The Magic of Russian Ballet
DISC-1: Kirov Ballet / The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Choreography by Vasily I. Vainonen
Directed for TV/Video by Yvon Gerault
CAST:
Larissa Lezhnina Masha: The Princess
Victor Baranov Nutcracker: The Prince
Piotr Russanov: Drosselmeyer
Kirov Orchestra
Viktor Fedotov, conductor
1994, Mariinsky Theatre, Live
104 mins
LPCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
1.85:1 (letterbox)
Colour
NTSC
DISC-2: Return of the Firebird
・Petrushka
・The Firebird
・Scheherazade
Andris Liepa and stars of the Bolshoi Ballet
120 mins + 17 mins
Colour, 4:3, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, Dolby Stereo
Mosfilm Studios, Moscow, early 1990s
DISC-3: Essential Ballet
・KIROV BALLET AT COVENT GARDEN
Kirov Orchestra
Viktor Fedotov, conductor
Valery Gergiev, conductor*
Live at Covent Garden, London 1992
Titles & Introduction
Eugene Onegin Polonaise*: Tchaikovsky
Paquita Polonaise & Mazurka: Minkus
(Choreography: Marius Petipa
Vaganova Ballet Academy)
Swan Lake Adagio: Tchaikovsky
(Choreography: Ludmilla Ulanova
Julia Makhalina – Andris Liepa)
The Leaves Are Fading Adagio: Dvorák
(Choreography: Antony Tudor
Staged by Airi Hynninen by permission of the Antony Tudor Ballet Trust
Altynai Asylmuratova – Konstantin Zaklinsky)
Russian Dance: Tchaikovsky
(Olga Chenchikova)
The Nutcracker Pas de trois (Dance of the Mirlitons): Tchaikovsky
(Choreography: Vasily Vainonen
Vaganova Ballet Academy)
Diana and Actaeon Pas de deux: Drigo
(Choreography: Marius Petipa, Agrippina Vaganova
Larisa Lezhina – Farukh Ruzimatov)
Paquita Grand pas: Minkus
(Choreography: Marius Petipa
Olga Chenchikova – Makhar Vasiev – Corps de ballet)
・GALA PERFORMANCE IN RED SQUARE, MOSCOW
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra**
Alexander Sotnikov, conductor**
Live at Red Square, Moscow 1992
The Sleeping Beauty Pas de deux, Act III: Tchaikovsky
(Choreography: Marius Petipa
Nina Ananiashvili – Alexei Fadeyechev)
Le Corsaire Pas de deux: Adam
(Choreography: Marius Petipa
Margarita Kulik – Farukh Ruzimatov)
Giselle Pas de deux, Act II: Adam
(Choreography: Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
Carole Arbo – Kader Belarbi)
Aniuta: Gavrilin
(Yekaterina Maximova
Vladimir Vasiliev)
The Firebird The Firebird and the Prince: Stravinsky
(Choreography: Mikhail Fokine
Ilse Liepa – Andris Liepa)
The Dying Swan (Solo): Saint-Saëns
(Choreography: Mikhail Fokine
Maya Plisetskaya)
Don Quixote Grand pas de deux: Minkus
(Choreography: Marius Petipa
Nina Ananiashvili – Kader Belarbi)
117 mins
Colour, 4:3
LPCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
NTSC
