balletmama Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 Does anybody know how to find a recording of Sleeping Beauty by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Wordsworth conducting? This is the music for the lovely Viviana Durante video. I have spent ages looking through Amazon and CD Now and the public libraries' catalogs...no luck. Everything else I have listened to seems to be at a faster tempo. Link to comment
ninjarina Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Does anybody know how to find a recording of Sleeping Beauty by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Wordsworth conducting? This is the music for the lovely Viviana Durante video. I have spent ages looking through Amazon and CD Now and the public libraries' catalogs...no luck. Everything else I have listened to seems to be at a faster tempo. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> try www.naxos.com there is alot there for classical music scores. you could also have an audio engineer slow the track for you. Link to comment
art076 Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Naxos does actually have a pretty decent, slower paced recording of "The Sleeping Beauty". It is conducted by Andrew Mogrelia - who is now music director for the San Francisco Ballet - which explains why this recording sounds much more made for dance than other orchestral recordings. The recording is, though, of the complete score, and not of the version generally performed with the stage ballet (Aurora's variation in Act III, for example, is the full variation - not the slightly condensed version you will hear on the Durante video). Also, some tempos are very much faster than those you would hear in the theatre. That said, however, Mogrelia's recording is much more preferable than most Sleeping Beauty recordings out there - from a ballet fan's perspective. (Not to mention that the Naxos price for this 3-CD set is definetly much more palatable). Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 You can also copy the music of that lovely VHS tape, or rip it from the DVD. Link to comment
jllaney Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 The version to have is the one recorder by Viktor Fedotov. He was the conductor for the Kirov for many years if that tells you about his qualifications. It's paced well and is a joy to listen to. You can buy it on Amazon for $12 Link to comment
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