Ultimate Ballet Album / Various Ultimate Ballet Album / Various CD

The most beautiful music from the world's greatest ballets (Swan Lake, Spartacus, Copp?lia, Masquerade, The Nutcracker, Sylvia, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Giselle). The word 'ballet' is French; it was adopted by the English sometime in the seventeenth century. It was during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the genre really started to develop into the art form that we recognize on the stage today. A fusion of dance, music, drama, sets and lighting, ballet is one of the ultimate arts. Following are the stories of some of the world's greatest ballets, so the listener may enjoy more fully the collection presented here.

1. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20A I. Scene 2. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20A II. Waltz 3. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20A III. Dance of the Swans: Allegro 4. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20A III. Dance of the Swans: Andante 5. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20A III. Dance of the Swans: Waltz Tempo 6. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20A IV. Couples Dance 7. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20A V. Hungarian Dance (Czardas) 8. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20A VI. Spanish Dance 9. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20A VII. Neapolitan Dance 10. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20A Finale 11. Spartacus Suite, No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia 12. Coppelia Ballet Suite, I. Prelude 13. Coppelia Ballet Suite, II. Waltz 14. Coppelia Ballet Suite, III. Mazurka 15. Coppelia Ballet Suite, IV. Ballad 16. Coppelia Ballet Suite, V. Slav Theme and Variations 17. Coppelia Ballet Suite, VI. Hungarian Dance (Czardas) 18. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A I. Miniature Overture: Allegro Giusto 19. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A II. March 20. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A III. Dance of the Sugar - Plum Fairy 21. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A IV. Russian Dance, "Trepak" 22. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A V. Arab Dance 23. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A VI. Chinese Dance 24. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A VII. Dance of the Reeds 25. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A VIII. Waltz of the Flowers 26. Sylvia Suite, I. Prelude, "The Huntress" 27. Sylvia Suite, II. Intermezzo - Valse Lente 28. Sylvia Suite, III. Pizzicato 29. Sylvia Suite, IV. Marches Et Cortege de Bacchus 30. Prelude a L'apres - Midi D'un Faune 31. Giselle, Act I: Allegro Marcato 32. Giselle, Act I: Variation a - Allegro 33. Giselle, Act I: Galop 34. Giselle, Act I: Waltz 35. Giselle, Act I: Alla Loure 36. Giselle, Act I: Andante 37. Giselle, Act II: Andantino Non Troppo 38. Giselle, Act II: Allegro Non Troppo 39. Giselle, Act II: Intermezzo 40. Giselle, Act II: Transition 41. Giselle, Act II: Andante