Léon Bakst: A Life for the Stage

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Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1La boutique fantasque, P. 120: II. Tarentella “La danza”Gioachino Rossini / Ottorino Respighi2:37
2Sylvia, Act 3: no. 16a, PizzicatiLéo Delibes2:01
3The Fair at Sorochyntsi, Act 3: GopakModest Mussorgsky1:55
4Carnaval, op. 9: no. 7, Coquette
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Irving
recording of:
Carnaval, op. 9: VII. Coquette (for orchestra, Kalafati)
composer:
Robert Schumann
arranger:
Василий Калафати
arrangement of:
Carnaval, op. 9: VII. Coquette
Robert Schumann1:12
5The Nutcracker, op. 71, Act 2: no. 12d, Divertissement. Trepak, Russian Dance
producer:
John Fraser
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1991-10-17 until 1991-10-20)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (from 1991-10-17 until 1991-10-20)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (from 1991-10-17 until 1991-10-20)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-10-17 until 1991-10-20)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12d. Дивертисмент (г) Трепак: русский танец (Trepak: Russian dance) (from 1991-10-17 until 1991-10-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:06
6Suite from The Good‐Humoured Ladies: IV. Non presto, in tempo di balloDomenico Scarlatti2:48
7Parade: Petite fille américaineErik Satie1:46
8The Gods Go a’Begging: II. First Dance (After Teseo, HWV 9)George Frideric Handel1:58
9The Firebird, Tableau 2: Disappearance of the Palace and Dissolution of Kashchei’s Enchantments, Animation of the Petrified Warriors, General Thanksgiving
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: no. 14: Tableau II, Disparition du palais et des sortilèges de Kastchei / Animation des chevaliers petrifiés / Allégresse générale (The Firebird: Act I, no. 14: Disappearance of Kastchei's Palace and Magical Creations, Return to Life of the Petrified Knights, General Rejoicing)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (in 1910)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
Igor Stravinsky3:07
10Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57, Pt. 3: Danse généraleMaurice Ravel4:55
11Les sylphides: Waltz, op. 70 no. 1
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Robert Irving (in 1959)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: III. Walzer (in G‐flat major, op. 70 no. 1) (orch. Roy Douglas)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin
orchestration of:
Waltz no. 11 in G‐flat major, op. 70 no. 1
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin2:06
12The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66, Act 1 “The Spell”: no. 6, Waltz
producer:
Christopher Bishop
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1974-04-08 until 1974-04-09, from 1974-05-09 until 1974-05-10, on 1974-06-05, on 1974-06-27, on 1974-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (from 1974-04-08 until 1974-04-09, from 1974-05-09 until 1974-05-10, on 1974-06-05, on 1974-06-27, on 1974-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Limited
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04-08 until 1974-04-09, from 1974-05-09 until 1974-05-10, on 1974-06-05, on 1974-06-27, on 1974-06-29)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 6. Valse (from 1974-04-08 until 1974-06-27)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:59
13Lyric Pieces, Book X, op. 71: no. 3, Puck
piano:
Daniel Adni
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte X, op. 71: No. 3: Smaatrold (Lyric Pieces Book 10, op. 71: III. Småtroll (Puck))
composer:
Edvard Grieg
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte X, op. 71 (Lyric pieces, book X, op. 71)
Edvard Grieg1:54
14Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 1: “Du feines Täubchen, nur herein!” (Monostatos, Pamina, Papageno)
sound engineer:
Michel Lepage (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
producer:
Martin Sauer
soprano vocals [Pamina]:
Rosa Mannion (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
tenor vocals [Monostatos]:
Steven Cole (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
tenor vocals [Tamino]:
Hans Peter Blochwitz (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
conductor:
William Christie (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
recorded at:
Salle Olivier-Messiaen in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 6 Terzett „Du feines Täubchen, nur herein!” (Monostatos, Pamina, Papageno) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:53
15Fortunio, Act 4: “Lorsque je n’étais qu’une enfant” (Jacqueline)André Messager2:22
16Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, J. 260
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky
recording of:
Aufforderung zum Tanz, J. 260 (Invitation to the Dance, J. 260, orchestrated by Berlioz)
orchestrator:
Hector Berlioz
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber
part of:
Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 90)
orchestration of:
Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, for piano)
Carl Maria von Weber8:50
17Il segreto di Susanna: IntermezzoErmanno Wolf‐Ferrari2:57
18Sadko, Scene 4: Song of the Indian Guest (Version for Cello and Harp)Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov3:08
19Mignon, Act 1: Romance. “Connais‐tu le pays où fleurit l’oranger ?” (Mignon)Ambroise Thomas6:03
20Symphonic Fragment from Josephs‐Legende: I. Allegro moderato
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe
partial recording of:
Josephslegende, op. 63
composer:
Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss6:37
21Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, CD 87, L. 86
producer and balance engineer:
Tim Handley (from 1991-10-16 until 1991-10-20)
orchestra:
Radion sinfoniaorkesteri (from 1991-10-16 until 1991-10-20)
conductor:
Jukka‐Pekka Saraste (from 1991-10-16 until 1991-10-20)
recorded at:
Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 1991-10-16 until 1991-10-20)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (from 1991-10-16 until 1991-10-20)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur
premiered at:
[concert]
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy8:52
22Mefistofele, Act 1: “Dai campi, dai prati” (Faust, Mefistofele)Arrigo Boito2:29
23Le carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le cygne
producer:
Gréco Casadesus
cello:
Paul Tortelier (from 1979-11-19 until 1979-11-20)
piano:
Maria de la Pau (from 1979-11-19 until 1979-11-20)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (from 1979-11-19 until 1979-11-20)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1979-11-19 until 1979-11-20)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (for cello (or violin) + piano, by composer) (from 1979-11-19 until 1979-11-20)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns
piano and violin arranger:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:52
24Prince Igor, Act 2: Polovtsian Dances. “Uletai na kryliyakh vetra” (Chorus)Alexander Borodin12:50
25Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, CD 130, L. 124, Fragments symphoniques: I. La cour des lysClaude Debussy3:51
26La traviata, Act 3: “Parigi, o cara noi lasceremo” (Violetta, Alfredo)
producer:
Victor Olof
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Victoria de los Ángeles (in 1958)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Carlo del Monte (in 1958)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1958)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (in 1958)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1960)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1958)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Duetto “Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo” (Alfredo, Violetta) (in 1958)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi4:42
27Faust, Act 3: “Les grands seigneurs ont seuls des airs si résolus” - Air des bijoux. “Ah, je ris de me voir si belle” (Marguerite)Charles Gounod5:47
28La bohème, Act 3: “Donde lieta uscì” (Mimì)Giacomo Puccini3:16
29Mavra: Parasha’s Song. “My Dear Friend” (Transcr. Rostropovich for Cello and Piano)Igor Stravinsky3:09
30Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3: “Che fiero momento” (Euridice)Christoph Willibald Gluck3:10
31Thaïs, Act 2: “Celle qui vient est plus belle” (La Charmeuse, Crobyle, Myrtale)
recording engineer and mixer:
Hugues Deschaux
producer:
Aline Blondiau
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marianne Crebassa (from 2017-02-27 until 2017-03-09)
soprano vocals:
Sabine Devieilhe (from 2017-02-27 until 2017-03-09) and Jodie Devos (from 2017-02-27 until 2017-03-09)
orchestra:
Les Siècles (from 2017-02-27 until 2017-03-09)
conductor:
François‐Xavier Roth (from 2017-02-27 until 2017-03-09)
recorded at:
Philharmonie de Paris: Salle de répétition no. 1 in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 2017-02-27 until 2017-03-09)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II, Scène II. "Celle qui vient est plus belle" (Crobyle, Myrtale) (from 2017-02-27 until 2017-03-09)
composer:
Jules Massenet
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet4:19
32Ballet Suite from die PuppenfeeJosef Bayer10:54
33Istar, variations symphoniques, op. 42Vincent d’Indy13:07
34La Péri: Poème dansé
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (in 1972-02)
conductor:
Pierre Dervaux (in 1972-02)
recording of:
La Péri (in 1972-02)
composer:
Paul Dukas (in 1911)
Paul Dukas19:17
35Salomé, op. 54: Dance of the Seven Veils
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Otto Klemperer
recording of:
Salome: Vierte Szene. Tanz der sieben Schleier
composer:
Richard Strauss (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Salome (op. 54; TrV 215)
Richard Strauss9:03
36Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s ShipNikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov10:07
37Boris Godunov, Prologue: Coronation Scene. “Da zdravstvuet tsar’ Boris Feodorovich” (Shuisky, Boris, Chorus)Modest Mussorgsky7:54
38Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: IV. Moderato assai - Allegro vivo - Presto
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1956-09-27 until 1956-09-29)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (from 1956-09-27 until 1956-09-29)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1956-09-27 until 1956-09-29)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": IV. Finale. Moderato assai – Allegro vivo (1880 revision [commonly performed]) (from 1956-09-27 until 1956-09-29)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (in 1872)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1879 until 1880)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian" (1880 revision [commonly performed])
revision of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": IV. Finale. Moderato assai — Allegro vivo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky8:28
39Tamara
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić
recording of:
Tamara
composer:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (from 1867 until 1882)
dedicated to:
Franz Liszt
Mily Balakirev21:54
40Jeux, CD 133, L. 126
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Tony Harrison
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-02-15 until 1989-02-17)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (from 1989-02-15 until 1989-02-17)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (from 1989-02-15 until 1989-02-17)
recorded at:
Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-02-15 until 1989-02-17)
recording of:
Jeux, L. 126, CD 133 (for orchestra) (from 1989-02-15 until 1989-02-17)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1912-08 until 1913-04)
dedicated to:
Madame Jacques Durand
premiered at:
[concert]
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (number: L. 126) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (number: CD 133)
Claude Debussy19:35