Tchaikovsky / Russian State Sym Orch / Yablonsky Swan Lake Highlights CD

Tchaikovsky was ideally equipped to write the music for the ballet Swan Lake. His gift for vivid theatricality, for lively, memorable melodies, and for rich characterization was allied to a mastery of dance rhythms. These qualities were augmented by his command of orchestral color. And yet early performances were disappointingly received. It was only after some structural and choreographic revisions in 1895, two years after the composer's death, that the work was fully appreciated for the masterpiece that it is. For four years Dmitry Yablonsky has been Principal Guest Conductor of Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and has conducted many other orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, collaborating with leading soloists. He has made more than seventy recordings, many of them prizewinning, as conductor and cellist for Naxos.

1. Introduction 2. Scene 3. Waltz 4. Pas de Trois: Intrada 5. Pas de Trois: Allegro Semplice - Presto 6. Pas de Trois: Moderato 7. Pas de Trois: Allegro 8. Pas de Trois: Coda: Allegro Vivace 9. Dance of the Goblets 10. Finale: Flight of the Swans 11. Dances of the Swans: Tempo Di Valse 12. Dances of the Swans: Moderato Assai 13. Dances of the Swans: Allegro Moderato 14. Dances of the Swans: Andante - Allegro 15. Dances of the Swans: Coda: Allegro Vivace 16. Scene: Moderato 17. Allegro Giusto 18. Dance of the Corps de Ballet and Dwarves 19. Arrival of the Guests and Waltz 20. Mazurka 21. Scene: Allegro 22. Dance of the Cygnets: Moderato 23. Scene: Allegro Agitato 24. Finale