Stokowski conducts

The Heart of the Ballet

His Symphony Orchestra

Code: CACD0547

£10.15 / €12.89

Stokowski's compilations of favourite ballet music were highly successful when released in the 1940s and 1950s. This digital remastering also commemorates anniversaries of his birth and death dates.

	1	Adam		Giselle Variation of Giselle, Mad Scene, Memory of the Love Scene, Despair of Löys, Finale Act I	4:16
	2	Weber (arr. Berlioz)		Le Spectre de la Rose (Invitation to the Dance)	9:10
		Chopin (arr. Anderson / Bodge)		Les Sylphides	9:43
	3			i.   Prelude in A major, Valse in G flat major, Mazurka in C major	5:00
	4			ii.   Grand Valse Brillante in E flat major	4:42
	5	Delibes		Sylvia Valse lente, Pizzicato	3:53
		Tchaikovsky		Swan Lake	9:56
	6			i.   Dance of the Swan Queen	4:58
	7			ii.   Dance of the Little Swans	4:57
		Tchaikovsky		Nutcracker Suite	22:30
	8			i.   Overture Miniature	3:09
	9			ii.   March	2:06
	10			iii.   Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy	2:14
	11			iv.   Russian Dance (Trépak)	1:06
	12			v.   Arabian Dance	4:05
	13			vi.   Chinese Dance	0:58
	14			vii.   Dance of the Flutes	2:12
	15			vii.   Waltz of the Flowers	6:37
	16	Debussy		L'après-midi d'un faune	10:19
	17	Berlioz		Ballet des Sylphes from The Damnation of Faust	2:54
TT: 72:44

Reviews:

"Play through this superb collection and you can't help but believe that Stokowski was the heart of the ballet... and you'll never hear such vibrant, wide-ranging sound." American Record Guide

"Yet more sheer delight for those who admire Stokowski’s command and occasional impudences - and the reissue of these performances remains technically impressive." Music and Vision Daily