Ballet Music: 50 Must-Have Russian Ballet Classics – Alexander Borodin, Igor Stravinsky, Michail Glinka & Modest Mussorgsky

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Gayaneh, Act IV: Sabre Dance

Hungarian State Orchestra & Adam Fischer

2:26

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Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scène

Prague Festival Orchestra & Pavel Urbanek

2:43

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Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 13, Dance of the Swans

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

1:27

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

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

2:33

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

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

2:01

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Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 23, Mazurka

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

4:05

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Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I: No. 2, Waltz

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

6:49

8

A Life for the Tsar (Ivan Susanin), Act II: Polonaise

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raychev & Michail Glinka

4:13

9

Khovanshchina, Act IV: Dance of the Persian Slaves

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raichev & Modest Mussorgsky

7:03

10

Circus Polka for a Young Elephant

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

3:48

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The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: No. 17, Panorama

Prague Festival Orchestra & Pavel Urbanek

2:57

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

Prague Festival Orchestra & Pavel Urbanek

4:12

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The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Act I: No. 8, Grand pas d'action

Prague Festival Orchestra & Pavel Urbanek

5:43

14

The Snow Maiden, Act III: Dance of the Tumblers

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra & Rouslan Raychev

3:37

15

A Life for the Tsar (Ivan Susanin), Act II: Krakoviak

Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Ivan Marinov & Michail Glinka

6:24

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: Miniature Overture

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

2:59

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: No. 2, March

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

2:06

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12e, Dance of the Toy Flutes

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

3:04

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

6:56

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12a, Chocolate - Spanish Dance

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

1:07

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12b, Coffee - Arabian Dance

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

2:55

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12c, Tea - Chinese Dance

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

1:10

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12d, Candy Canes - Russian Dance

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

1:12

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: No. 9, Waltz of the Snowflakes

Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Sofia Boy's Choir & Boris Spassov

6:56

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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14, Pas de Deux - The Sugar Plum Fairy and the Prince

Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Boris Spassov

4:43

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Petrushka, Tableau I: The Shrovetide Fair

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

7:23

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Petrushka, Tableau I: Russian Dance

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

2:40

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Petrushka, Tableau II: Petrushka's Room

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

4:23

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Petrushka, Tableau III: The Moor's Room

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

3:58

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Petrushka, Tableau III: Waltz

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

3:08

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Petrushka, Tableau IV: The Shrovetide Fair (Toward Evening)

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

1:24

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Petrushka, Tableau IV: The Wet Nurses' Dance

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

2:41

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Petrushka, Tableau IV: The Peasant and the Bear

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

1:30

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Petrushka, Tableau IV: Gypsy Women Dance

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

1:14

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Petrushka, Tableau IV: Dance of the Coachmen and the Grooms

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

2:23

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Petrushka, Tableau IV: The Mummers

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

1:21

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Petrushka, Tableau IV: The Scuffle

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

0:36

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Petrushka, Tableau IV: Death of Petrushka

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

0:48

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Petrushka, Tableau IV: Police and the Juggler

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

1:18

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Petrushka, Tableau IV: Apparition of Petrushka's Ghost

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

0:50

41

The Rite of Spring, Part I: Introduction

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

3:56

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The Rite of Spring, Part I: Augurs of Spring (Dance of the Girls)

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

3:50

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The Rite of Spring, Part I: Ritual Abduction

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

1:22

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The Rite of Spring, Part I: Spring Rounds

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

3:56

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The Rite of Spring, Part I: Ritual of the Rival Tribes

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

1:47

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The Rite of Spring, Part I: Procession of the Sage - The Sage

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

0:38

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The Rite of Spring, Part I: Adoration of the Earth

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

0:28

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The Rite of Spring, Part I: Dance of the Earth

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

1:05

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The Rite of Spring, Part II: Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobrin Petkov & Igor Stravinsky

4:26

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Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances

Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Sofia National Opera Chorus, Boris Hinchev & Alexander Borodin

11:46