Solor Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 just bought a CD called Pas de Deux" The ballet experience The Sofia National Opera Orchestra Conducted by Boris Spassov On the label Capriccio 67012 This CD has the best conducting Ive come across in a LONG time on CD. The disc includes pas de deux from 'Corsaire' (Drigo arr. by Lanhcbery), the pas from 'Flames of Paris', the pas from 'Swan lake' (Black Swan Pas, the 1895 traditional Drigo), the OLD pas from La Fille mal Gardee, the grand pas from Giselle, and the pas from Flower festival. The conducting of Spassov is AWESOME. He conducts the best Black Swan I have ever heard om Disc. The tempi is perfect for a danecr. I know many peaople have searched for the Traditional variation of the black swan pas (it is Tchaikovskys composition orchestrated by Riccardo Drigo "L'espiegle opus 72 no.13 from his piano opus 72) and here it is, and conducted wonderfully! It is only available in Europe. It can purchased through Amazon.com.uk! Heres the address http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...9873357-3540654 Link to comment
Renata Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Solor, Thanks for letting us know about the CD. I have been looking for that version of Black Swan. Link to comment
jllaney Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Great find on that Solor. Just placed an order. Here's a question for you. Have you ever come across the pas de trois variations from Paquita anywhere on a cd? Especially the male variation. Link to comment
Solor Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 YES! And it is available by the same conductor and orchestra as the CD listed above. Heres the info - Leon Minkus Paquita and La Bayadere condusted by Boris Spassov performed by Sofia National Opera Orchestra on the label Caproccio This CD has the entire scene "The Kingdom of the Shades" and the whole of what Minkus composed for "Paquita (the childrens Mazurka, the 'Golden' pas de trios, and the Grand pas). Also, the interpolations of other composers is also included. The conducting of Spassov is wonderful, it is exaclty as it would be for the stage. An added bonus is the harpest (Valentina Raicheva) and her playing of the arpeggios and solos is lovely to say the least! Get this recording! Link to comment
koshka Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 I think both of these CDs are also available from US amazon. You can find them by searching on Spassov. Link to comment
MinkusPugni Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Yeah I have the Paquita and Bayadere recording. The Bayadere entrance of the shades is a little fast but other than that, everything's perfect! It's so good to find a Paquita that has the children's introduction on it! I do have to say that I prefer the Lanchberry orchestration though. (Harpist lol) Link to comment
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