Like Thomson, Lloyd-Jones couples The Quest with the suite from a ballet that Walton wrote earlier in the war, The Wise Virgins, orchestrating movements from Bach cantatas, including Sheep may Safely Graze. Again Lloyd-Jones’s performance, at faster speeds, more effectively brings out the...
Much admired by Aaron Copland, the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) is widely regarded as one of the most important and original South American composers of the 20th century. The two ballets featured on this recording belong to Ginastera’s early period when he was eager to promote...
Andrew Mogrelia conducts Tchaikovsky’s score with a fine combination of warmth, grave and vitality. Moreover, the Slovak State Philharmonic proves to be an excellent orchestra for this repertoire, with good wind-players and equally impressive string principals for the important violin and cello...
The Bratislava orchestra plays with characteristic finesse and grace and with glowing lyrical feeling. There is both drama and vitality in this Coppélia. The recording is warm and spacious, with the orchestra set slightly back. Other versions may have more surface brilliance, but most lovers of...
"From the Russian orchestra comes everything you'd expect: crisp string playing, shimmering brass and a slight seediness to middle voices, which is an integral part of the picture. Andre Anichanov keeps rhythms fresh and gives his players the freedom to enjoy themselves"
KRAUS: Ballet Music
Joseph Martin Kraus was one of the most gifted and unusual composers of the eighteenth century, whose talent for thematic development, colourful orchestration and theatrical flair caused Haydn to proclaim him one of only two ‘geniuses’ he knew (Mozart being the other one)....
Marin Alsop conducts powerful, colourful performances of the controversial and violent ballet. The Miraculous Mandarin in its full form, coupled with the Dance Suite of 1923, demonstrating in both the orchestra’s virtuosity and the conductor’s versatility. Helpfully, each of the 12 sections is...
128 pagine • F.to 12x19 cm
Prefazione di Walter Zenga
ISBN / Barcode: 9788864940557
Per raggiungere importanti traguardi sportivi, i professionisti sanno che ad una buona preparazione atletica devono accostare anche una mirata preparazione psicologica. Quest'ultima deve seguire un adeguato "allenamento" fornito oggi dai Mental Coach, lavoro di Roberto Civitarese che ha racchiuso in...