Fantastic Dances – Various Artists

1

Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Sir Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Christoph Willibald Gluck

6:36

2

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: No. 13, Dance of the Knights

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Sergei Prokofiev

5:42

3

The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: III. Waltz of the Flowers (Valse des fleurs)

Nicolai Malko, Philharmonia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

6:38

4

Gayaneh, Act IV: Sabre Dance

Aram Khachaturian & London Symphony Orchestra

2:37

5

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: XII. Dance of the Clowns

Jeffrey Tate, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Felix Mendelssohn

1:33

6

Peer Gynt:, Op. 23, Act II: No. 9, Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter

Jeffrey Tate, Berliner Philharmoniker & Edvard Grieg

1:38

7

Peer Gynt:, Op. 23, Act IV: No. 17, Arabian Dance

Jeffrey Tate, Berliner Philharmoniker & Edvard Grieg

4:59

8

Peer Gynt:, Op. 23, Act IV: No. 18, Anitra's Dance

Jeffrey Tate, Berliner Philharmoniker & Edvard Grieg

3:53

9

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I: No. 8, Danse des coupes (Tempo di Polacca)

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

5:05

10

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 13, Danses des cygnes

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

17:51

11

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 16, Danses du corps de ballet et des nains

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:43

12

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12a, Divertissement, Chocolate (Spanish Dance)

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

1:11

13

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12b, Divertissement, Coffee (Arab Dance)

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:13

14

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12c, Divertissement, Tea (Chinese Dance)

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

1:07

15

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement, Trepak (Russian Dance)

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

1:08

16

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14, Pas de deux, Var. II. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Coda

John Lanchbery, Philharmonia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:45

17

Oriental Suite in E Minor, Op. 29 No. 1 "Beni Mora": I. First Dance (Adagio - Vivace)

Sir Malcolm Sargent, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Gustav Holst

5:24

18

21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 1, Allegro molto in G Minor

Marcel Gazelle & Yehudi Menuhin

2:55

19

21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5, Allegro in F-Flat Minor

Piers Lane & Tasmin Little

2:32

20

21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 6, Vivace in D-Flat Major

Salonorchester Cölln

3:41

21

Carmina Burana, Uf dem Anger: No. 6, Tanz (Dance)

Riccardo Muti & Philharmonia Orchestra

1:43

22

Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz 2

Mariss Jansons, Philadelphia Orchestra & Dmitri Shostakovich

3:48

23

Three Fantastic Dances, Op. 5: I. March (Allegretto)

Cristina Ortiz & Dmitri Shostakovich

1:10

24

Three Fantastic Dances, Op. 5: II. Waltz (Andantino)

Cristina Ortiz & Dmitri Shostakovich

1:26

25

Three Fantastic Dances, Op. 5: III. Polka (Allegretto)

Cristina Ortiz & Dmitri Shostakovich

0:53

26

Dido and Aeneas Z. 626, Act I: No. 12, The Triumphing Dance (Orchestra)

Geraint Jones, Mermaid Orchestra & Henry Purcell

1:21

27

Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: No. 3, Polka in A Flat Major (Poco allegro)

George Szell & Antonín Dvořák

6:06

28

Snow Maiden, Act III: Dance of the Tumblers

Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

3:58

29

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 20, Danse hongrois (Csárdás)

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:55

30

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 20a, Danse russe

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:24

31

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 21, Danse espagnole

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:31

32

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 22, Danse napolitaine

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:20

33

The Perfect Fool, Op. 39: II. Dance of Spirits of Earth (Moderato - Andante)

Sir Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Gustav Holst

3:43

34

The Perfect Fool, Op. 39: III. Dance of Spirits of Water (Allegretto)

Sir Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Gustav Holst

2:31

35

The Perfect Fool, Op. 39: IV. Dance of Spirits of Fire (Allegro moderato)

Sir Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Gustav Holst

3:13

36

Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: I. Non allegro

Mariss Jansons & Sergei Rachmaninoff

11:21

37

Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)

Mariss Jansons & Sergei Rachmaninoff

9:31

38

Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace

Mariss Jansons & Sergei Rachmaninoff

13:41

39

Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: IV. Gigue 1 - Gigue 2

Riccardo Muti, Berliner Philharmoniker & Georg Friedrich Händel

1:47

40

3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3, Die Schlittenfahrt (Sleigh Ride)

Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:09

41

4 Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 1, Allegro marcato

Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra & Edvard Grieg

6:16

42

4 Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 2, Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso

Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra & Edvard Grieg

2:19

43

Aïda, Act I Scene 2: Sacred Dance of the Priestesses... Immenso Fthà...Mortal, diletto ai Numi (Priestesses, Ramfis, Priests)

Zubin Mehta & Bonaldo Giaiotti

3:11

44

Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 1, Odzemek in B Major (Vivace)

Lorin Maazel, Berliner Philharmoniker & Antonín Dvořák

4:25

45

Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 2, Dumka in E Minor (Allegretto grazioso)

George Szell & Antonín Dvořák

5:03

46

Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 3, Skocná in F Major (Allegro)

Lorin Maazel, Berliner Philharmoniker & Antonín Dvořák

3:34

47

Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 5, Spacirká in B-Flat Minor (Poco adagio - vivace)

Lorin Maazel, Berliner Philharmoniker & Antonín Dvořák

2:54

48

The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op. 1a: No. 4, Sun Dance

Lawrance Collingwood & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:39

49

Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Symphoniker & Carl Maria von Weber

8:52

50

The Gondoliers, Act II: No. 15, Dance a cachucha (Chorus)

Sir Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra & Glyndebourne Chorus

2:16

51

Dances of Marosszék

Walter Susskind, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zoltán Kodály

14:38

52

Khovanshchina, Act IV: Dance of the Persian Slaves

Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Modest Mussorgsky

6:20

53

The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73: No. 5, Dance of the Girl

Sir Simon Rattle & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:19

54

Serenade for String Orchestra in C Major, Op. 48: II. Waltz (Moderato)

Sir John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:55

55

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: No. 6, The Garland Waltz

Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:05

56

Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Prologue: No. 2b, Dance Scene (Moderato con moto)

John Lanchbery, Philharmonia Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:26

57

Three Old Viennese Dances: No. 3, Schön Rosmarin

Franz Rupp

2:01

58

12 Variations on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet "Das Waldmädchen", WoO 71: Thema (Allegretto)

Emil Gilels & Ludwig van Beethoven

0:40

59

12 Variations on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet "Das Waldmädchen", WoO 71: Var. I

Emil Gilels & Ludwig van Beethoven

0:49

60

12 Variations on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet "Das Waldmädchen", WoO 71: Var. II

Emil Gilels & Ludwig van Beethoven

0:47

61

Dance Symphony: Introduction (Lento - molto allegro)

Enrique Bátiz & Aaron Copland

6:47

62

Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances, Introduction (Andantino)

Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society & Alexander Borodin

2:35

63

Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances, Dance of the Boys (Presto)

Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society & Alexander Borodin

1:34

64

5 Danses Champêtres for Violin and Piano, Op. 106: No. 1, Poco moderato - Allegretto

Hui-Ying Liu, Kaija Saarikettu & Jean Sibelius

4:46

65

Henry VIII, Act I: Shepherd's Dance

Richard Hickox & Northern Sinfonia Of England

3:49

66

Henry VIII, Act IV: Morris Dance

Richard Hickox & Northern Sinfonia Of England

2:27

67

Cinderella, Op. 87, Act II: No. 25, Court Dance (Andante grazioso)

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Sergei Prokofiev

0:46

68

The Two Pigeons, Act I: Dance of the Two Pigeons (Allegretto)

John Lanchbery & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

3:46

69

La Fille mal gardèe, Act I: Introduction, Dance of the Cock and Hens

Barry Wordsworth & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

1:10