Various Composers - Léon Bakst. A Life for the Stage

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1. Ottorino Respighi - La boutique fantasque, P. 120: II. Tarentella "La danza"
2. Léo Delibes - Sylvia, Act 3: No. 16a, Pizzicati
3. Modest Mussorgsky - The Fair at Sorochyntsi, Act 3: Gopak
4. Robert Schumann - Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 7, Coquette (Orch. Kalafati)
5. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12d, Divertissement. Trepak, Russian Dance
6. Vincenzo Tommasini - Suite from The Good-Humoured Ladies: IV. Non presto, in tempo di ballo
7. Erik Satie - Parade: Petite fille américaine
8. Thomas Beecham - The Gods Go a'Begging: II. First Dance (After Teseo, HWV 9)
9. Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird, Tableau 2: Disappearance of the Palace and Dissolution of Kashchei's Enchantments, Animation of the Petrified Warriors, General Thanksgiving
10. Maurice Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57, Pt. 3: Danse générale
11. Frédéric Chopin - Les sylphides: Waltz, Op. 70 No. 1 (Orch. Douglas)
12. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1 "The Spell": No. 6, Waltz
13. Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces, Book X, Op. 71: No. 3, Puck
14. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 1: "Du feines Täubchen, nur herein!" (Monostatos, Pamina, Papageno)
15. André Messager - Fortunio, Act 4: "Lorsque je n'étais qu'une enfant" (Jacqueline)
16. Carl Maria von Weber - Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65, J. 260 (Orch. Berlioz)
17. Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Il segreto di Susanna: Intermezzo
18. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Sadko, Scene 4: Song of the Indian Guest (Version for Cello and Harp)
19. Ambroise Thomas - Mignon, Act 1: Romance. "Connais-tu le pays où fleurit l'oranger ?" (Mignon)
20. Richard Strauss - Symphonic Fragment from Josephs-Legende: I. Allegro moderato
21. Claude Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, CD 87, L. 86
22. Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele, Act 1: "Dai campi, dai prati" (Faust, Mefistofele)
23. Camille Saint-Saëns - Le carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le cygne
24. Alexander Borodin - Prince Igor, Act 2: Polovtsian Dances. "Uletai na kryliyakh vetra" (Chorus)
25. Claude Debussy - Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, CD 130, L. 124, Fragments symphoniques: I. La cour des lys
26. Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata, Act 3: "Parigi, o cara noi lasceremo" (Violetta, Alfredo)
27. Charles Gounod - Faust, Act 3: "Les grands seigneurs ont seuls des airs si résolus" - Air des bijoux. "Ah, je ris de me voir si belle" (Marguerite)
28. Giacomo Puccini - La bohème, Act 3: "Donde lieta uscì" (Mimì)
29. Igor Stravinsky - Mavra: Parasha's Song. "My Dear Friend" (Transcr. Rostropovich for Cello and Piano)
30. Christoph Willibald Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3: "Che fiero momento" (Euridice)
31. Jules Massenet - Thaïs, Act 2: "Celle qui vient est plus belle" (La Charmeuse, Crobyle, Myrtale)
32. Josef Bayer - Ballet Suite from die Puppenfee
33. Vincent d'Indy - Istar, variations symphoniques, Op. 42
34. Paul Dukas - La Péri: Poème dansé
35. Richard Strauss - Salomé, Op. 54: Dance of the Seven Veils
36. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
37. Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov, Prologue: Coronation Scene. "Da zdravstvuet tsar' Boris Feodorovich" (Shuisky, Boris, Chorus)
38. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian": IV. Moderato assai - Allegro vivo - Presto
39. Mily Balakirev - Tamara
40. Claude Debussy - Jeux, CD 133, L. 126

Various Artists

Compilation: 2024

Label: Warner Classics

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December 27th will mark a hundred years since the passing of Russian painter and designer Léon Bakst (1866–1924). A pivotal figure of cultural Europe during the early 20th-century, his name is inseparable from his friend the impresario Diaghilev, with whom he collaborated in the innovative scenography of the Ballets russes, triumphing on the stages worldwide. Bakst left a considerable collection of drawings and sketches of sets and costumes, revealing his amazing creativity. A Life for the Stage highlights many of the musical works Bakst has contributed, from the iconic ballets Daphnis et Chloé and Firebird premiered in Paris with sublime sceneries, to operas such as Sadko and Mignon.