Ernest Ansermet - The Royal Ballet Gala Performances - Analogue Productions LP Box Set

200 Gram 5LP Box Set, 45 RPM

One of the most cherished titles in the RCA catalog, Ernest Ansermet conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in a sumptuous program of ballet favorites recorded in 1959 at London's famed Kingsway Hall. The set ranges across The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty alongside lighter delights from Rossini, Delibes, Adam and Chopin. The dead-quiet 45 RPM pressing spreads the music over nine sides for reduced distortion and superior tracking.

Features

• 200 gram vinyl, 45 RPM, 5LP box set (nine sides of music; side 10 repeats side 1)
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tape
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Custom slipcase with integrated 22-page illustrated book; Stoughton Printing tip-on gatefold
• Label: Analogue Productions

Track Listing

1. March (The Nutcracker)
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
3. Arabian Dance
4. Chinese Dance
5. Dance of the Toy Flutes
6. Waltz of the Flowers
7. Tarantella
8. Andante Mosso
9. Can-Can
10. Introduction (Allegro Marcato) and Mazurka – Act 1
11. Introduction (Andante) and Waltz – Act 1
12. Czardas – Act 1
13. Valse de la Poupee – Act 2
14. Introduction and Waltz – Act 1
15. Pas de Deux and Variation – Act 2
16. Dance of the Little Swans (Pas de Quatre) – Act 2
17. Pas de Deux – Act 2
18. Waltz – Act 2
19. Pierrot
20. Reconnaissance
21. Aveu
22. Pantalon et Columbine
23. Introduction – The Lilac Fairy – Prologue
24. Rose Adagio – Pas d'Action – Act 1
25. Waltz – Act 1
26. Overture: Prelude in A Major, Op. 28 No. 7
27. Mazurka in C Major, Op. 67 No. 3
28. Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat Major, Op. 18