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Adolphe Adam: Music From Giselle (Ballet Music) - London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas / Sony Classical Audio CD 1991 / SMK 42450
UPC 5099704245027
Adolphe Charles Adam (French: [adɔlf adɑ̃]; 24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (1856), his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836) and Si j'étais roi (1852) and his Christmas carol "Minuit, chrétiens!" (Midnight, Christians, 1844, known in English as "O Holy Night").
| Label: | Sony Classical – SMK 42450 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1991 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| 1. Act | |||
| 1 | No.01. Introduction | 2:20 | |
| 2 | No.02. Joyful Entrance Of The Grape-pickers | 1:26 | |
| 3 | No.03. Albrecht Enters, Accompanied By His Squire Wilfried | 1:27 | |
| 4 | No.04. Albrecht Is Left Alone, Gisele Enters | 1:26 | |
| 5 | No.05. Love Scene | 4:09 | |
| 6 | No.06. The Grape-pickers Return | 1:02 | |
| 7 | No.07. Valse | 3:04 | |
| 8 | No.08. Pas de Deux, Giselle And Albrecht | 1:38 | |
| 9 | No.09. The Hunt | 2:57 | |
| 10 | No.10. The Wine-pickers' March | 3:36 | |
| 11 | No.11. Variation Giselle | 2:14 | |
| 12 | No.12. Galop Général | 3:03 | |
| 13 | No.13. Hilarion Rushes Into The Crowd | 2:39 | |
| 14 | No.14. Scene Of Dilirium | 2:15 | |
| 15 | No.15. Scene Of Dilirium | 1:32 | |
| 16 | No.16. Memories Return To Giselle, She Dies | 1:36 | |
|
2. Act |
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| 17 | No.01. Introduction | 1:04 | |
| 18 | No.02. Hilarion Finds Giselle's Grave | 2:16 | |
| 19 | No.03. Myrtha Makes Her Ghostly Appearance | 2:07 | |
| 20 | No.04. Myrtha Plucks A Branch Of Rosemary | 6:39 | |
| 21 | No.05. Apparition Of Giselle | 1:33 | |
| 22 | No.06. The Wilis Are Startlet By Sounds Of Men Approaching And Hide, Albrecht Enters | 2:04 | |
| 23 | No.07. Albrecht Perceives The Spectre Of Giselle | 1:33 | |
| 24 | No.08. Pas de Deux, Giselle And Albrecht | 3:07 | |
| 25 | No.09. Pas de Deux, Giselle And Albrecht | 2:00 | |
| 26 | No.10. Scene Of The Wilis, Hilarion Enters | 2:06 | |
| 27 | No.11. The Wilis Notice Albrecht | 1:26 | |
| 28 | No.12. Grand Pas de Deux, Giselle And Albrecht | 4:22 | |
| 29 | No.13. Grand Pas de Deux, Giselle And Albrecht | 1:37 | |
| 30 | No.14. Variation Albrecht | 0:54 | |
| 31 | No.15. Variation Giselle | 1:25 | |
| 32 | No.16. Ensemble Of The Wilis | 1:48 | |
| 33 | No.17. Finale | 4:15 |
- Composed By – Adolphe Adam
- Conductor – Michael Tilson Thomas
- Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
- Viola – Alec Taylor (tracks: 28, 29)
