What Ballet Music Are You Listening To Now?

[Brahmsian]

CD 21: Saison 1928

Igor Stravinsky
Apollon musagète
Berlin Philharmonic
Sir Simon Rattle

A gorgeous, lush performance given by Rattle and the Berliners.

Saison 1929

Sergei Prokofiev
Le Fils prodigue (The Prodigal Son)
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop

Greatly enjoyed.  I can't remember if I have actually listened to the Prodigal Son or not?  In any event, highly enjoyable, and recognized some themes used in Symphony No. 4.

[Brahmsian]

CD 2: Saison 1909

Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor - Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens & Polovtsian Dances

Saison 1910

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa

Another couple of gorgeous performances from la belle boîte rouge orange.

[Brahmsian]

CD 15-17: Saison 1921

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty

Sergei Prokofiev
Chout (Le Bouffon), suite from the ballet, Op. 21b

London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn - Sleeping Beauty
Claudio Abbado - Chout

Outstanding performance of perhaps the greatest ballet of all time, "musically" (The Sleeping Beauty).  And Chout was a first listen - WOW!  Invigorating and highly entertaining musical feast for the ears.  Thrilling fun! 

[Karl Henning]

And Chout was a first listen - WOW!  Invigorating and highly entertaining musical feast for the ears.  Thrilling fun! 

Nice! I'm mildly surprised that you're new to Chout, but now you know why!

[Karl Henning]

Any day when you sit down to just listen to Swan Lake is by definition a good day.

[LKB]

Any day when you sit down to just listen to Swan Lake is by definition a good day.

I did exactly that, within the last twelve hours. 

[Brahmsian]

Now listening to Disc 13, of these magnificent and enchanting performances and works! 



Saison 19

Respighi - La Boutique Fantasque

Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Alceo Galliera



Falla - Le Tricorne

Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano