Swan Lake, Op. 20

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Leonard Slatkin

Swan Lake, Op. 20 is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1875–1876 and first performed in 1877. The score exemplifies late-Romantic orchestration with expansive melodic writing, recurring leitmotifs and a blend of dance forms, and it occupies a central place in Tchaikovsky's career as a key work in the development of narrative ballet music in the late 19th century.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Swan Lake: Introduction (Moderato assai; Allegro non troppo)
    2:59
  2. 2.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 1: Scène (Allegro giusto)
    2:51
  3. 3.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 2: Valse (Tempo di Valse)
    7:10
  4. 4.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 3: Scène (Allegro moderato)
    3:38
  5. 5.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 4 Pas de trois: I. Intrada (Allegro)
    2:37
  6. 6.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 4 Pas de trois: II. Andante sostenuto
    3:11
  7. 7.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 4 Pas de trois: III. Allegro semplice; Presto
    1:16
  8. 8.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 4 Pas de trois: IV. Moderato
    1:13
  9. 9.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 4 Pas de trois: V. Allegro
    1:15
  10. 10.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 4 Pas de trois: VI. Coda (Allegro vivace)
    1:35
  11. 11.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 5 Pas de deux: I. Tempo di valse ma non troppo vivo,quasi moderato
    2:01
  12. 12.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 5 Pas de deux: II. Andante; Allegro
    4:56
  13. 13.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 5 Pas de deux: III. Tempo di valse
    1:39
  14. 14.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 5 Pas de deux: IV. Coda (Allegro molto vivace)
    1:50
  15. 15.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 6: Pas d'action (Andantino quasi moderato; Allegro)
    2:55
  16. 16.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 7: Sujet
    0:55
  17. 17.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 8: Danse des coupes (Tempo di polacca)
    5:47
  18. 18.
    Swan Lake: Act I, No. 9: Finale (Andante)
    2:58
  19. 19.
    Swan Lake: Act II, No. 11: Scène (Allegro moderato; Moderato; Allegro vivo)
    5:32
  20. 20.
    Swan Lake: Act II, No. 12: Scène (Allegro; Moderato assai quasi andante)
    3:15
  21. 21.
    Swan Lake: Act II, No. 13 Danses des cygnes: I. Tempo di valse
    2:20
  22. 22.
    Swan Lake: Act II, No. 13 Danses des cygnes: II. Moderato assai
    1:56
  23. 23.
    Swan Lake: Act II, No. 13 Danses des cygnes: IV. Allegro moderato
    1:29
  24. 24.
    Swan Lake: Act II, No. 13 Danses des cygnes: V. Pas d'action (Andante; Andante non troppo; Allegro)
    6:43

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Swan Lake: Act II, No. 13 Danses des cygnes: VI. Tempo di valse
    1:27
  2. 3.
    Swan Lake: Act II, No. 13 Danses des cygnes: VII. Coda (Allegro vivace)
    1:39
  3. 4.
    Swan Lake: Act II, No. 14: Scène (Moderato)
    3:16
  4. 5.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 15: Allegro giusto
    2:33
  5. 6.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 16: Danses du corps de ballet et des nains
    2:06
  6. 7.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 17: Scène: La sortie des invités et la valse
    5:13
  7. 8.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 18, Scène (Allegro; Allegro giusto)
    1:34
  8. 9.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 19 Pas de six: I. Intrada (Moderato assai)
    2:44
  9. 10.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 19 Pas de six: Variation I (Allegro)
    1:34
  10. 11.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 19 Pas de six: Variation II (Andante con moto)
    3:24
  11. 12.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 19 Pas de six: Variation III (Moderato)
    0:59
  12. 13.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 19 Pas de six: Variation IV (Allegro)
    0:52
  13. 14.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 19 Pas de six: Variation V (Moderato; Allegro semplice)
    1:36
  14. 15.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 19 Pas de six: Coda (Allegro molto)
    1:48
  15. 16.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 20: Danse hongroise
    2:42
  16. 17.
    Swan Lake: Act III, Appendix: Danse russe (Moderato; Andante semplice; Allegro vivo; Presto)
    4:10
  17. 18.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 21: Danse espagnole (Allegro non troppo - Tempo dibolero)
    2:48
  18. 19.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 22: Danse napolitaine (Allegro moderato; Andantinoquasi moderato; Presto)
    2:24
  19. 20.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 23: Mazurka
    4:17
  20. 21.
    Swan Lake: Act III, No. 24: Scène (Allegro; Valse; Allegro vivo)
    3:34
  21. 22.
    Swan Lake: Act IV, No. 25: Entracte (Moderato)
    1:44
  22. 23.
    Swan Lake: Act IV, No. 26: Scène (Allegro non troppo)
    1:40
  23. 24.
    Swan Lake: Act IV, No. 27: Danse des petits cygnes (Moderato)
    5:16
  24. 25.
    Swan Lake: Act IV, No. 28: Scène (Allegro agitato; Molto meno mosso; Allegro vivace)
    2:47
  25. 26.
    Swan Lake: Act IV, No. 29: Scène finale (Andante; Allegro agitato; Alla breve. Moderato e maestoso; Moderato)
    6:21

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