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Mark Monahan

Dance critic Mark Monahan presents music for the ballet from the 1930s to the present day. Including music by Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Khachaturian and Philip Glass.

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Sat 31 Dec 2016 13:00
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Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo And Juliet - Juliet the Young Girl

    Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Sony Classical : SK 42 662.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo And Juliet - the Death of Juliet

    Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Sony Classical : SK 42 662.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 19.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cinderella - the Prince and Cinderella

    Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • PROKOFIEV: CINDERELLA.
    • DECCA.
    • 8.

  • LΓ©o Delibes

    Sylvia - Divertissement - Pizzicati

    Performer: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Jean-Baptiste Mari.
    • Delibes: Sylvia/Coppelia.
    • EMI France.
    • 14.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Agon - Pas de Deux

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas (Conductor).
    • RCA G010000267924N.
    • RCA.
    • 7.

  • Hans Werner Henze

    Ondine - Ballet - Act I (extract)

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Oliver Knussen.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 453 467-2.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 6.

  • Ferdinand HΓ©rold

    La Fille Mal Gardee - excerpts

    Music Arranger: John Lanchbery. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: John Lanchbery.
    • DECCA 430 850-2.
    • DECCA.
    • 1.

  • AndrΓ© Messager

    Les Deux Pigeons - Le Retour

    Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • ALTO : 1302.
    • ALTO.
    • 21.

  • Erik Satie

    Gymnopedie

    Orchestrator: Claude Debussy. Orchestra: The New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • HELIOS CDH55176.
    • HELIOS.
    • 10.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Spartacus - Adagio

    Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Michail Jurowski.
    • CAPRICCIO 10 8176/18.
    • Capriccio.
    • 6.

  • Jules Massenet

    Manon - A swamp in Louisiana

    Music Arranger: Leighton Lucas. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • DECCA : 470-525-2.
    • DECCA.
    • 5.

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    A Month in the Country - Andante Spianato

    Performer: Philip Gammon. Music Arranger: John Lanchbery. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: John Lanchbery.
    • Warner Classics : 9498342.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 20.

  • Franz Liszt

    Transcendental Study XI Harmonies du Soir

    Performer: Jorge Bolet.
    • DECCA : 414-601-2.
    • DECCA.
    • 11.

  • Philip Glass

    In The Upper Room - Dance IX

    Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble.
    • Sony 88691917202.
    • Sony.
    • 7.

  • Simon Jeffes

    Still Life At The Penguin Cafe - Now Nothing

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Singer: Isabel Bradshaw.
    • DECCA : 425-218-2.
    • DECCA.
    • 6.

  • Joby Talbot

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Suite - The Flower Garden Part II

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Austin.
    • SIGNUM.

Broadcast

  • Sat 31 Dec 2016 13:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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