Tchaikovsky / Baltic Sea Philharmonic Sleeping Beauty CD

Sleeping Beauty by Peter Iljitsch Tchaikovsky (1849-1893) is one of the greatest and most iconic ballet music compositions of all time. After the success of the previous Tchaikovsky releases (Snow Maiden and Swan Lake), Kristjan J?rvi once again took the highlights of Tchaikovsky's composition and arranged them into a kind of symphony. He recorded this album with his orchestra, the Baltic Sea Philharmonic. Tchaikovsky's score for the Sleeping Beauty runs to almost three hours, but Kristjan J?rvi condensed the ballet into a version lasting around 70 minutes. Kristjan's thinking when he put together his arrangement is purely musical, which makes the music easy to follow for the listener.

1. Sleeping Beauty a Dramatic Symphony Arranged By Kristjan J?rvi 2. Introduction 3. Act I 4. March 1 5. Dancing Scene: Entrance of the Fairies 6. Pas de Six 7. Crystal Fountain Fairy 8. Enchanted Garden Fairy 9. Breadcrumb Fairy 10. Fairy of the Songbirds 11. Violante (Fairy of Ardent Strong Passions) 12. Lilac Fairy 13. Carabosse (The Bad Fairy) 14. Scene (Aurora's 16th Birthday/Scene of the Knitters) 15. Garland Waltz 16. Aurora Is Introduced to the Suitors 17. Rose Adagio 18. Dance of the Maids of Honour and Pages 19. Aurora's Variation 1 20. Coda 1 21. Act I Finale (Charm) 22. Act II 23. Act II Introduction (Prince D?sir?'s Hunting Party) 24. Blind Man's Buff 25. Dance of the Duchesses 26. Dance of the Baronesses 27. Dance of the Marchionesses 28. Farandole (Scene) 29. Dance (Mazurka) 30. Desir? and the Lilac Fairy 31. Pas D'action: Desir? Sees Aurora 32. Aurora's Variation 2 33. Coda 2 34. Panorama 35. Entr'acte 36. Symphonic Entr'acte: Sleep 37. Act II Finale: Aurora's Awakening 38. Act III 39. March 2 40. Polonaise 41. Pas de Quatre 1 42. The Silver Fairy 43. The Sapphire Fairy 44. The Diamond Fairy 45. Puss-In-Boots and the White Cat 46. Pas de Quatre 2 47. Cinderella and Prince Fortun? 48. The Blue Bird and Princess Florine 49. Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf 50. Cinderella and Her Prince 51. Tom Thumb, His Brothers and the Ogre 52. Pas de Deux: Entrance 53. Prince Desir? 54. Aurora 55. Pas de Deux: Coda 56. Sarabande 57. Finale 58. Apotheosis