Ernest Ansermet: The Royal Ballet - Gala Performances Vinyl [RCA Victor Red Seal]

LDS 6065

Conducted by Ernest Ansermet and performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, The Royal Ballet: Gala Performances is a renowned classical recording from 1959. Widely praised for its exceptional sound quality, this Kenneth Wilkinson–engineered British Decca release is regarded as an audiophile benchmark.

Tracklist:

Side A (The Nutcracker Suite / La Boutique Fantasque):

1. March

2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

3. Arabian Dance

4. Chinese Dance

5. Dance of the Toy Flutes

6. Waltz of the Flowers

7. Tarantella (La Boutique Fantasque)

8. Andante Mosso

9. Can-Can

Side B (Coppélia / Giselle):

1. Introduction & Mazurka (Coppélia – Act 1)

2. Introduction & Waltz (Coppélia – Act 1)

3. Czárdás

4. Valse de la Poupée (Coppélia – Act 2)

5. Introduction & Waltz (Giselle – Act 1)

6. Pas de Deux & Variation (Giselle – Act 2)

Side C (Swan Lake / Carnaval):

1. Dance of the Little Swans (Swan Lake – Act 2)

2. Pas de Deux (Swan Lake – Act 2)

3. Waltz (Swan Lake – Act 2)

4. Pierrot (Carnaval)

5. Reconnaissance (Carnaval)

6. Aveu (Carnaval)

7. Pantalon et Columbine (Carnaval)

Side D (Sleeping Beauty / Les Sylphides):

1. Introduction – The Lilac Fairy (Sleeping Beauty – Prologue)

2. Rose Adagio / Pas d’Action (Sleeping Beauty – Act 1)

3. Waltz (Sleeping Beauty – Act 1)

4. Overture: Prelude in A Major, Op. 28 No. 7 (Les Sylphides)

5. Mazurka in C Major, Op. 67 No. 3 (Les Sylphides)

6. Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat Major, Op. 18 (Les Sylphides)

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Ernest Ansermet: The Royal Ballet - Gala Performances [RCA Victor Red Seal]