Alexei Volodin - The Sleeping Beauty - Russian Ballet Suites for Piano (2004)

Tracklist

01. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 1. Prologue (Allegro molto) [Arr. Mikhail Pletnev]
02. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 2. Dance of the Pages (Allegro Moderato) [Arr. Mikhail Pletnev]
03. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 3. Vision (Presto) [Arr. Mikhail Pletnev]
04. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 4. Andante (Arr. Mikhail Pletnev)
05. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 5. The Silver Fairy (Arr. Mikhail Pletnev)
06. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 6. Puss in Boots and the White Cat (Rubato assai) [Arr. Mikhail Pletnev]
07. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 7. Gavotte (Arr. Mikhail Pletnev)
08. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 8. The Singing Canary (Vivo) [Arr. Mikhail Pletnev]
09. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 9. Red Riding Hood and the Wolf (Allegro moderato) [Arr. Mikhail Pletnev]
10. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 10. Adagio (Andante non troppo) [Arr. Mikhail Pletnev]
11. Concert Suite from the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty": 11. Finale (Allegro vivace) [Arr. Mikhail Pletnev]
12. Concert Suite from "The Nutcracker": 1. March (tempo di marcia viva)
13. Concert Suite from "The Nutcracker": 2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Andante ma non troppo)
14. Concert Suite from "The Nutcracker": 3. Tarantella
15. Concert Suite from "The Nutcracker": 4. Intermezzo (Andante)
16. Concert Suite from "The Nutcracker": 5. Trepak: Russian Dance (Molto vivace)
17. Concert Suite from "The Nutcracker": 6. Chinese Dance (Allegro moderato)
18. Concert Suite from "The Nutcracker": 7. Andante maestoso
19. Three Movements from Petrushka: 1. Russian Dance
20. Three Movements from Petrushka: 2. Petrushka's Room
21. Three Movements from Petrushka: 3. The Shrovetide Fair

A winner of the Sydney 2000 International Piano Competition, Alexei Volodin presents a lovely disc of Russian ballet suites arranged for piano by the legendary Mikhail Pletnev. These are magical new versions of classic masterpieces transcribed for piano with all the orchestral colour of the originals, while retaing the essential character of the piano.

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