Fistoulari / New Symphony Orchestra World Of Ballet CD

The music on this pair of CDs falls into one of two categories: ballet music from an opera, or ballet music that was not originally intended for dancing at all, but that was subsequently adapted for that purpose. (The exception is Don Quixote, a full-length ballet with an original score.) Many famous conductors had unusual lives, but the life of Anatole Fistoulari (1907-1995) was more unusual than most. When he was just seven, he conducted a performance of Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony in his native city of Kiev. At thirteen, he conducted Saint-Saens's Samson and Delilah in Bucharest. While a young man, he travelled throughout Europe and North America, accompanying bass Feodor Chaliapin and conducting the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Escaping the European mainland in World War II, he came to England, where he soon married Gustav Mahler's sole surviving daughter, Anna, and was named principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He became a British citizen in 1948. Under a re.

1. Dance of the Moorish Slaves - March 2. Dance of the Persian Slaves 3. Bacchanale 4. Passo a Sei - Soldiers' Dance 5. The Compere 6. The Drummer 7. La Sylphide and the Scotsman 8. Impromptu Dance 9. Dance-Step Competition 10. Mathematics and Natural History Lessons 11. Perpetuum Mobile 12. Mazurka Flirtation 13. Grand Finale 14. Aufforderung Zum Tanze, Op. 65 15. Pas de Deux 16. Overture 17. Mazurka 18. Tempo Di Marcia - Gavotte 19. Allegro - Gavotte 20. Allegro - Presto XII. Adagio 21. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 22. Fanfare - Scotch Rhapsody 23. Valse 24. Tango - Pasodoble 25. Swiss Yodelling Song 26. Country Dance 27. Polka 28. Noche Espanola 29. Popular Song 30. Old Sir Faulk 31. Tarantella Sevillana