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British Ballet Music

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Adrian Boult, André Previn, Louis Frémaux, Vernon Handley, Robert Irving/

British Ballet Music
Some sparkling playing here, especially Pineapple Poll under its arranger Charles Mackerras

BBC Music Magazine, September 20113 out of 5 stars

British Ballet Music

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Adrian Boult, André Previn, Louis Frémaux, Vernon Handley, Robert Irving/

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Some sparkling playing here, especially Pineapple Poll under its arranger Charles Mackerras

BBC Music Magazine, September 20113 out of 5 stars

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This collection of music from 20th-century ballets features such master conductors of British repertoire as Boult, Previn, Handley and Mackerras – who also, drawing on the works of Sir Arthur Sullivan, wrote Pineapple Poll for John Cranko. Dame Ninette de Valois choreographed the chessboard machinations of Bliss’s Checkmate, here complemented by Elgar’s much-loved Enigma Variations, Walton’s witty Façade, elemental dances from Holst’s opera The Perfect Fool, and colourful pieces by Berners, Lambert and Gordon.

Contents and tracklist

Sullivan, A: Pineapple Poll (1997 Digital Remaster), Scene 1 (1997 Digital Remaster)
Work length17:37
Opening Dance (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length3:40
Poll's Solo & Pas de deux (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length3:37
Belaye's Solo (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length3:21
Pas de trois (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length3:03
Finale (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length3:56
Sullivan, A: Pineapple Poll (1997 Digital Remaster), Scene 2 (1997 Digital Remaster)
Work length7:48
Poll's Solo (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length3:58
Jasper's Solo (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length3:50
Sullivan, A: Pineapple Poll (1997 Digital Remaster), Scene 3 (1997 Digital Remaster)
Work length20:17
Belaye's Solo & Sailors' Drill (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length3:27
Poll's Solo (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length4:37
Entry of Belaye with Blanche as Bride (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length3:31
Reconciliation (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length3:02
Grand Finale (1997 Digital Remaster)
Track length5:40
Tyrwhitt-Wilson: A Wedding Bouquet: Tango & Waltz
Work length4:51
Bliss: Checkmate - Suite
Work length26:20
I. Prologue: The Players
Track length6:42
II. Dance of the Four Knights
Track length4:04
III. Entry of the Black Queen
Track length5:53
IV. The Red Knight's Mazurka
Track length2:52
V. Ceremony of the Red Bishops
Track length2:40
VI. Finale: Checkmate
Track length4:09
Walton: Façade suites 1 & 2
Work length19:57
Fanfare (Vivo) (Suite II No. 1)
Track length0:32
Scotch Rhapsody (Molto vivace) (II / 2)
Track length1:15
Swiss Jodelling Song (Lento) (I / 3)
Track length2:41
Polka (I / 1)
Track length1:21
Old Sir Faulk (Tempo di Fox-trot) (II / 6)
Track length2:05
Valse (I / 2)
Track length3:09
Popular Song (Grazioso) (II / 5)
Track length2:17
Country Dance (Allegretto piacevole) (II / 3)
Track length2:10
Tango-pasodoble (Lento) (I / 4)
Track length1:57
Tarantella-sevillana (I / 5)
Track length2:30
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Work length30:01
Theme (Andante)
Track length1:22
I. C.A.E. (the composer's wife) (L'istesso tempo)
Track length1:52
II. H.D.S.-P. ( Hew David Steuart-Powell) (Allegro)
Track length0:46
III. R.B.T. (Richard Baxter Townshend) (Allegretto)
Track length1:27
IV. W.M.B. (William Meath Baker) (Allegro di molto)
Track length0:28
V. R.P.A. (Richard Penrose Arnold) (Presto)
Track length1:54
VI. Ysobel (Isabel Fitton) (Andantino)
Track length1:11
VII. Troyte (Troyte Griffith) (Presto)
Track length0:56
VIII. W.N. (Winifred Norbury) (Allegretto)
Track length1:43
IX. Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) (Moderato)
Track length3:53
X. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Dora Penny) (Allegretto)
Track length2:52
XI. G.R.S. (George Robertson Sinclair) (Allegro di molto)
Track length0:58
XII. B.G.N. (Basil G. Nevinson) (Andante)
Track length2:20
XIII. Romanza: * * * [Lady Mary Lygon] (Moderato)
Track length2:33
XIV. Finale: E.D.U. (the composer) (Allegro)
Track length5:46
Gordon, Gavin: The Rake's Progress: Sarabande & Orgy
Work length9:25
Lambert, C: Horoscope: No.3 Valse for the Gemini
Work length4:51
Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39 / H 150: Ballet Music
Work length10:44
Andante -
Track length0:58
Dance of Spirits of Earth (Moderato - Andante) -
Track length3:39
Dance of Spirits of Water (Allegretto)
Track length2:46
Dance of Spirits of Fire (Allegro moderato)
Track length3:21

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September 2011

Some sparkling playing here, especially Pineapple Poll under its arranger Charles Mackerras
3 out of 5 stars
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