Tchaikovsky / Yablonsky / Russian State So Swan Lake CD

2002 release. Swan Lake performed by the Russian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky recorded at Studio 5 at the Moscow Sate Broadcasting & Recording House July 2001. It was the first of Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) three full length ballets & had it's premiere in Moscow in 1875. In it's music it represents the height of romantic ballet in a colourful and evocative score that reflects the palace celebrations of the Prince's coming of age & evokes the nocturnal mystery of the forest and the bewitched Swan Princess.

1. Introduction 2. No.1 Scene 3. No.2 Valse 4. No.3 Scene 5. I. Intrada 6. II. Andante Sostenuto 7. III. Allegro Semplice - Presto 8. IV. Moderato 9. V. Allegro 10. VI. Coda: Allegro Vivace 11. I. Tempo Di Valse Ma Non Troppo Vivo, Quasi Moderato 12. II. Andante - Allegro 13. III. Tempo Di Valse 14. IV. Coda: Allegro Molto Vivace 15. No.6 Pas D'action 16. No.7 Sujet 17. No.8 Dance of the Goblets: Tempo Di Polacca 18. No.9 Finale: Andante: The Flight of Swans 19. No.10 Scene: Moderato 20. No.11 Scene 21. No.12 Scene: Allegro 22. I. Tempo Di Valse 23. II. Moderato Assai 24. III. Tempo Di Valse 25. IV. Allegro Moderato 26. V. Andante - Allegro 27. VI. Tempo Di Valse 28. VII. Coda: Allegro Vivace 29. No.14 Scene: Moderato 30. No.15 Allegro Giusto 31. No.16 Dance of the Corps de Ballet and Dwarves: Moderato Assai - Allegro Vivo 32. No.17 Arrival of the Guests and Waltz Allegro - Tempo Di Valse 33. No.18 Scene: Allegro 34. I. Intrada: Moderato Assai 35. II. Variation I: Allegro 36. III. Variation II: Andante Con Moto 37. IV. Variation III: Moderato 38. V. Variation IV: Allegro 39. VI. Variation V: Moderato - Allegro Semplice 40. VII. Coda: Allegro Molto 41. Pas de Deux: I. Introduction 42. II. Variation I: Moderato - Andante 43. III. Variation II: Allegro Moderato 44. IV. Coda 45. Russian Dance 46. No.20 Hungarian Dance: Moderato Assai - Allegro - Vivace 47. No.21 Spanich Dance: Allegro Non Troppo (Tempo Di Bolero) 48. No.22 Neapolitan Dance: Allegro Moderato - Andantino Quasi Moderato - Presto 49. No.23 Mazurka: Tempo Di Mazurka 50. No.24 Scene: Allegro 51. No.25 Entr'acte: Moderato 52. No.26 Scene: Allegro Non Troppo 53. No.27 Dance of the Cygnets: Moderato 54. No.28 Scene: Allegro Agitato 55. No.29 Finale: Andante - Allegro Agitato - Moderato E Maestoso - Moderato