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Anatole Fistoulari - A Night at the Ballet
Item No. GHCD3502
Price GBP 8.75 / USD
The great Russian-born conductor Anatole Fistoulari, affectionately known as 'Fisty' to his friends, was a stalwart of the British recording studios from the 1940s through to the 1970s and was a master interpreter of ballet music and Russian ballet music in particular. This CD includes the first complete release on CD of his 1950 Decca LP of Gounod's Faust ballet music, Thomas's Mignon overture and Dance of the Hours from Ponchielli's La Gioconda. It also includes excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty ballets.
Tracklist and soundclips:
Title Composer Artist Time Play
01 Ballet Music from the opera "Faust": Les nubiennes Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 2:14
02 Ballet Music from the opera "Faust": Adagio Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 4:15
03 Ballet Music from the opera "Faust": Danse antique Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 1:20
04 Ballet Music from the opera "Faust": Variations de Cleopatre Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 1:33
05 Ballet Music from the opera "Faust": Les troyennes Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 1:56
06 Ballet Music from the opera "Faust": Variations du miroirs Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 1:25
07 Ballet Music from the opera "Faust": Danse de Phyrne Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 2:13
08 Overture to the opera "Mignon" Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 7:52
09 Ballet Music from the opera La Gioconda: "Dance of the hours" Dawn-day-evening-night Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1896) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 8:52
10 Ballet: Swan Lake Op.20 - excerpts: Introduction (Act 2, No.10) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 2:45
11 Ballet: Swan Lake Op.20 - excerpts: Andante non troppo (Act 2, No.13d) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 6:16
12 Ballet: Swan Lake Op.20 - excerpts: Dance of the Prince (Act 1, No.4d) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 0:57
13 Ballet: Swan Lake Op.20 - excerpts: Dance of the Queen of the Swans (Act 2, 13b) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 1:42
14 Ballet: Swan Lake Op.20 - excerpts: Coda (Act 2, No.13g) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 2:20
15 Ballet: Don Quixote: Pas de deux Ludwig Minkus (1826-1917) New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 8:01
16 Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty Op.66 - excerpts: Introduction (Prologue) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 3:34
17 Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty Op.66 - excerpts: Pas de Quatre - Bluebird (Act 3, No.25) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 4:50
18 Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty Op.66 - excerpts: Waltz (Act 1, No.6) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 3:20
19 La Spectre de la Rose: Invitation to the Dance Weber-Berlioz (Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) orch. Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 9:10
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