Les Sylphides & Giselle
Les Sylphides
Svetlana Beriosova / Violetta Elvin / Alicia Markova / John Field
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Giselle
Nadia Nerina / Nikolai Fadeyechev / Niels Bjorn Larsen / Lydia Sokolova / Margaret Hill
These two exceptional studio performances represent some of the earliest filmed dance material from the BBC archives. Les Sylphides, introduced by Tamara Karsavina, one of the founders of modern British ballet, and the 1958 performance of Giselle both feature stellar international casts embodying a bygone era.
The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. These performances are released on DVD for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.
Catalogue Number: ICAD 5030
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LES SYLPHIDES
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine
Music: Frédéric Chopin, arr. Roy Douglas
1 Introduction by Tamara Karsavina 2.55
2 Prélude (Op.28 no.7) 2.20
3 Nocturne (Op.32 no.2) 6.51
4 Valse (Op.70 no.1) 2.09
5 Mazurka (Op.33 no.2) 1.48
6 Prélude (Op.28 no.7) 2.46
7 Mazurka (Op.67 no.3) 2.27
8 Valse (Op.64 no.2) 4.14
9 Valse (Op.18) 5.21
10 Credits 1.38
GISELLE
Choreography after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
Music: Adolphe Adam
Designer: George Djurkovic
Act One
11 Introduction 0.25
12 Les Vendangeurs 1.20
13 Entrée du Prince 0.57
14 Entrée de Giselle 4.52
15 Retour des vendangeurs 0.42
16 Valse 2.29
17 Pas de deux 3.12
18 La Chasse 4.41
19 Scène d’Hilarion 0.15
20 Marche des vignerons 1.31
21 Pas seul 1.46
22 Galop général 1.21
23 Finale 6.55
Act Two
24 Introduction et halte des chasseurs 1.40
25 Apparition et scène de Myrthe 3.02
26 Pas de premières Willis 4.21
27 Apparition de Giselle 1.38
28 Entrée de Loys 4.47
29 Entrée d’Hilarion et scène des Willis 2.25
Grand pas de deux
30 a) Adage 5.12
31 b) Variation de Loys 0.51
32 c) Variation de Giselle 0.44
33 d) Valse 1.41
34 Finale 4.18
Total: 93.51
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