The awesome technique and strength of the Bolshoi Ballet is shown to great effect in Yuri Grigorvich's legendary Spartacus; the epic story of a Thracian slave's fight for freedom. Grigorvich's choreography fills the huge Bolshoi stage with dynamic scenes of tension and conflict. This 1984 performance was directed for video by Preben Montell and stars two of the greatest artists of the Bolshoi Ballet of recent years. Irek Mukhamedov brings his stunning technique to the role of Spartacus and Natalya Bessmertnova gives a deeply moving performance as his wife Phrygia.
Rimsky-Korsakov s fantasy opera-ballet with its tale of the early Slavs prior to Christian conversion could be described as a ballet with a vocal score equally well as an opera with dancing. This acclaimed production from the Bolshoi by Boris Pokrovsky was filmed in 1992. The choreography is by Andrei Petrov who has created an amazing variety of ritual dances. The colourful blend of dance and music is a reminder of the Diaghilev ballets in which Rimsky-Korsakov s music played such a
Russian Choreographer Michael Fokine took the timeless music of Frederic Chopin and created Les Sylphides (originally named Chopiniana), which celebrates the lyrical and poetic qualities of Romantic Ballet Blanc to express the sublime nature of dance. Starring ballerinas Natalia Bessmertnova, Alexandre Beogatyriov, Galina Kozlova and Irina Kholina, choreographed by Michael Fokine, and orchestrated by Alexander Glazounov, this film not only immortalized the Bolshoi Ballet, but also entrances...
Russian Ballet Highlights features Russia's two most celebrated ballet companies the Bolshoi and the Kirov in extracts from five of the great ballets in their classical repertoire. Recorded in Moscow and St Petersburg. Featuring extracts from Giselle The Sleeping Beauty Le Corsaire The Golden Age and Spartacus
A production of 'Cinderella' by the famed Bolshoi ballet company. Soloists include G. Komleva M. Daoukaev L. Galinskaja and M Koul.
A performance of 'The Nutcracker' by the famed Bolshoi ballet entourage. Soloists include V. Vassiliev and E. Maximova.
A production of Ruggero Leoncavallo's 'I' Pagliacci' as performed by the acclaimed Bolshoi ballet company. Soloists include V. Atlantov G. Kalinina I. morozov and I. Grigoriev.
Bolshoi Ballet Collection (6 Discs)
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