Various - The Best Of Ballet

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The Nutcracker
A1	–Tchaikovsky*	Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
A2	–Tchaikovsky*	Trepack (Russian Dance)
A3	–Tchaikovsky*	Arabian Dance
A4	–Tchaikovsky*	Chinese Dance
A5	–Tchaikovsky*	Dance Of The Reed Flutes
A6	–Tchaikovsky*	Waltz Of The Flowers
Scenes From Childhood Opus 15
A7	–Schumann*	Traumerai (Dreaming) Conductor – Vassil StefanovOrchestra – Bulgarian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra*
Les Sylphides
A8	–Chopin*	Prelude
A9	–Chopin*	Waltz I
A10	–Chopin*	Waltz II
A11	–Chopin*	Waltz III
The Sleeping Beauty
B1	–Tchaikovsky*	Waltz Conductor – Hans SwarowskyOrchestra – Bamberg Symphony Orchestra*
Prince Igor
B2	–Borodin*	Polovtsian Dances Conductor – Dobrin PetkovOrchestra – Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Afternoon Of A Faun
B3	–Debussy*	Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun Conductor – Walter SusskindOrchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra*
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B4	–Ravel*	Boléro Conductor – Claude EstrierOrchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra*
Swan Lake
C1	–Tchaikovsky*	Waltz (Act I)
C2	–Tchaikovsky*	Scene (Act II)
C3	–Tchaikovsky*	Dance Of The Little Swans (Allegro Moderato - Act II)
C4	–Tchaikovsky*	Andante (Act II)
C5	–Tchaikovsky*	Mazurka (Act III)
C6	–Tchaikovsky*	Allegro Giusto (Act III)
Song Of Norway
C7	–Grieg*	Norwegian Dance No. 2 Conductor – Rouslan Raichev*Orchestra – Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Coppelia
C8	–Delibes*	Waltz
C9	–Delibes*	Mazurka
C10	–Delibes*	Galop
Gayaneh Ballet
D1	–Khachaturian*	Sabre Dance Conductor – Rouslan Raichev*Orchestra – Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Romeo & Juliet
D2	–Prokofiev*	The Montagues And Capulets Conductor – Sir Eugene Goossens
The Railway Children
D3	–Hoddinott*	At Home
D4	–Hoddinott*	The Journey
D5	–Hoddinott*	Children's Games
D6	–Hoddinott*	Absence
D7	–Hoddinott*	The Father's Return
Love The Magician
D8	–Falla*	Ritual Fire Dance Conductor – Walter SusskindOrchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra*
The Firebird
D9	–Stravinsky*	Dance Of The King Kaschei
D10	–Stravinsky*	Berceuse (Lullaby)
D11	–Stravinsky*	Finale: Final Dance

Credits

• Composed By – Borodin* (tracks: B2), Hoddinott* (tracks: D3 to D7), Khachaturian* (tracks: D1), Debussy* (tracks: B3), Grieg* (tracks: C7), Chopin* (tracks: A8 to A11), Stravinsky* (tracks: D9 to D11), Delibes* (tracks: C8 to C10), Falla* (tracks: D7), Ravel* (tracks: B4), Tchaikovsky* (tracks: A1 to A6, B1, C1 to C6), Schumann* (tracks: C2), Prokofiev* (tracks: D2)
• Conductor – Alun Hoddinott (tracks: D3 to D7), Anatole Fistoulari (tracks: A8 to A11, C8 to C10), Serge Tchaikov (tracks: A1 to A6, C1 to C6), Yordan Dafov
• Design – Graphic Edge
• Orchestra – Cardiff Symphony Orchestra (tracks: D3 to D7), USSR State Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: A1 to A6, C1 to C6), London Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: A8 to A11, C8 to C10, D2), Varna Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: D9 to D11)
• Photography By – Bill Cooper

Notes

"Excerpts from 15 great ballets."

Tracks A10, B4 and D2 have been edited for leisure listening.

This Compilation ℗ + © 1990 Trax Music Ltd.
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Marketed and distributed by Big Wave via B.M.G.

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Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TRXCD 163	Various	The Best Of Ballet ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Trax Music	TRXCD 163	UK	1990