Ballet & Dances Classical - Serge Diaghilev Ballets russes (22CD) - Import 22 CD Box

Credits:

Daniel Hope

Description:

This is a commemorative box featuring the music for the Ballets Russes, the ballet company that revolutionized music, dance, and the visual arts, in masterful performances and recordings, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Sergei Diaghilev's birth. Ballets Russes, the ballet company that revolutionized music, dance, and the visual arts, was founded in 1909 by Russian-born artistic producer Sergei Diaghilev at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris. Innovative and flamboyant, it brought together the most talented composers, dancers, choreographers, and designers with a genius for fostering creativity and energizing audiences. Emblematic of the influence of the Ballets Russes was the 1913 premiere of Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. It caused an infamous scandal, but also changed the course of musical history. This 22-CD set traces the path of the troupe's existence over two decades, a turbulent but artistically rich period, and includes all of the ballet music written for the Ballets Russes. Covering groundbreaking works and rarities, listeners will rediscover numerous masterpieces and groundbreaking interpretations by renowned performers of the 78rpm SP, LP, and digital eras. #1Sergei Diaghilev (1872-1929): Diaghilev was an impresario who changed the history of music; March 31, 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Diaghilev, the flamboyant, visionary, and influential impresario who founded the legendary Ballets Russes.Diaghilev was born near Novgorod in northwestern Russia and grew up in the artistic environment of Perm. He enrolled in the law department of the University of Petersburg, but instead of attending, he decided to become an artist and studied voice and composition, frequently attending concerts at the Mariinsky Theater and other venues. As a student, he was appointed to a special commission in 1899 but was expelled, but in 1905 he decided to pursue his idea of cultural entrepreneurship, and in 1906 he promoted Russian art and sculpture at the Salon d'Automne in Paris, the cultural capital of the world in the early 20th century. From then on, he continued to work in Paris. The following year, he gave concerts with Russian artists, including composers Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, and Glazunov, and singers Shaliapin and Feria Litvinne; in 1907, he gave a concert of his "Piano Concerto No. 2" with Rachmaninoff himself on piano; in 1908, at the Paris Opera In 1908, he staged Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov" with Shaliapin in the leading role. The design was by Leon Bakst and Alexandre Benoit, two Russian artists who became closely associated with the Ballets Russes, which Diaghilev founded in Paris in 1909.(1/3) Warner Music Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~I. Introduction et Scene premiere (Introduction and First Scene)
2.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~II. Courante. Danse des heures (Courante. Dance of the Hours)
3.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~III. Scene d'animation du Gobelin (The Gobelin Tapestry comes to life)
4.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~IV. La Plainte d'Armide (Armida's Lamentation)
5.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~V. Scene. Grand pas d'action (Adagio)
6.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~VI. Grande Valse noble
7.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~VII. Variation - Allegro - Moderato tranquillo - Vivace - Grave (Maestoso et molto sostenuto)
8.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~VIII. Danse des gamins (de petits esclaves Ethiopiens) (Dance of the Boys (Little Ethiopian Slaves))
9.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~IX. Danse des confidentes (Dance of Armida's Ladies)
10.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~X. Bacchus et les bacchantes
11.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~XI. Entree des magiciens et Danse des ombres (Entry of the Magicians and Dance of the Shades)
12.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~XII. Danse des bouffons (Dance of the Clowns)
13.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~XIII. Pas d'echarpe (Scarf Dance)
14.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~XIV. Pas de deux
15.Le Pavillon d'Armide, fantastic ballet~XV. Grande Valse finale
16.Giselle, ballet in two acts~Act Two: No. 14. Scene des Wilis
17.Giselle, ballet in two acts~Act Two: No. 15. Pas de deux: Giselle et Albrecht
18.Giselle, ballet in two acts~Act Two: Variation de Giselle
19.Giselle, ballet in two acts~Act Two: No. 16. Finale
20.Carnaval, Op. 9, ballet-pantomime~XX. Pause
21.Carnaval, Op. 9, ballet-pantomime~XXI. Marche des "Davidsbundler" contre les Philistins
22.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~Introduction
23.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Le Jardin enchante de Kachtchei
24.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Apparition de l'oiseau de feu poursuivi par Ivan Tsarevitch
25.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Danse de l'oiseau de feu
26.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Capture di l'oiseau de feu
27.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Supplications de l'oiseau de feu
28.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Apparition des 13 princesses enchantees
29.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Jeu des princesses avec les pommes d'or
30.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Brusque apparition d'Ivan Tsarevitch
31.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Khovorod: Ronde des princesses
32.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Lever du jour
33.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Ivan Tsarevitch entre dans le palais de Kachtchei
34.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Carillon magique et capture d'Ivan Tsarevitch
35.L Oiseau de feu (The Firebird), complete ballet~1er Tableau: Arrivee de Kachtchei l'immortel