Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II: No. 13 Scène. Andante (ed. Drigo; a.k.a “Love Duet” or ”White Adagio”)

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Annotation

Revised by Riccardo Drigo for the 1895 Petipa/Ivanov revival of Swan Lake. Based on Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II: No. 13 Danses des cygnes: V. Andante.

In this edition, the violin and cello duet has a revised ending. The Allegro passage that would have followed the duet in the original 1877 score is omitted.

Relationships

composer:Пётр Ильич Чайковский
revised by:Riccardo Drigo
part of:Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II (order: 5)
revision of:Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes: V. Pas d'Action (Odette et le Prince): Andante - Andante non troppo - Allegro

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1958-10-07 – 1958-11-11Swan Lake: No. 13. Dances of the Swans: V. Pas d'action: Odette et le prince (Andante)Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet5:43
1962-06-28 – 1962-06-29Swan Lake: Act II. no. 13e. Pas d'action: Odette et le princeHugh Maguire, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux6:38
1994-10-21 – 1994-10-28Swan Lake: Act 1. Scene 2. 13) ScèneMariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Viktor Fedotov7:35
2006-05-28 – 2006-06-04Swan Lake, op. 20 - Mariinsky Version / Act 1: Scene 2: Pas d’action (Andante - Andante ma non troppo)Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev9:11