Nagano's outstanding reading." (Gramophone on Coppelia) |
The Bolshoi
5 Album Box Set [ Beggars Banquet / 5 CD - released 4/Nov/2015 ] The Bolshoi are an English band from the 1980's whose musical compass navigated them around the world without ever really having a defined sound, due to not wanting to become stagnant and continuously experimenting. Their debut EP Giants was a blast... |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 [complete ballet recorded in 2011] Bolshoi Theatre / David Hallberg, Svetlana Zakharova, Maria Allash / Vassily Sinaisky (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] SPECIAL LIMITED EASTER OFFER - Tchaikovsky's ballet in a new production for the reopening of the historic Bolshoi Ballet stage. It also celebrates superstar David Hallberg's Bolshoi debut, the first American principal soloist ever to be hired by the... |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 [complete ballet recorded in 2011] BLU-RAY Bolshoi Theatre / David Hallberg, Svetlana Zakharova, Maria Allash / Vassily Sinaisky (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Nov/2012 ] Tchaikovsky's ballet in a new production for the reopening of the historic Bolshoi Ballet stage. It also celebrates superstar David Hallberg's Bolshoi debut, the first American principal soloist ever to be hired by the Bolshoi Ballet. |
TCHAIKOVSKY / ADAM / ASAFIEV
Great Ballets from the Bolshoi: Sleeping Beauty / Nutcracker / Giselle / Flames of Paris [complete ballets recorded 2010 & 2011] Bolshoi Theatre / David Hallberg, Svetlana Zakharova, Nina Kaptsova, Artem Ovcharenko, Svetlana Lunkina, Ivan Vasiliev, etc [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 20/Dec/2014 ] Four famous productions from the Bolshoi Ballet HD Collection in an exceptional 4 digistack-set: Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle & Flames of Paris by the greatest performers of the Bolshoi Ballet: Svetlana Zakharova, Natalia Osipova, Nina... |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (complete opera recorded at the paris Opera in 2008) Bolshoi Theatre / Marius Kwiecien / Makvala Kasrashvili / Tatiana Monogarova / Alexander Vedernikov (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / 2 DVD - released 10/May/2009 ] G - "Kwiecien is scoring a triumph in the title role, a part everywhere identified with his immediate predecessor, Siberian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky…Kwiecien commands the stage with his good looks, rich and resonant voice and the volatile... |
ADOLPHE ADAM
Giselle [complete ballet recorded in 2011] BLU-RAY Bolshoi Theatre / Svetlana Lunkina, Dimitry Gudanov, Maria Allash / Paul Klinichev(cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2013 ] The Bolshoi Ballet troupe in Yuri Grigorovich's version of the romantic masterpiece 'Giselle', at last available in HD. First performed in 1841, 'Giselle' was an immediate hit. |
Bolshoi Theatre/Vedernikov
Glinka: Ruslan & Lyudmila [ Pentatone / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 17/May/2004 ] |
VERDI
Verdi: Requiem Dinara Alieva (soprano), Olesya Petrova (mezzo), Francesco Meli (tenor), Dmitry Belosselskiy (bass) St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Bolshoi Cho [ Delos / Blu-ray - released 9/Nov/2018 ] In the wake of the beloved Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky's untimely passing in November 2017, tributes, memorials and musical event dedications have flowed non-stop. But none thus far has matched the sheer scope, power and sonic splendor of... |
GLINKA
Ivan Susanin (A Life for the Tsar) (complete opera recorded in 1947 & 1950) Elizaveta Antonova / Alexander Hosson / Maxim Mikhailov / Bolshoi Theatre Chorus / Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra / Alexander Melik-Pashayev (conductor) [ Naxos Historical / 3 CD - released 29/Jan/2006 ] Mikhail Glinka, the founder of the Russian nationalist school of opera, was the first Russian composer to have his works accepted outside Russia itself. Berlioz admired his compositions and Liszt used them as the basis for several of his piano... |
ALBAN BERG
Wozzeck (complete opera recorded at the Bolshoi in 2010) Bolshoi Theatre / Georg Nigl, Mardi Byers, Maxim Paster / Teodor Currentzis (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Opera |
ALEXANDER BORODIN
Borodin: Prince Igor (complete opera recorded in 1951) Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Bruno Reibold, Evgeniya Smolenskaya / Bolshoi Theatre Chorus, Bolshoy Opera, Alexander Melik-Pashayev [ Naxos Historical / 3 CD - released 2/May/2005 ] The leading rôles are taken by the cream of the Bolshoy's singers at this time. Yaroslavna, Prince Igor's wife, is sung by the soprano Evgeniya Smolenskaya (1919-1989). After making her début in 1945 at Stalingrad she joined the Bolshoy in 1947,... |