Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Antal Dorati, Decca 2-CD Set)

UPC: 0028947831037 

MPN: 478 3103 DF2 

Brand Name: Decca / Universal Music Group

Overview

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty represents one of the greatest achievements in ballet music. With its symphonic scale, dazzling set pieces, and radiant finale, this masterpiece captures the magic of the timeless fairy tale. In this acclaimed Decca 2-CD release, conductor Antal Dorati—celebrated for his Tchaikovsky interpretations—leads the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a performance praised for its warmth, beautifully turned phrasing, and luminous orchestral textures.

Product Features

• Format: 2-CD set (Audio CD)
• Total Length: 155:51 minutes
• Recording: ADD (Analogue to Digital Remaster)
• Release: 1981 (©2011 Decca Music Group Limited)
• Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
• Conductor: Antal Dorati
• Language: Multilingual booklet included (English, French, German)
• Genre: Classical, Ballet Music

Interesting Facts

• Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) composed The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66 in 1889, based on Charles Perrault’s fairy tale La Belle au bois dormant.
• The work premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg and is now considered one of the cornerstones of classical ballet.
• Antal Dorati (1906–1988) was not only a master of ballet scores but also the first conductor to record the complete ballet works of Tchaikovsky.
• The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, is internationally renowned for its luxurious string sound and fine woodwind solos, qualities highlighted in this recording.

Track Listing

CD 1

• Prologue (Tracks 1–7, 14)
• Act I (Tracks 15–18)
• Act II (beginning, Tracks 1–8, 10:47)

CD 2

• Act II (conclusion, Tracks 9–24, 28:02)
• Act III (Tracks 1–31, 48:38)

Publishers

• Label: Decca Music Group Limited (London, England)
• Distributor: Universal Music Group / Universal Music Kft. (Hungary)
• Original Recording: 1981 Universal International Music BV
• Reissue ©2011 Decca Music Group Limited
• Website: www.deccaclassics.com

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