- Audio CD (Nov 15 1992)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B00000420C
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #55,372 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act I No. 1 Scene (Allegro giusto) | |||
| 2. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act I No. 2 Valse (Tempo di valse) | |||
| 3. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act I No. 3 Scene (Allegro moderato) | |||
| 4. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act I No. 4 Pas de trois: I. Intrada (Allegro), II. Andante sostenuto, III. Allegro semplice - Presto, IV. Moderato, V. Allegro, VI. Coda (Allegro vivace) | |||
| 5. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act I No. 5 Pas de deux: I. Tempo di valse ma non troppo vivo, quasi moderato, II. Andante - Allegro - Molto piu mosso, III. Tempo di valse, IV. Coda (Allegro molto vivace) | |||
| 6. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act I No. 6 Pas d'action (Andantino quasi moderato - Allegro) | |||
| 7. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act I No. 7 Sujet | |||
| 8. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act I No. 8 Danse des coupes (Tempo di polacca) | |||
| 9. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act I No. 9: Finale (Andante) | |||
| 10. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act II No. 10 Scene (Moderato) | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act III No. 15 Allegro giusto | |||
| 2. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act III No. 16 Danses du corps de ballet et des nains (Moderato assai - Allegro vivo) | |||
| 3. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act III No. 17 Scene. Sortie des invites et valse (Allegro - Tempo di valse) | |||
| 4. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act III No. 18 Scene (Allegro - Allegro giusto) | |||
| 5. Act III: No. 19: Pas de six: I Intrada - II Moderato assai - III Variation 1 (Allegro) - IV Variation 2 (Andante con moto) - V Variation 3 (Moderato) - VI Variation 4 (Allegro) - VII Variation 5 (Moderato - Allegro simplice) - VIII Coda (Allegro molto ... | |||
| 6. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act III: Numero supplementaire: Pas de deux: I Introduction - II Moderato - Andante - III Variation 1 (Allegro moderato) - IV Variation 2 (Allegro) - V Coda (Allegro molto vivace) | |||
| 7. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act III: No. 20: Danse hongroise. Czardas (Moderato assai - Allegro moderato - Vivace) | |||
| 8. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act III: No. 20a: Numero supplementaire: Danse russe (Moderato - Andante simplice - Allegro vivo- Presto) | |||
| 9. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act III: No. 21: Danse espagnole (Allegro non troppo. Tempo di bolero) | |||
| 10. Swan Lake Op. 20: Act III: No. 22: Danse napolitaine (Allegro moderato - Andantino quasi moderato - Presto) | |||
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent performance and recording,
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This review is from: Swan Lake: Comp (Audio CD)
I've been listening to this album for a few years, and now I am comparing it with the performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor Seiji Ozawa, 1979, on Deutshe Grammophon. My first impression is that Dutoit - Montréal's performance is far better; the first scene, for example, more felt; the fast violin intros to the later scenes, more dynamic. In Dutoit - Montréal, the violins at the start of piece 28 convey the urgency of the unfolding drama; in the BSO, the same violins simply feel slow. Similarly, in Dutoit - Montréal, piece 29 starts with a bright cymbal (Siegfried enters); in the BSO, it starts with an anticlimactic thud.I purchased Dutoit - Montréal's recording originally because I am from Montreal and I desired to encourage the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra. Now I realize that it is probably an excellent performance and recording. Please note though, that some pieces are missing (for example, piece 14 in act 2), presumably because they weren't performed during the ballet. At last, if you aren't sure whether to purchase the full ballet score: do purchase it, it is well worth it; pieces 28 and 29 are stunning, but are not included in the standard 'suite' selection.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A vivid realization of all of the beauties in Tchai's score.,
By JPH "JPH" (Crawley) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Swan Lake: Comp (Audio CD)
This is a performance best appreciated by people who are primarily fans of Tchaikovsky's symphonic output. Ballet aficionados and budding dancers are better served by one of the rival versions.It is not that Dutoit's intepretation lacks any genuine feeling for dance --- indeed he and the Montreal orchestra offer dazzling accounts of the big dance numbers. However, compared to Previn's LSO version, for example, which, from the first bar to the last positively sways with the spirit of dance, Dutoit seems to have invisibly divided his intepretation into a chain-series of slow "interludes" and fast dance numbers. Using broad tempi to play up the atmospheric beauty of the former and brisk ones for the latter, many interesting musical contrasts are achieved. (Just listen to the lead-ups to the Goblet Dance.) You could say that while eminently danceable versions like Previn's and Ozawa's operate in one smooth gear throughout, you can hear Dutoit constantly changing gears! Hence, Dutoit's Swan Lake really plays like one of Tchaikovsky's orchestral tone poems, more so than being a thoroughly balletic reading. Dramatically and musically it remains just as effective. However, I can imagine the frustrations felt by budding dancers trying to practice to this recording. It is possible to become schizo-ic, attempting to traverse Dutoit's wide range of tempi. A beautifully atmospheric performance of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece nonetheless, and certainly the recording with the best sound. A Swan Lake for arm-chair listeners!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very crisp and technically impressive,
By A Customer
This review is from: Swan Lake: Comp (Audio CD)
Although others have rated this lower for what they claim is a lack of color, I believe that the marvel in this recording comes from the precision in Montreal's playing. Fine, Dutoit may be harsh on the musicians, but his demands are well met. As far as the recording itself is concerned, the mic setup captures the accoustics of the hall extremely well and all sections of the orchestra are heard at appropriate levels. Finally, this recording continues the quality line of classical CD's that Decca/London has produced.
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