Rawicz And Landauer Volume 2: Ballet Memories / Decca LP 

LK 4136

Prince Igor; La Boutique Fantasque; Casse-Noisette Suite; Les Sylphides; Sorochintsy Fair; Swan Lake

Product Features

• Vinyl, LP, Album
• Label: Decca – LK 4136
• Country: UK
• Released: 1969
• Genre: Classical
• Style: Ballet

Overview

This 1969 vinyl release from Decca features Rawicz and Landauer performing a selection of ballet music, including "Prince Igor," "La Boutique Fantasque," "Casse-Noisette Suite," "Les Sylphides," "Sorochintsy Fair," and "Swan Lake." The album includes compositions by Borodin, Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, and Mussorgsky.

Interesting Facts

• "Prince Igor" is an opera by Alexander Borodin, known for its Polovtsian Dances.
• "La Boutique Fantasque" is a ballet by Ottorino Respighi, based on a piano piece by Gioachino Rossini.
• "Casse-Noisette Suite" is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, also known as "The Nutcracker Suite."
• "Les Sylphides" is a ballet by Frédéric Chopin, also known as "Chopiniana."
• "Sorochintsy Fair" is a ballet by Modest Mussorgsky, based on a story by Nikolai Gogol.
• "Swan Lake" is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, one of the most famous and beloved ballets of all time.

Track Listing

• A1: Polovtsian Dances (from "Prince Igor") - Composed By: Borodin
• A2: Tarantella (from "La Boutique Fantasque") - Composed By: Rossini
• A3: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (from "Casse-Noisette Suite") - Composed By: Tchaikovsky
• A4: Russian Dance (Trepak) (from "Casse-Noisette Suite") - Composed By: Tchaikovsky
• A5: Chinese Dance (from "Casse-Noisette Suite") - Composed By: Tchaikovsky
• A6: Dance Of The Flutes (from "Casse-Noisette Suite") - Composed By: Tchaikovsky
• A7: Dance Of The Flowers (from "Casse-Noisette Suite") - Composed By: Tchaikovsky
• B1: Prelude (from "Les Sylphides") - Composed By: Chopin
• B2: Waltz In C Sharp Minor (from "Les Sylphides") - Composed By: Chopin
• B3: Mazurka (from "Les Sylphides") - Composed By: Chopin
• B4: Grande Valse Brillante (from "Les Sylphides") - Composed By: Chopin
• B5: Gopak (from "Sorochintsy Fair") - Composed By: Mussorgsky
• B6: Introduction-Scene (from "Swan Lake") - Composed By: Tchaikovsky
• B7: Dance Of The Cygnets (from "Swan Lake") - Composed By: Tchaikovsky
• B8: Mazurka (from "Swan Lake") - Composed By: Tchaikovsky
• B9: Waltz (from "Swan Lake") - Composed By: Tchaikovsky

Key Credits

• Piano: Rawicz And Landauer