aqualia2008 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 One of the finest and most subtle performances! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8JzY5Q6BEQ Link to comment
aqualia2008 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 The full performance. It is the old Mikhailovsky version of Swan Lake (before Messerer), considered the most authentic of all classical productions, the purest Petipa. Recorded in July 2009, it was the last performance. Link to comment
aqualia2008 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 The overall performance is a bit weak (except the ballerina), but I found the production really interesting. Not to be confused with the Messerer version. Link to comment
aqualia2008 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 This is definitely not pure Petipa and Ivanov; there's too many Soviet changes with many authentic Petipa and Ivanov material missing. Could you be more specific? Link to comment
aqualia2008 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thank you very much for the analysis! Link to comment
aqualia2008 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Amy, have you seen the Messerer after Gorsky production? Link to comment
Jayne Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 https://youtu.be/hS-1N4Z3O3M Go to 7:27 and watch the description of the mime scene, which will give you an idea of what the Soviets cut out. Link to comment
aqualia2008 Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 Amy, the Messerer after Gorsky "Swan lake" is the most famous Soviet production, the so-called "Old Moscow" version. It was the first "Swan lake" the Bolshoi performed in the West, during the historical London tour in 1956. It was the first ever Western tour of Soviet company. Exactly this production brought international glory to Maya Plisetskaya. Now it can be seen only at the Mikhailovsky, restored by Mikhail Messerer. Not much from Petipa and Ivanov left here, but nevertheless it is a beautiful production with glorious history. It is a live performance from 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OFua6ONOsg Link to comment
aqualia2008 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Gorsky Swan Lake 1957 with Maya Plisetskaya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRGCH3koS2k Link to comment
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