Fanfare, January 1st, 2008
TCHAIKOVSKY Sleeping Beauty * George Weldon, cond, Philharmonia O * CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 3932382 (2 CDs: 118:31)
The back liner in the jewel box has the following announcement: "For this classic recording, the first of 'Sleeping Beauty' to be made in stereo, the score was abridged to accommodate the ballet on two LPs." Yes, at 118 minutes it is abridged. All but four of the ballet's 30 numbers are represented (missing are Nos. 16, 18, 27, and 29. Number 18, Entr'acte, is a meditation for solo violin that was cut from the score prior to the ballet's premiere; numbers 27 and 29 (Pas Berrichon ...
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