Ernest Ansermet - The Royal Ballet Gala Performances - Analogue Productions CD

Hybrid SACD, 2 Discs — Stereo & Mono Mixes

Ernest Ansermet leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in this 1959 program of ballet favorites recorded at London's Kingsway Hall. Analogue Productions' hybrid SACD presents both the stereo mix (mastered by Bernie Grundman) and the mono mix (mastered by Willem Makkee) on the SACD layer, while the CD layer carries the stereo mix only, split the same way. Produced by Michael Williamson and engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson.

Features

• Number of Discs: 2
• Hybrid SACD — SACD layer: stereo + mono; CD layer: stereo only
• Stereo mastered by Bernie Grundman; mono mastered by Willem Makkee
• Producer: Michael Williamson; Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
• Label: Analogue Productions

Track Listing

Disc One:

1. March, Nutcracker Ballet Suite
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Nutcracker Ballet Suite
3. Arabian Dance (Coffee), Nutcracker Ballet Suite
4. Chinese Dance (Tea), Nutcracker Ballet Suite
5. Dance of the Mirlitons, Nutcracker Ballet Suite
6. Waltz of the Flowers, Nutcracker Ballet Suite
7. Tarantella, La Boutique Fantasque
8. Andante mosso, La Boutique Fantasque
9. Can-Can, La Boutique Fantasque
10. Prelude - Allegro marcato and Mazurka, Coppélia: Act I
11. Introduction - Andante and Waltz, Coppélia: Act I
12. Czardas, Coppélia: Act I
13. Valse de la Poupee, Coppélia: Act II
14. Introduction and Waltz, Giselle: Act I
15. Pas de Deux and Variation, Giselle: Act II
16. March, Nutcracker Ballet Suite (Mono)
17. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Nutcracker Ballet Suite (Mono)
18. Arabian Dance (Coffee), Nutcracker Ballet Suite (Mono)
19. Chinese Dance (Tea), Nutcracker Ballet Suite (Mono)
20. Dance of the Mirlitons, Nutcracker Ballet Suite (Mono)
21. Waltz of the Flowers, Nutcracker Ballet Suite (Mono)
22. Tarantella, La Boutique Fantasque (Mono)
23. Andante mosso, La Boutique Fantasque (Mono)
24. Can-Can, La Boutique Fantasque (Mono)
25. Prelude - Allegro marcato and Mazurka, Coppélia: Act I (Mono)
26. Introduction - Andante and Waltz, Coppélia: Act I (Mono)
27. Czardas, Coppélia: Act I (Mono)
28. Valse de la Poupee, Coppélia: Act II (Mono)
29. Introduction and Waltz, Giselle: Act I (Mono)
30. Pas de Deux and Variation, Giselle: Act II (Mono)

Disc Two:

1. Scene (Moderato), Swan Lake: Act II
2. Danse des petits cygnes (Moderato), Swan Lake: Act II
3. Scene - Pas de Deux, Swan Lake: Act II
4. Valse, Swan Lake: Act II
5. Pierrot, Carnaval Op. 9
6. Reconnaissance, Carnaval Op. 9
7. Aveu, Carnaval Op. 9
8. Pantalon et Colombine, Carnaval Op. 9