La Sylphide
Album by Herman Severin Løvenskiold & Det Kongelige Kapel & David Garforth
La Sylphide is a ballet score by Norwegian composer Herman Severin Løvenskiold, composed in 1836. The music is representative of Romantic-era ballet, featuring light, dance-focused orchestration, lyrical thematic writing and clear dance forms, and it occupies a recognised place in 19th-century ballet repertoire and in Løvenskiold's output of stage music.
First released: 1991
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- 1.La Sylphide: Overture6:49
- 2.La Sylphide: Act I. I. Introduction3:46
- 3.La Sylphide: Act I. II. Effy's entrance1:23
- 4.La Sylphide: Act I. III. James - Effy - The Witch - the Fortune-teller scene5:50
- 5.La Sylphide: Act I. IV. James and the Sylphide - the window scene6:28
- 6.La Sylphide: Act I. V. Arrival of the Guests - Pas d'ecossaise3:21
- 7.La Sylphide: Act I. VI. Pas de Deux - Reel4:20
- 8.La Sylphide: Act I. VII. Finale2:24
- 9.La Sylphide: Act II. I. The Witch scene2:26
- 10.La Sylphide: Act II. II. James and the Sylphide - the forest scene4:39
- 11.La Sylphide: Act II. III. The Sylphide calls the Sylphs0:55
- 12.La Sylphide: Act II. IV. The Sylph scene - Divertissement7:56
- 13.La Sylphide: Act II. V. James chasing the Sylphide0:41
- 14.La Sylphide: Act II. VI. Gurn - the Witch - Effy2:36
- 15.La Sylphide: Act II. VII. James and the Witch - the scarf1:35
- 16.La Sylphide: Act II. VIII. Finale9:01
- 17.La Sylphide. Pas de deux7:25
