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| |  | DVD-CD-VIDEO | Home » » Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty ~ Previn | | | | | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| August 10, 2004 | | Studio:
| EMI Classics | | Composer:
| Tchaikovsky | | Conductor:
| Previn | | Orchestra:
| London Symphony Orchestra | | Number Of Discs:
| 2 | | Format:
| Original recording remastered | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | Disc: 1 | | | 1. | Prologue - The Christening: Introduction | | 2. | No.1 - Marche | | 3. | No.2 - Scene Dansante | | 4. | No.3 - Pas De Six: A) Introduction B) Adagio C) Variation 1 D) Variation 2 E) Variation 3 F) Variation 4 G) Variation 5 H) Variation 6 I) Coda | | 5. | No.5 - The Scene | | 6. | No.5 - Scene | | 7. | No.6 - Valse | | 8. | No.7 - The Scene | | 9. | No.8 - Pas D'action: A) Adagio A La Rose B) Danse C) Variations D'Aurore D) Coda | | 10. | No.9 - Finale | | 11. | No.10 - Entr'acte & Scene | | 12. | No.11 - Colin-Maillard | | 13. | No.12: A) Scene B) Danse Des Duchesses C) Danse Des Baronnes D) Danse Des Comptesses E) Danse Des Marquises | | 14. | No.13 - Farandole: A) Scene B) Danse | | | Disc: 2 | | | 1. | No.14 - Scene | | 2. | No.15: A) Pas D'Action B) Aurora's Variation C) Coda | | 3. | No.16 - Scene | | 4. | No.17 - Panorama | | 5. | No.18 - Entr'acte | | 6. | No.19 - Entr'acte & Scene | | 7. | No.20 - Finale | | 8. | No.21 - March | | 9. | No.22 - Polacca | | 10. | No.23 - Pas De Quatre: A) Variation 1 B) Variation 2 C) Variation 3 D) Variation 4 E) Coda | | 11. | No.24 - Pas De Caractere | | 12. | No.25 Pas De Quatre: A) Variation 1 B) Variation 2 C) Coda | | 13. | No.26 - Pas De Caractere: A) Chaperon Rouge Et Le Lo B) Cendrillon Et Le Prince | | 14. | No.28 - Pas De Deux: A) Entree B) Adagio C) Variation 1 D) Variation 2 E) Coda | | 15. | No.30 - Finale Et Apotheose | |
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15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 An outstanding recording of a genuine masterpiece, at a bargain priceOct 31, 2006
By D. R. Schryer
Tchaikovsky's music for the ballet The Sleeping Beauty is not only one of the greatest ballet scores ever written -- possibly the greatest ballet score -- it is also one of the greatest pieces of music in any genre ever written. It may well be Tchaikovsk's greatest composition. From beginning to end The Sleeping Beauty is filled with a continuous stream of beautiful, richly orchestrated music. Although beloved when presented on stage as a ballet, it can be listened to and enjoyed as a beautiful four act symphonic poem even by people who are not interested in ballet.
This is the finest performance of The Sleeping Beauty which I have ever heard. Only the outstanding performance by Richard Bonynge approaches this one. But fine as Bonynge's performance is, this version by Previn is even better. If you love classical music, especially music from the Romantic period -- whether you are a ballet fan or not -- please get this outstanding recording of this masterpiece while it is still available. The bargain price is an extra bonus.
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Sleeping BeautyMay 04, 2006
By Jack D. McNamara
Tchaikovsky's three ballets are my three favorite classical compositions of all time. Previn does an excellent job with Sleeping Beauty (Op. 66). The highlights are Scene 1, Scene 5, Scene 20, Scene 21, and of course, the finale. The sound is loud, strong, and emotional.
The only problem is that in the booklet, the scenes are labeled incorrectly and that the scenes are not divided up as they usually are, so some of the tracks are really long.
9 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Sleeping Beauty, sleeping conductorJul 16, 2006
By Santa Fe Listener
Andre Previn went through a very promising period as conductor of the LSO in the Seventies, and he held up gracefully when people realized (and complained) that he wasn't, as advertized, the next Leonard Bernstein. Innately a middle-of-the-road condcutor, Previn was rarely one for fire and passion--a rich sonority and mellifluous phrasing are more his style. He brings those positive qualities to this Sleeping Beauty. It's nice that EMI has released it from the box set of all three Tchaikovsky ballets, and there's nothing wrong with the playing or engineering.
But why is it so sleepy? Hardly a dance goes by that doesn't feel constrained; Previn never cuts loose. As a result, we get little feeling of joy or dramatic climax. This is British placidness where one craves Russian passion. No wonder the Gramophone dotes on this recording. It won't make waves in your teacup. Compare any five minutes of Previn's reading with Gergiev's on Philips, and even though his is better played and recorded, Gergiev's has inner life. I find life sorely lacking here despite the polished surface gleam.
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 in the eye of the beholderDec 24, 2006
By David A. Baer
I begin my review of this splendid cd with a slice of musical heresy: *listening* to a ballet with no dancers on a stage in front of you is inevitably a partial experience. Perhaps its closest analogy is listening to film music, which presents lush harmonies and brilliant dramatic effect. But if you've never seen the film, you miss something. This is because music written to accompany ballet and music composed to embellish a film are inescapably programmatic. They depend to some degree on the thing they accompany.
OK, I'm over that.
André Previn and the LSO are at their typical wonderful selves in this recording. In SLEEPING BEAUTY, Tchaikovsky is at his most changeful and malleable. The score he has produced is something of an artistic institution; these musicians respect it and perform it in just that way.
Tchaikovsky lovers - like this reviewer - will enjoy familiar mechanisms and discern the development of a hugely familiar passage long before it finally sees the light in its canonical and popularly-recognized form.
This is all great stuff, even if its beauty is accessible only to ears and no eyes.
I just miss the ballet. In its intended context, Tchaikovsky and his music become worthy of their enduring fame. Alone, the music a recording, the listener esconced in a car or office or living room, something is missing.
The dancers.
Problems Downloading into Windows Media PlayerJan 30, 2012
By John W. Nickelson
My only problem is that it is a double album and when I downloaded the mp3 files into Windows Media Player, it combined the two albums in to one, so I don't know which number is on which album. When I play it, it plays the first number on one album first, then the first number on the other album next, etc.
I believe this is a problem with the new Amazon MP3 Downloader. I'm running Windows 7 Professional.
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