Andre Previn & LSO - Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / The Sleeping Beauty / The Nutcracker (2016)

Tchaikovsky’s three sumptuous ballet scores are also three of his supreme masterpieces, as remarkable for their emotional content as for the beauty of their melodies and orchestration. André Previn, who has described himself as “a complete romantic”, became Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra in 1968. He remained in the role for 11 years – something of a golden era – and in 2016 was named the LSO’s Conductor Emeritus.

Tracks:



Swan Lake (CD1 & CD2)
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, 26-28.V & 8-10.VI.1976.
(P) 1976 & Remastered (P) 2011 Parlophone Records Limited.

1-1 Introduction (Moderato Assai) (Act One)
1-2 No. 1 Scene (Allegro Giusto) (Act One)
1-3 No. 2 Waltz (Tempo Di Valse) (Act One)
1-4 No. 3 Scene (Allegro Moderato) (Act One)
1-5 No. 4 Pas De Trois: I. Intrada (Allegro) (Act One)
1-6 No. 4 Pas De Trois: II. Andante Sostenuto (Act One)
1-7 No. 4 Pas De Trois: III. Allegro Semplice - Presto (Act One)
1-8 No. 4 Pas De Trois: IV. Moderato (Act One)
1-9 No. 4 Pas De Trois: V. Allegro (Act One)
1-10 No. 4 Pas De Trois: VI. Coda (Allegro Vivace) (Act One)
1-11 No. 5 Pas De Deux: I. Tempo Di Valse (Act One)
1-12 No. 5 Pas De Deux: II. Andante - Allegro - Molto Più Mosso (Act One)
Violin – Ida Haendel
1-13 No. 5 Pas De Deux: III. Tempo Di Valse (Act One)
1-14 No. 5 Pas De Deux: IV. Coda (Allegro Molto Vivace) (Act One)
1-15 No. 6 Pas D'Action (Andantino Quasi Moderato - Allegro) (Act One)
1-16 No. 7 Subject (Act One)
1-17 No. 8 Dance With Goblets (Tempo Di Polacca) (Act One)
1-18 No. 9 Finale (Andante) (Act One)
1-19 No. 10 Scene (Moderato) (Act Two)
1-20 No. 11 Scene (Allegro Moderato - Allegro Vivo) (Act Two)
1-21 No. 12 Scene (Allegro) (Act Two)
1-22 No. 13 Dances Of The Swans: I. Tempo Di Valse (Act Two)
1-23 No. 13 Dances Of The Swans: II. Moderato Assai - Molto Più Mosso (Act Two)
1-24 No. 13 Dances Of The Swans: III. Tempo Di Valse (Act Two)
1-25 No. 13 Dances Of The Swans: IV. Dance Of The Little Swans (Allegro Moderato) (Act Two)
1-26 No. 13 Dances Of The Swans: V. Andante - Andante Non Troppo - Allegro (Act Two)
Cello – Douglas Cummings
Violin – Ida Haendel
1-27 No. 13 Dances Of The Swans: VI. Tempo Di Valse (Act Two)
1-28 No. 13 Dances Of The Swans: VII. Coda (Allegro Vivace) (Act Two)
1-29 No. 14 Scene (Moderato) (Act Two)
2-1 No. 15 Scene (Allegro Giusto) (Act Three)
2-2 No. 16 Dance Of The Guests And The Dwarfs (Moderato Assai - Allegro Vivo) (Act Three)
2-3 No. 17 Scene: Entrance And Waltz Of The Special Guests (Allegro - Tempo Di Valse) (Act Three)
2-4 No. 18 Scene (Allegro - Allegro Giusto) (Act Three)
2-5 No. 19 Pas De Six - Intrada (Act Three)
2-6 No. 19 Pas De Six - Variation I (Allegro) (Act Three)
2-7 No. 19 Pas De Six - Variation II (Andante Con Moto) (Act Three)
2-8 No. 19 Pas De Six - Variation III (Moderato) (Act Three)
2-9 No. 19 Pas De Six - Variation IV (Allegro) (Act Three)
2-10 No. 19 Pas De Six - Variation V (Moderato - Allegro Sempice) (Act Three)
2-11 No. 19 Pas De Six - Coda (Allegro Molto) (Act Three)
2-12 Pas De Deux (Additional Number): Introduction (Moderato - Andante) (Act Three)
Violin – Ida Haendel
2-13 Pas De Deux (Additional Number): Variation I (Allegro Moderato) (Act Three)
2-14 Pas De Deux (Additional Number): Variation II (Allegro) (Act Three)
2-15 Pas De Deux (Additional Number): Coda (Allegro Molto Vivace) (Act Three)
2-16 No. 20 Hungarian Dance: Czárdás (Moderato Assai - Allegro Moderato - Vivace) (Act Three)
2-17 Russia Dance (Cadenza - Andante Semplice - Allegro Vivo) (Additional Number) (Act Three)
Violin – Ida Haendel
2-18 No. 21 Spanish Dance (Allegro Non Troppo: Tempo Di Bolero) (Act Three)
2-19 No. 22 Neapolitan Dance (Allegro Moderato - Andantino Quasi Moderato) (Act Three)
2-20 No. 23 Mazurka (Act Three)
2-21 No. 24 Scene (Allegro - Valse - Allegro Vivo) (Act Three)
2-22 No. 25 Entr'acte (Moderato) (Act Four)
2-23 No. 26 Scene (Allegro Non Troppo) (Act Four)
2-24 No. 27 Dance Of The Little Swans (Moderato) (Act Four)
2-25 No. 28 Scene (Allegro Agitato - Allegro Vivace) (Act Four)
2-26 No. 29 Scene Finale (Andante - Allegro Agitato - Alla Breve - Moderato E Maestoso) (Act Four)



Sleeping Beauty (CD3 to CD5)
Recorded: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, IV-VI.1974.
(P) 1974 & Remastered (P) 2016 Parlophone Records Limited

3-1 Introduction (Allegro Vivo - Andantino)
3-2 No. 1 March (Moderato) (Prologue: The Christening)
3-3 No. 2 Dance Scene (Moderato Con Moto) (Prologue: The Christening)
3-4 No. 3 Pas De Six: Introduction (Prologue: The Christening)
3-5 No. 3 Pas De Six: Adagio (Prologue: The Christening)
3-6 No. 3 Pas De Six: Variation I: The Fairy Of The Crystal Fountain (Allegro Moderato) (Prologue: The Christening)
3-7 No. 3 Pas De Six: Variation II: The Fairy Of The Enchanted Garden (Allegro) (Prologue: The Christening)
3-8 No. 3 Pas De Six: Variation III: The Fairy Of The Woodland Glades (Allegro Moderato) (Prologue: The Christening)
3-9 No. 3 Pas De Six: Variation IV: The Fairy Of The Songbirds (Moderato) (Prologue: The Christening)
3-10 No. 3 Pas De Six: Variation V: The Fairy Of The Golden Wine (Allegro Molto Vivace) (Prologue: The Christening)
3-11 No. 3 Pas De Six: Variation VI: The Lilac Fairy (Tempo Di Valse) (Prologue: The Christening)
3-12 No. 3 Pas De Six: Coda (Allegro Giusto) (Prologue: The Christening)
3-13 No. 4 Finale (Prologue: The Christening)
3-14 No. 5 Scene (Allegro Vivo - Moderato) (Act One: The Spell)
3-15 No. 6 Waltz (Allegro: Tempo di Valse) (Act One: The Spell)
3-16 No. 7 Scene (Andante) (Act One: The Spell)
3-17 No. 8 Pas D'Action: Rose Adagio (Andante - Adagio Maestoso) (Act One: The Spell)
3-18 No. 8 Pas D'Action: Dance Of The Maids Of Honour And The Pages (Act One: The Spell)
3-19 No. 8 Pas D'Action: Aurora's Variation (Act One: The Spell)
Violin – John Brown (2)
3-20 No. 8 Pas D'Action: Coda (Allegro Giusto) (Act One: The Spell)
3-21 No. 9 Finale (Act One: The Spell)
4-1 No. 10 Entr'Acte And Scene (Allegro Con Spirito - Un Poco Più Tranquillo) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-2 No. 11 Blind Man's Buff (Allegro Vivo) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-3 No. 12 Scene: Dances Of The Courtiers: Scene (Act Two: The Vision)
4-4 No. 12 Scene: Dances Of The Courtiers: Dance Of The Duchesses (Minuet: Moderato Con Moto) / Dance Of The Baronesses (Gavotte) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-5 No. 12 Scene: Dances Of The Courtiers: Dance Of The Countesses (Allegro Non Troppo) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-6 No. 12 Scene: Dances Of The Courtiers: Danse of the Marchionesses (Allegro Non Troppo) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-7 No. 13 Farandole: Scene (Poco Più Vivo) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-8 No. 13 Farandole: Dance (Allegro Non Troppo) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-9 No. 14 Scene: Prince Florimund And The Lilac Fairy (Act Two: The Vision)
4-10 No. 15 Pas D'Action: Aurora And Florimund (Andante Cantabile) (Act Two: The Vision)
Cello – Douglas Cummings
4-11 No. 15 Pas D'Action: Aurora's Variation (Allegro Con Moto) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-12 No. 15 Pas D'Action: Coda (Presto) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-13 No. 16 Scene (Allegro Agitato) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-14 No. 17 Panorama (Andantino) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-15 No. 18 Entr'acte (Act Two: The Vision)
Violin – John Brown (2)
4-16 No. 19 Symphonic Entr'acte (The Sleep) And Scene (Andante Misterioso) (Act Two: The Vision)
4-17 No. 20 Finale: The Awakening (Allegro Agitato) (Act Two: The Vision)
5-1 No. 21 March (Allegro Non Troppo) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-2 No. 22 Polonaise: Procession Of Fairy-Tale Characters (Allegro Moderato E Brillante) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-3 No. 23 Pas De Quatre: Introduction (Allegro Non Tanto) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-4 No. 23 Pas De Quatre: Variation I: The Golden Fairy (Allegro: Tempo di Valse) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-5 No. 23 Pas De Quatre: Variation II: The Silver Fairy (Allegro Giusto) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-6 No. 23 Pas De Quatre: Variation III: The Sapphire Fairy (Vivacissimo) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-7 No. 23 Pas De Quatre: Variation IV: The Diamond Fairy (Vivace) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-8 No. 23 Pas De Quatre: Coda (L'Istesso Tempo) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-9 No. 24 Pas De Caractère: Puss-in-Boots And The White Cat (Allegro Moderato) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-10 No. 25 Pas De Quatre: Introduction (Adagio) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-11 No. 25 Pas De Quatre: Variation I: Cinderella And Prince Charming (Allegro: Tempo di Valse) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-12 No. 25 Pas De Quatre: Variation II: The Bluebird And Princess Florine (Andantino) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-13 No. 25 Pas De Quatre: Coda (Presto) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-14 No. 26 Pas De Caractère: Red Riding Hood And The Wolf (Allegro Moderato) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-15 No. 26 Pas De Caractère: Cinderella And Prince Charming (Allegro Agitato - Tempo di Valse - Vivace Assai) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-16 No. 27 Pas Berrichon (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-17 No. 28 Pas De Deux (Aurora And Florimund): Entrée (Allegretto - Allegro Moderato) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-18 No. 28 Pas De Deux (Aurora And Florimund): Adagio (Andante Non Troppo) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-19 No. 28 Pas De Deux (Aurora And Florimund): Variation I: Florimund (Vivace Prestissimo) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-20 No. 28 Pas De Deux (Aurora And Florimund): Variation II: Aurora (Andantino) (Act Three: The Wedding)
Violin – John Brown (2)
5-21 No. 28 Pas De Deux (Aurora And Florimund): Coda (Allegro Vivace) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-22 No. 29 Sarabande (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-23 No. 30 Finale And Apotheosis: Finale (Allegro Brillante: Tempo di Mazurka) (Act Three: The Wedding)
5-24 No. 30 Finale And Apotheosis: Apotheosis (Andante Molto Maestoso) (Act Three: The Wedding)



The Nutcracker (CD6 & CD7)
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, V.1972.
(P) 1972 & Remastered (P) 2011 Parlophone Records Limited.

6-1 Miniature Overture
6-2 No. 1 The Decoration Of The Christmas Tree (Act One)
6-3 No. 2 March (Act One)
6-4 No. 3 Children's Galop And Entry Of The Parents (Act One)
6-5 No. 4 Arrival Of Drosselmayer (Act One)
6-6 No. 5 Grandfather's Dance (Act One)
6-7 No. 6 Scene: Clara And The Nutcracker (Act One)
6-8 No. 7 Scene: The Battle (Act One)
6-9 No. 8 Scene: In The Pine Forest (Act One)
6-10 No. 9 Waltz Of The Snowflakes (Act One)
Chorus – Ambrosian Singers*
Chorus Master – John McCarthy
7-1 No. 10 Scene: The Kingdom Of Sweets
7-2 No. 11 Scene: Clara And The Prince
7-3 No. 12 Divertissement: Chocolate: Spanish Dance
7-4 No. 12 Divertissement: Coffee: Arabian Dance
7-5 No. 12 Divertissement: Tea: Chinese Dance
7-6 No. 12 Divertissement: Trepak: Russian Dance
7-7 No. 12 Divertissement: Dance Of The Reed Pipes
7-8 No. 12 Divertissement: Mother Gigogne
7-9 No. 13 Waltz Of The Flowers
7-10 No. 14 Pas De Deux
7-11 No. 14 Pas De Deux: Variation I: Tarantella
7-12 No. 14 Pas De Deux: Variation II: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy & Coda
7-13 No. 15 Final Waltz And Apotheosis