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Khachaturian - Spartacus (Ballet Suites 1–3) / Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi / Chandos Audio CD 1991 / CHAN 8927
UPC 095115892725
Spartacus (Russian: «Спартак», Spartak) is a ballet by Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978). The work follows the exploits of Spartacus, the leader of the slave uprising against the Romans known as the Third Servile War, although the ballet's storyline takes considerable liberties with the historical record. Khachaturian composed Spartacus in 1954, and was awarded a Lenin Prize for the composition that same year. It was first staged in Leningrad on 27 December 1956, as choreographed by Leonid Yakobson, for the Kirov Theatre of Opera and Ballet (Mariinsky Theatre), where it stayed in repertory for many years, but only with qualified success since Yakobson abandoned conventional pointe in his choreography. Yakobson restaged his version for the Bolshoi in 1962 and it was part of the Bolshoi's 1962 tour to New York. The ballet received its first staging at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow in 1958, choreographed by Igor Moiseyev; however it was the 1968 production, choreographed by Yury Grigorovich, which achieved the greatest acclaim for the ballet. It remains one of Khachaturian's best known works and is prominent within the repertoires of the Bolshoi Theatre and other ballet companies in Russia and the former Soviet Union.
| Label: | Chandos – CHAN 8927 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1991 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern |
Tracklist:
| Spartacus | |||
| Ballet Suite No. 1 | (25:55) | ||
| 1 | 1. Introduction And Dance Of Nymphs | 5:01 | |
| 2 | 2. Introduction, Adagio Of Aegina And Harmodius | 7:02 | |
| 3 | 3. Variations Of Aegina And Bacchanalia | 3:34 | |
| 4 | 4. Scene And Dance With Crotalums | 3:50 | |
| 5 | 5. Dance Of The Gaditanian Maidens And Victory Of Spartacus | 6:13 | |
|
Ballet Suite No. 2 |
(20:35) |
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| 6 | 1. Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia | 8:49 | |
| 7 | 2. Entrance Of The Merchants, Dance Of A Roman Courtesan, General Dance | 5:30 | |
| 8 | 3. Entrance Of Spartacus, Quarrel, Harmodius’ Treachery | 4:55 | |
| 9 | 4. Dance Of The Pirates | 1:14 | |
|
Ballet Suite No. 3 |
(16:10) |
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| 10 | 1. The Market | 2:41 | |
| 11 | 2. Dance Of A Greek Slave | 2:24 | |
| 12 | 3. Dance Of An Egyptian Girl | 3:20 | |
| 13 | 4. Dance Of Phrygia And The Parting Scene | 5:03 | |
| 14 | 5. Sword Dance Of The Young Thracians | 2:33 |
- Composed By – Aram Il’yich Khachaturian
- Conductor – Neeme Järvi
- Engineer – Ralph Couzens
- Engineer [assistant], Edited By – Ben Connellan
- Leader – Edwin Paling
- Liner Notes – Eric Roseberry
- Orchestra – Scottish National Orchestra
- Producer – Brian Couzens
