180 Gram Virgin Vinyl! High Quality Pressing!
Here is a true delight for all ballet fans and music-lovers. This recording of what is probably Tchaikovskys most popular ballet, Swan Lake, by Ernest Ansermet and his orchestra in a masterly performance is now available as a new pressing in vinyl. The Russian composers first ballet is offered here on a double LP and although not a complete recording, this compilation (with a minimum of cuts) certainly comprises the most beautiful and expressive scenes, losing nothing in the process.
"Ballet specialist" Ansermet and his wonderfully balanced Orchestre de la Suisse Romande offer here a recording which youll want to hear again and again for it captures both the tragic moments of the fairy tale and the festive dance scenes. The precise winds in, for example No. 4, provide a marked contrast to the lively and exciting tutti (No. 5), while the gentle woodwinds blend charmingly with the dreamlike cantilena of the strings (No. 11). The various characteristics of the festive national dances (Polkas, Mazurkas, Hungarian Dance etc.) are performed with temperament, verve and rhythm, but it is the waltzes with their sweet dreaminess which invite the listener most of all to put on their dancing shoes and join in the dance.
Features:
180 Gram Virgin Vinyl
High Quality Pressing
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Musicians:
Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Selections:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
1. Swan Lake Ballet Complete
Here is a true delight for all ballet fans and music-lovers. This recording of what is probably Tchaikovskys most popular ballet, Swan Lake, by Ernest Ansermet and his orchestra in a masterly performance is now available as a new pressing in vinyl. The Russian composers first ballet is offered here on a double LP and although not a complete recording, this compilation (with a minimum of cuts) certainly comprises the most beautiful and expressive scenes, losing nothing in the process.
"Ballet specialist" Ansermet and his wonderfully balanced Orchestre de la Suisse Romande offer here a recording which youll want to hear again and again for it captures both the tragic moments of the fairy tale and the festive dance scenes. The precise winds in, for example No. 4, provide a marked contrast to the lively and exciting tutti (No. 5), while the gentle woodwinds blend charmingly with the dreamlike cantilena of the strings (No. 11). The various characteristics of the festive national dances (Polkas, Mazurkas, Hungarian Dance etc.) are performed with temperament, verve and rhythm, but it is the waltzes with their sweet dreaminess which invite the listener most of all to put on their dancing shoes and join in the dance.
Features:
180 Gram Virgin Vinyl
High Quality Pressing
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Musicians:
Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Selections:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
1. Swan Lake Ballet Complete
