Swan Lake

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & London Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Monteux

Swan Lake is a ballet by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, premiered in 1877. The score is rooted in the Romantic tradition, featuring sweeping, lyrical melodies, vivid orchestral colour, leitmotif-like themes and dance forms, and it represents one of Tchaikovsky's early full-length ballet works that influenced later developments in ballet music.
First released: 1981

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Swan Lake: Act I. no. 1. Scène
    3:01
  2. 2.
    Swan Lake: Act I. no. 2. Valse
    5:25
  3. 3.
    Swan Lake: Act I. no. 3. Scène / no. 8. Danse des coupes
    5:06
  4. 4.
    Swan Lake: Act II. no. 10. Scène
    3:01
  5. 5.
    Swan Lake: Act II. no. 13a. Danses des cygnes
    2:17
  6. 6.
    Swan Lake: Act II. no. 13e. Pas d'action: Odette et le prince
    6:40
  7. 7.
    Swan Lake: Act II. no. 13d. Danse des (petits) cygnes
    1:32
  8. 8.
    Swan Lake: Act III. no. 17. Scène (fanfares) et valse
    4:43
  9. 9.
    Swan Lake: Act III. no. 21. Danse espagnole
    2:30
  10. 10.
    Swan Lake: Act III. no. 20. Danse hongroise
    2:45
  11. 11.
    Swan Lake: Act III. no. 5. Pas de deux
    5:20
  12. 12.
    Swan Lake: Act IV. no. 27. Danses des petits cygnes
    4:49
  13. 13.
    Swan Lake: Act IV. no. 29. Scène finale
    7:09

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