1987 release with highlights from his famous ballets. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) performed by the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra recorded at Concert Hall of the Slovak Philahrmonic June 20-25, 1987 & Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra recorded at Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio in Bratislava October 13-20, 1987 conducted by Michael Halasz & Ondrej Lenard. The music of Tchaikovsky, in spite of the reservations of contemporaries at home and abroad, must seem to US both essentially Russian and firmly in the West European tradition. In Vienna the critic Eduard Hanslick was able to complain of the "trivial Cossack cheer" of the finale of the Violin Concerto, but in Russia Tchaikovsky never went far enough to please the self-appointed leader of musical nationalists, Balakirev. While by no means a miniaturist, he nevertheless excelled in his mastery of the smaller forms necessary in ballet, writing music that displayed his remarkable gifts of melody and skill in orchestration.

Tracklist:

Nutcracker: Ouverture
Nutcracker: Marche
Nutcracker: Danse de la fee
Nutcracker: Danse russe
Nutcracker: Danse arabe
Nutcracker: Danse chinoise
Nutcracker: Danse des mirlitons
Nutcracker: Valse des fleurs
Swan Lake: Scene
Swan Lake: Valse
Swan Lake: Allegro
Swan Lake: Andante
Swan Lake: Tempo de valse
Swan Lake: Danse des couples
Swan Lake: Danse hongroise (Czardas)
Swan Lake: Danse espagnole
Swan Lake: Danse napolitaine
Swan Lake: Scene finale
Sleeping Beauty: Introduction - The Lilac Fairy
Sleeping Beauty: Adagio - Pas d'action
Sleeping Beauty: Characteristic Dance
Sleeping Beauty: Panorama
Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

UPC: 730099427128
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 11.21.95
Format: CD

Michael Halasz - Nutcracker Swan Lake & Sleeping Beauty Highlights (CD)