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Richard Winsor (The Swan/The Stranger), Dominic North (The Prince), Nina Goldman (The Queen), Madelaine Brennan (The Girlfriend), Steven Kirkham (The Private Secretary), Joseph Vaughan (The Young Prince) The New London Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones, Matthew Bourne (director & choreographer) When it premiered at Sadler’s Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant modern re-interpretation of SWAN LAKE turned tradition upside down, taking the dance world by storm. Now firmly crowned as a modern day classic, this iconic production is perhaps best-known for replacing the traditional female corps de ballet with a menacing male ensemble. Matthew Bourne blends dance, humour and spectacle with extravagant, award-winning designs by Lez Brotherston, to create a provocative and powerful Swan Lake for our times. Collecting over 30 international theatre awards, SWAN LAKE has been acclaimed as a landmark achievement on the international stage, and has thrilled audiences all over the world. It has become the longest running ballet in the West End and on Broadway and enjoyed four hugely successful tours in the UK. This 2010 production features the exciting dancer/actor Richard Winsor in the dual roles of the Swan and the Stranger, in which he “exudes a charismatic narcissism that makes him both threatening and seductive.” (The Times). Richard has starred in many of Matthew Bourne’s productions, including Dorian Gray, Edward Scissorhands and The Car Man. He is also well known to television audiences as Father Francis in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks and featured in the dance film Streetdance 3D. Duration: Approx 118 mins NTSC 16 : 9 All Regions L-PCM Stereo Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Richard Winsor (The Swan/The Stranger), Dominic North (The Prince), Nina Goldman (The Queen), Madelaine Brennan (The Girlfriend), Steven Kirkham (The Private Secretary), Joseph Vaughan (The Young Prince) The New London Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones, Matthew Bourne (director & choreographer) When it premiered at Sadler’s Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant modern re-interpretation of SWAN LAKE turned tradition upside down, taking the dance world by storm. Now firmly crowned as a modern day classic, this iconic production is perhaps best-known for replacing the traditional female corps de ballet with a menacing male ensemble. Matthew Bourne blends dance, humour and spectacle with extravagant, award-winning designs by Lez Brotherston, to create a provocative and powerful Swan Lake for our times. Collecting over 30 international theatre awards, SWAN LAKE has been acclaimed as a landmark achievement on the international stage, and has thrilled audiences all over the world. It has become the longest running ballet in the West End and on Broadway and enjoyed four hugely successful tours in the UK. This 2010 production features the exciting dancer/actor Richard Winsor in the dual roles of the Swan and the Stranger, in which he “exudes a charismatic narcissism that makes him both threatening and seductive.” (The Times). Richard has starred in many of Matthew Bourne’s productions, including Dorian Gray, Edward Scissorhands and The Car Man. He is also well known to television audiences as Father Francis in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks and featured in the dance film Streetdance 3D. Duration: Approx 118 mins NTSC 16 : 9 Regions A, B, C L-PCM Stereo Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Capriccio italien & Swan Lake
By 1958, Decca has been recording in stereo for four years, regularly sending out two production teams, one to make the stereo master, the other the mono master. Each team of producer and engineer worked independently of the other to produce the optimum sound for their system. In 1958, to launch their new stereo series (with an SXL prefix for the catalogue number) it was decided that a new and spectacular recording was required for the very first record (SXL 2001). Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, a popular orchestral showpiece that could show off the stereo imagery, was a natural choice. The cannon shots made a particularly strong impression at the time; the well-kept secret at the time is that they were, in fact, over-dubbed, speeded-down gun shots! As the Gramophone reviewer in October 1958 pointed out, ‘In every respect, in fact, this is a first-class record’. Kenneth Alwyn was a principal conductor of the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden where he shared the rostrum with such luminaries working with the company at that time as Malcolm Sargent, Ernest Ansermet, Arthur Bliss, William Walton, Hans Werner Henze and Benjamin Britten the latter nominated him as conductor of the original production of The Prince of the Pagodas. In the notes for this CD – to which his 1959 recording of a suite from Swan Lake has been added to the items on the original record – he recounts his experience at the recording sessions for Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, which, issued in 1958, was to become the first stereo recording of this work and Decca’s first official stereo recording. “Kenneth Alwyn has secured exceptionally good playing from the London Symphony Orchestra ; the woodwind, in particular, shape their phrases most beautifully, and with first-class ensemble... The shaping of the music as a whole is very good, too, with a broad introduction to the Capriccio (making the triplets doubly difficult!), and effective dovetailing of the various tempos both in this piece and in the overture. In every respect, in fact, this is a first-class record.” Gramophone Magazine “As I expected, the Tchaikovsky still comes up to demonstration standard with the final canons and carillon of 1812 as exciting and brash as anything since. The performances under Kenneth Alwyn are very good indeed, particularly 1812 (why has he been so neglected by the companies?) and at the new price the bargain is excellent.” Gramophone Magazine | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Choreographers: Lev Ivanov & Marius Petipa The Ballet Edition is a series of 2 CD sets drawn from the catalogues of EMI Classics, presenting the best-loved and most popular ballets, performed by the world’s leading orchestras and conductors. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 16th & 24th March 2009.
Choreographers: Marius Petipa & Lev Ivanov Yolanda Sonnabend's Faberge-inspired designs evoke a world of Imperial Russia in Anthony Dowell's acclaimed production for The Royal Ballet of one of the world's best-loved ballets. Marianela Nuñez as Odette/Odile and Thiago Soares as Prince Siegfried bring new vitality to a compelling story of tragic romance. The Russian conductor Valeriy Ovsyanikov directs the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in Tchaikovsky's lush romantic score. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound. Bonus material: Illustrated synopsis. Cast gallery. Interview with Anthony Dowell Four Swan Queens - Exclusive 30-minute conversation on the demands of dancing the role of the Swan Queen with former Prima Ballerinas Dame Beryl Grey, Dame Monica Mason, Lesley Collier and current principal Marianela Nuñez. ‘Anthony Dowell’s production…offers the ultimate classical experience, with the sights and sounds of a proud 19th century tradition running at full throttle. Fancy a romantic tragedy in a tutu? Then this is the ballet for you. …The production as a whole is beautifully formed and dramatically convincing… And praise, too, for the corps, who made us feel the sorrow and anger of the swans’ collective misfortune.’ The Times Running time 179 mins Region code All regions Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic Sound format Half DTS 2.0 / 5.1 Menu language EN Subtitles (extra features) FR/DE/ES/IT Dimensions (mm) W135 H190 D25 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Nikolai Gatilov (violin), Victor Simon (cello) & Olga Erdeli (harp) USSR TV and Radio Large Symphony Orchestra Moscow, Vladimir Fedoseyev “In Swan Lake, it’s the instrumental voices that capture the imagination – especially the fruity brass, blazing a path to Tchaikovsky’s heart and soul. These musicians “own” the music in a way no western orchestra, however refined, can do.” Financial Times, 16th June 2012 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Adam Cooper, Scott Ambler, Fiona Chadwick, Barry Atkinson (II) & Emily Piercy MATTHEW BOURNE’S Olivier Award Winning Production ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Live Recording from The Teatro Degli Arcimboldi, Milan, 2004
Choreography by Vladimir Burmeister & Lev Ivanov Swan Lake is the most successful of all ballets, in fact it has become the very epitome of classical dance. Together with The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty, it makes up the great trio of classical ballets set to Tchaikovsky’s music. Arthaus presents a DVD of the 2004 Teatro alla Scala production of Swan Lake. Two classical ballet world stars take the lead roles: The young prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova – the most sought-after representative of the Russian style - as Odette / Odile and Roberto Bolle, the La Scala star dancer and most important ambassador of today’s Italian Ballet. Directed by Florence Clerc from Paris and Frédéric Olivieri, Artistic Director with the La Scala Ballet, the Milan staging combines the best of both worlds in ballet: It brings the Russian classical school together with the history of choreographic adaptation in the West. The version presented on this DVD is based on the choreography of Swan Lake which in itself has become a classic: The Burmeister version of the 1953 production at the Moscow Academic Music Theater, which first came to the West as Lac des cygnes at the Opéra in Paris in the 50’s, and has since been adapted numerous times. BONUS: The Rehearsal Sound Format: LPCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Picture Format: 16:9 DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC Subtitle Languages: GB, DE, FR, ES, IT (Bonus) Running Time: 133 mins + 13 mins (Bonus) FSK: 0 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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