Treasures of the Russian Ballet
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Label: ICA Classics
Cat No: ICAD5074
Format: DVD - NTSC
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 30th April 2012
Contents
Artists
Yuri SolovievAlla Sizova
Galina Ulanova
Maya Plisetskaya
Vladimir Vasiliev
Ekaterina Maximova
Maris Liepa
Raissa Struchkova
Bolshoi Ballet
Kirov Ballet
Works
The Tale of the Stone Flower, op.118Artists
Yuri SolovievAlla Sizova
Galina Ulanova
Maya Plisetskaya
Vladimir Vasiliev
Ekaterina Maximova
Maris Liepa
Raissa Struchkova
Bolshoi Ballet
Kirov Ballet
About
The Stone Flower features Yuri Soloviev, a dancer of great renown despite his tragically short life. Famed for his extraordinary elevation, he was often compared to Nijinsky. Soloviev was celebrated for his role of Danila in The Stone Flower, a ballet in which he and Alla Sizova, who danced the role of Katerina, enjoyed immense success at Covent Garden during the tour of 1960. This BBC recording of Act 1 was a result of the enthusiastic response to the production.
The Pas de deux from Act II of Swan Lake comes from the Bolshoi’s famous 1956 debut tour to London. Specially shot for the BBC and produced by Margaret Dale, a renowned dancer and ballet producer, the broadcast drew 12 million viewers and became the first of many films for television that Dale made with the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies.
The remaining four Bolshoi Ballet extracts – Cinderella, Giselle, Gayaneh and Don Quixote – comprise shorter selections, specially filmed for the BBC in 1963, once again produced by Margaret Dale. Each of the Bolshoi selections displays the immense versatility and virtuosity of the company’s principal dancers, a line-up usually reserved for gala occasions.
This is the first DVD released of this material.
Contents:
The Stone Flower, Act I
Soloviev · Sizova · Osipenko
The Leningrad State Kirov Ballet
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, July 1960
Pas de Deux from Swan Lake Act II
Ulanova · Fadeyechev
The Bolshoi Ballet
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 21 October 1956
Cinderella (extracts)
Struchkova · Lavrovsky – The Bolshoi Ballet
Giselle (extracts)
Maximova · Liepa – The Bolshoi Ballet
Gayaneh (extracts)
Timofeyeva · Fadeyechev – The Bolshoi Ballet
Don Quixote (extracts)
Plitsetskaya · Vasiliev – The Bolshoi Ballet
BBC Television Centre, 26 & 30 JULY 1963
Sound format: Enhanced Mono
DVD format: NTSC
Picture format: 4:3
Running time: 82’
Subtitles: n/a
Menu languages: English
Booklet languages: E/F/G
Region code: 0
Territory Restrictions: None
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