TREASURES OF THE RUSSIAN BALLET
Skaz o kammenom tsvetke (The Tale of the Stone Flower), Op. 118
Composer: Prokofiev, Sergey
Ballet Company: Kirov Ballet
Choreographer: Grigorovich, Yuri
Danila: Soloviev, Yuri
Katerina: Sizova, Alla
Mistress of the Copper Mountain: Osipenko, Alla
Severyan: Gridin, Anatoli
Corps de Ballet: Kirov Ballet
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Conductor: Niyazi
Set Designer: Virsaladze, Simon
Costumer Designer: Virsaladze, Simon
Swan Lake, Op. 20
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Ballet Company: Bolshoi Ballet
Choreographer: Ivanov, Lev
Choreographer: Gorsky, Alexander
Odette: Ulanova, Galina
Siegfried: Fadeyechev, Nikolai
Corps de Ballet: Bolshoi Ballet
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Conductor: Faier, Yuri
Cinderella, Op. 87
Composer: Prokofiev, Sergey
Ballet Company: Bolshoi Ballet
Choreographer: Zakharov, Rostislav
Cinderella: Struchkova, Raisa
The Prince: Lavrovsky, Mikhail
Corps de Ballet: Bolshoi Ballet
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Zhuraitis, Algis
Conductor: Kopylov, Alexander
Giselle
Composer: Adam, Adolphe
Ballet Company: Bolshoi Ballet
Choreographer: Coralli, Jean
Choreographer: Perrot, Jules
Albrecht: Liepa, Maris
Giselle: Maximova, Ekaterina
Corps de Ballet: Bolshoi Ballet
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Zhuraitis, Algis
Conductor: Kopylov, Alexander
Gayaneh
Composer: Khachaturian, Aram Il'yich
Ballet Company: Bolshoi Ballet
Choreographer: Anisimova, Nina Aleksandrovna
Armen: Fadeyechev, Nikolai
Gayaneh: Timofeyeva, Nina
Corps de Ballet: Bolshoi Ballet
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Zhuraitis, Algis
Conductor: Kopylov, Alexander
Don Quixote
Composer: Minkus, Ludwig
Ballet Company: Bolshoi Ballet
Choreographer: Gorsky, Alexander
Basilio: Vasiliev, Alexander
Kitri: Plisetskaya, Maya
Corps de Ballet: Bolshoi Ballet
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Zhuraitis, Algis
Conductor: Kopylov, Alexander
Playing Time: 01:22:06
Catalogue Number: ICAD5074
UPC: 5060244550742
This video presents some of the earliest experiences by the West of the bravura and discipline of Russia's Kirov and Bolshoi ballet companies at the height of their physical and interpretive powers. This rare footage showcases some of the greatest dancers of their time, including the much celebrated Galina Ulanova, who came as close to artistic sainthood for Russians as any dancer in its history.
The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world's greatest artists. These performances are released on video for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.
