Composer: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovski
Performer: James Ehnes, Robert deMaine
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Neeme Järvi
Number of Discs: 3
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Release: 2017
Size: 5.72 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13
01. Introduction (Allegro vivo – Andantino)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Prologue
02. Prologue The Christening: March (Moderato)
03. Prologue The Christening: Scene Dansante (Moderato con moto)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Prologue, No. 3, Pas de six
04. Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: I. Introduction
05. Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: II. Adagio
06. Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: III. Variation I, The Fairy of the Crystal Fountain (Allegro moderato)
07. Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: IV. Variation II, The Fairy of the Enchanted Garden (Allegro)
08. Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: V. Variation III, The Fairy of the Woodland Glades (Allegro moderato)
09. Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: VI. Variation IV, The Fairy of the Songbirds (Moderato)
10. Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: VII. Variation V, The Fairy of the Golden Vine (Allegro molto vivace)
11. Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: VIII. Variation VI: The Lilac Fairy (Tempo di valse)
12. Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: IX. Coda (Allegro giusto)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Prologue
13. Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: Finale
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act I
14. Act I The Spell: Scene (Allegro vivo – Moderato)
15. Act I The Spell: Valse (Allegro: Tempo di valse)
16. Act I The Spell: Scene (Andante)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act I, No. 8, Pas d’action
17. Act I The Spell: Pas d’action: I. Adagio a la rose (Andante – Adagio maestoso)
18. Act I The Spell: Pas d’action: II. Dance of the Maids of Honour and the Pages
19. Act I The Spell: Pas d’action: III. Variation d’AuroreJames Ehnes03:45
20. Act I The Spell: Pas d’action: IV. Coda (Allegro giusto)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act I
21. Act I The Spell: Finale
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act II
22. Act II The Vision: Entr’acte et Scene (Allegro con spirito – Un poco più tranquillo)
23. Act II The Vision: Colin-maillard (Allegro vivo)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act II, No. 12, Scène et danses
24. Act II The Vision: Scene (Moderato): I. Scene
25. Act II The Vision: Scene (Moderato): II. Danse des Duchesses (Minuet) (Moderato con moto)
26. Act II The Vision: Scene (Moderato): III. Danse des Baronnes (Gavotte)
27. Act II The Vision: Scene (Moderato): IV. Danse des Comtesses (Allegro non troppo)
28. Act II The Vision: Scene (Moderato): V. Danse des Marquises (Allegro non troppo)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act II, No. 13, Farandole
29. Act II The Vision: Farandole: I. Scene (Poco più vivo) –
30. Act II The Vision: Farandole: I. Danse (Allegro non troppo)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act II
31. Act II The Vision: Scene (Prince Florimund and the Lilac Fairy)
32. Act II The Vision: Pas d’action: Pas d’action (Aurore et Florimund (Andante cantabile)Robert deMaine04:45
33. Act II The Vision: Pas d’action: Variation d’Aurore (Allegro con moto)
34. Act II The Vision: Pas d’action: Coda (Presto)
35. Act II The Vision: Scene (Allegro agitato)
36. Act II The Vision: Panorama (Andantino: The Awakening)
37. Act II The Vision: Entr’acteJames Ehnes06:09
38. Act II The Vision: Entr’acte symphonique et Scene
39. Act II The Vision: Finale (The Awakening)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act III
40. Act III The Wedding: Marche (Allegro non troppo)
41. Act III The Wedding: Polacca (Procession of Fairy-Tale Characters) (Allegro moderato e brillante)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act III, No. 23, Pas de quatre
42. Act III The Wedding: Pas de quatre: I. Pas de quatre (Allegro non tanto)
43. Act III The Wedding: Pas de quatre: II. Variation I, The Golden Fairy (Allegro: Tempo di valse)
44. Act III The Wedding: Pas de quatre: III. Variation II, The Silver Fairy (Allegro giusto)
45. Act III The Wedding: Pas de quatre: IV. Variation III, The Sapphire Fairy (Vivacissimo)
46. Act III The Wedding: Pas de quatre: V. Variation IV, The Diamond Fairy (Vivace)
47. Act III The Wedding: Pas de quatre: VI. Coda (L’istesso tempo)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act III
48. Act III The Wedding: Pas de caractere (Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat) (Allegro moderato)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act III, No. 25, Pas de quatre
49. Act III The Wedding: Pas de quatre (Adagio): I. Pas de quatre
50. Act III The Wedding: Pas de quatre (Adagio): II. Variation I, Cinderella and Prince Charming (Allegro: Tempo di valse)
51. Act III The Wedding: Pas de quatre (Adagio): III. Variation II, The Bluebird and Princess Florine (Andantino)
52. Act III The Wedding: Pas de quatre (Adagio): IV. Coda (Presto)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act III, No. 26, Pas de caractrère
53. Act III The Wedding: Pas de caractere: I. Chaperon Rouge et le Loup (Allegro moderato)
54. Act III The Wedding: Pas de caractere: II. Cendrillon et le Prince Fortune (Allegro: Tempo di valse)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act III, No. 27, Pas berrichon
55. Act III The Wedding: Pas Berrichon: (a) Le Petit Poucet, ses freres et l’Ogre
56. Act III The Wedding: Pas Berrichon: (b) Coda
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act III, No. 28, Pas de deux (Aurore et Désiré)
57. Act III The Wedding: Pas de deux: Aurore et Desire
58. Act III The Wedding: Pas de deux (Aurora and Florimund): II. Entree (Allegretto – Allegro moderato)
59. Act III The Wedding: Pas de deux (Aurora and Florimund): III. Adagio (Andante non troppo)
60. Act III The Wedding: Pas de deux (Aurora and Florimund): IV. Variation I, Florimund (Vivace – Prestissimo)
61. Act III The Wedding: Pas de deux (Aurora and Florimund): V. Variation II, Aurora (Andantino)James Ehnes01:59
62. Act III The Wedding: Pas de deux (Aurora and Florimund): VI. Coda (Allegro vivace)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Act III
63. Act III: Sarabande
64. Act III: Finale
65. Act III: Apotheose
CD 02
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12
01. Introduction
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I
02. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 1. Scene
03. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 2. Valse
04. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 3. Scene
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I, No. 4, Pas de trois
05. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 4. Pas de trois: I. Intrada
06. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 4. Pas de trois: II. Andante sostenuto
07. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 4. Pas de trois: III. Allegro semplice – Presto
08. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 4. Pas de trois: IV. Moderato
09. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 4. Pas de trois: V. Allegro
10. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 4. Pas de trois: VI. Coda: Allegro vivace
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I, No. 5, Pas de deux
11. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 5. Pas de deux: I. Tempo di valse ma non troppo vivo, quasi moderato
12. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 5. Pas de deux: II. Andante – AllegroJames Ehnes04:51
13. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 5. Pas de deux: III. Tempo di valse
14. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 5. Pas de deux: IV. Coda: Allegro molto vivace
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I
15. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 6. Pas d’action
16. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 7. Sujet
17. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 8. Dance of the goblets: Tempo di polacca
18. Act I The terrace in front of the palace of Prince Siegfried: No. 9. Finale: Andante: The flight of swans
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II
19. Act II By a Lake: No. 10. Scene: Moderato
20. Act II By a Lake: No. 11. Scene
21. Act II By a Lake: No. 12. Scene: Allegro
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II, No. 13, Danses des cygnes
22. Act II By a Lake: No. 13. Dances of the swans: I. Tempo di valse
23. Act II By a Lake: No. 13. Dances of the swans: II. Moderato assai
24. Act II By a Lake: No. 13. Dances of the swans: III. Tempo di valse
25. Act II By a Lake: No. 13. Dances of the swans: IV. Allegro moderato
26. Act II By a Lake: No. 13. Dances of the swans: V. Andante – AllegroRobert deMaine07:02
27. Act II By a Lake: No. 13. Dances of the swans: VI. Tempo di valse
28. Act II By a Lake: No. 13. Dances of the swans: VII. Coda: Allegro vivace
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II
29. Act II By a Lake: No. 14. Scene: Moderato
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III
30. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 15. Allegro giusto
31. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 16. Dance of the corps de ballet and dwarves: Moderato assai
32. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 17. Arrival of the guests and waltz Allegro – Tempo di valse
33. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 18. Scene: Allegro
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III, No. 19a, Pas de six
34. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 19. Pas de six: I. Intrada: Moderato assai
35. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 19. Pas de six: II. Variation I: Allegro
36. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 19. Pas de six: III. Variation II: Andante con moto
37. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 19. Pas de six: IV. Variation III: Moderato
38. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 19. Pas de six: V. Variation IV: Allegro
39. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 19. Pas de six: VI. Variation V: Moderato – Allegro semplice
40. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 19. Pas de six: VII. Coda: Allegro molto
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III, No. 19b, Pas de deux
41. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: Pas de deux: I. Introduction
42. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: Pas de deux: II. Variation I: Moderato – Andante
43. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: Pas de deux: III. Variation II: Allegro moderato
44. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: Pas de deux: IV. Coda
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III
45. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 20. Hungarian Dance: Moderato assai – Allegro moderato – Vivace
46. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: Russian DanceJames Ehnes04:12
47. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 21. Spanish Dance: Allegro non troppo (Tempo di bolero)
48. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 22. Neapolitan Dance: Allegro moderato – Andantino
49. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 23. Mazurka: Tempo di mazurka
50. Act III In the Castle of Prince Siegfried: A Ball at the Castle: No. 24. Scene: Allegro
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act IV
51. Act IV By the Lake: No. 25. Entr’acte: Moderato
52. Act IV By the Lake: No. 26. Scene: Allegro non troppo
53. Act IV By the Lake: No. 27. Dance of the cygnets: Moderato
54. Act IV By the Lake: No. 28. Scene: Allegro agitato
55. Act IV By the Lake: No. 29. Finale: Andante – Allegro agitato – Moderato e maestoso – Moderato
CD 03
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14:
01. Overture
02. Act I: Act I Tableau 1: Decoration of the Christmas tree
03. Act I: Act I Tableau 1: March
04. Act I: Act I Tableau 1: Children’s galop and entry of the parents
05. Act I: Act I Tableau 1: Arrival of Drosselmayer
06. Act I: Act I Tableau 1: The Nutcracker and Grandfather dance
07. Act I: Act I Tableau 1: Departure of the guests – Night
08. Act I: Act I Tableau 1: The battle and transformation scene
09. Act I: Act I Tableau 2: The forest of fir trees in winter
10. Act I: Act I Tableau 2: Waltz of the snowflakes
11. Act II: Act II Tableau 3: The enchanted palace of the kingdom of sweets
12. Act II: Act II Tableau 3: Arrival of Clara and the Nutcracker
13. Act II, No. 12, Divertissement: Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: a. Chocolate – Spanish Dance
14. Act II, No. 12, Divertissement: Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: b. Coffee – Arabian Dance
15. Act II, No. 12, Divertissement: Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: c. Tea – Chinese Dance
16. Act II, No. 12, Divertissement: Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: d. Trepak – Russian Dance
17. Act II, No. 12, Divertissement: Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: e. Dance of the Toy Flutes
18. Act II, No. 12, Divertissement: Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: f. Mother Gigogne and the clowns
19. Act II: Act II Tableau 3: Waltz of the flowers
20. Act II: Act II Tableau 3: Pas de deux: The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy
21. Act II: Act II Tableau 3: Variation 1: Tarantella
22. Act II: Act II Tableau 3: Variation 2: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
23. Act II: Act II Tableau 3: Coda
24. Act II: Act II Tableau 3: Final waltz and apotheosis
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