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Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Highlights)
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 1: Waltz
2. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 2: Scene (Dances of the Swans)
3. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 2: Waltz
4. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 2: Dance of the Queen of the Swans
5. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 2: Dance of the Little Swans
6. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 2: Pas de deux
7. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 2: General Dance
8. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 3: Introduction
9. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 3: Fanfare and Waltz
10. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 3: Hungarian Dance (Czardas)
11. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 3: Spanish Dance
12. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 3: Neapolitan Dance
13. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 3: Mazurka
14. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Act 4: Final Scene

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CD Details

All Artists: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra
Title: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Highlights)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: RCA
Release Date: 8/30/1989
Genre: Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 078635787924

CD Reviews

Top notch Tchaikovsky from Fiedler and the Boston Pops, 1963

Alan Majeska | Bad Axe, MI, USA | 10/25/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979) made this recording of excerpts from "Swan Lake" with the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1963, and the sound is excellent. The playing of the Boston Pops (the Boston Symphony minus first chair players) is very fine: ensemble and intonation are A-1. Fiedler takes some fast, bracing tempos in some movements, such as the "Czardas", and it's really exciting.

My only regret is that the playing time is only 47+ minutes. This is the type of disc you wish would go on longer than the actual playing time. But, that's what REPEAT buttons are for on CD and DVD players, right?

This disc is a great bargain for both sound and playing, and I highly recommend it. I thoroughly enjoyed Fiedler's "Swan Lake", and I've heard other recordings of Swan Lake: excerpts by Ormandy/Philadelphia (Sony), Bernstein/New York (CBS), Abravanel/Utah (MCA), and the complete ballet by Bonynge/National Philharmonic (Decca)."