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Swan Lake (Russian: Лебединое озеро/Lebedinoye ozero), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets.
The scenario, initially in two acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger. The ballet was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March [O.S. 20 February] 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Although it is presented in many different versions, most ballet companies base their stagings both choreographically and musically on the 1895 revival of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, first staged for the Imperial Ballet on 15 January 1895, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. For this revival, Tchaikovsky's score was revised by the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatre's chief conductor and composer Riccardo Drigo.
Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music. While a similar term is also used to refer to the period from 1750-1820 (the Classical period), this article is about the broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods. The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common practice period. The major time divisions of classical music are as follows: the early music period, which includes the Medieval (500–1400) and the Renaissance (1400–1600) eras; the Common practice period, which includes the Baroque (1600–1750), Classical (1750–1820), and Romantic eras (1804–1910); and the 20th century (1901–2000) which includes the modern (1890–1930) that overlaps from the late 19th-century, the high modern (mid 20th-century), and contemporary or postmodern (1975–2015) eras.
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Madonna's The Immaculate Collection is the best selling greatest hits compilation by a solo artist; all of the songs on it are presented in different versions than the original hit versions. The Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is the best selling greatest hits compilation by a group and also one of the ten best selling albums in history. Greatest hits albums are typically produced after an artist has had enough successful songs to fill out an album release. Some artists, such as Mariah Carey, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Kenny Rogers, Aerosmith, Kiss, U2, Dolly Parton, Journey, Los Tigres del Norte, Queen, Kylie Minogue and Billy Joel, have released multiple greatest hits albums through their long careers. Some greatest hits albums are released only at the end of the artist or group's career. For example, My Chemical Romance released a greatest hits album after they disbanded. Other artists, like Eminem have released hits albums in the center of their success. He released Curtain Call: The Hits in 2005 and then Shady XV as a compilation album in 2014.
Actors: Fernando Martins (composer), António Vitorino D'Almeida (actor), Augusto Portela (actor), Philippe Leroux (actor), Pedro Lacerda (actor), Luis Filipe Borges (actor), Jorge Palma (actor), Mané Ribeiro (actress), Lourenço Henriques (actor), Manuel Sá Pessoa (actor), Tiago Teotónio Pereira (actor), Jorge Oliveira (actor), Erick Andrade (writer), João de Brito (actor), David Mesquita (actor),
Genres: Musical,Actors: Jessica Hecht (actress), Alain Azoulay (producer), Alain Azoulay (actor), Curt Sletten (actor), Brett Emanuel (actor), Jason Ross Levy (actor), H. Alsuwaidi (composer), H. Alsuwaidi (writer), H. Alsuwaidi (director), Michelle LaRue (actress), H. Alsuwaidi (producer), Sean Riggs (actor), Ross Blakeman (actor), Manoela Wunder (actress), Talin Agon (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Boyd Banks (actor), Sarah Clifford (miscellaneous crew), Kim Estes (actor), Ann Magnuson (actress), Angela Sostre (producer), Angela Sostre (producer), Michael Patrick Breen (actor), Jennifer Rhodes (actress), Josie Davis (actress), Samantha Kuester (costume designer), Rob Zabrecky (actor), Yan Feldman (actor), Rafael Feldman (actor), Kuma (actor), Rigg Kennedy (actor),
Plot: Boris is a driven businessman, who has achieved a great deal of success in the time he has been in America. He is forced to, go back to his Russian roots, to keep his fortune in tact. The story takes new twists, when his wife and children start going in new directions. Boris enlists the aid of a former friend from the Ukraine. Nikolai is an intellectual, on welfare, who by his own admission is legally insane. Reluctantly, he collaborates with an ex-porno director. They become partners with Boris on a film project. When the production that seemed destined to fail starts to show promise, Boris encounters new problems that must be resolved.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Xavier Russell (actor), Harry Fielder (actor), Ken Russell (producer), Richard Chamberlain (actor), Melvyn Bragg (writer), Glenda Jackson (actress), Kenneth Colley (actor), André Previn (composer), Ken Russell (director), Michael Bradsell (editor), Andrew Faulds (actor), Graham Armitage (actor), Ben Aris (actor), Max Adrian (actor), Imogen Claire (actress),
Plot: The compelling and bizarre story of Tchaikovsky's life and music. In Ken Russell's own words: "It's the story of the marriage between a homosexual and a nymphomaniac."
Keywords: 1880s, 1890s, 19th-century, auto-erotocism, ballet, based-on-book, based-on-novel, boiling-alive, brother-brother-relationship, camera-obscuraActors: Nikolai Cherkasov (actor), Pierre Bertin (actor), Alexandre Rignault (actor), Gilles Ségal (actor), Jean Dréville (director), Jacques Ferrière (actor), Paul Andréota (writer), Paul Andréota (writer), Oleg Strizhenov (actor), Viviane Gosset (actress), Alla Larionova (actress), Natalya Velichko (actress), Caroline Clerc (actress), Aleksandr Galich (writer), Jean Houbé (actor),
Genres: ,Subscribe for more classical music: http://bit.ly/YouTubeHalidonMusic Listen to our Tchaikovsky playlist on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2nSb4kb Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/halidonmusic/ ▶ BUY the full MP3 album from our music store: http://bit.ly/13fG8tj ♫♫♫ Special Price ♫♫♫ ▶ BUY on iTunes: http://bit.ly/1mNlvjQ ▶ BUY on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1jCZHmc Follow us here: https://www.facebook.com/halidonmusic/ https://twitter.com/halidonmusic http://www.halidon.it/index.php More music here: https://play.spotify.com/user/halidon TRACKLIST The Best of Tchaikovsky 1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor Op. 23 - Allegro non troppo ( 00:00 ) 2. Eugene Onegin Act III -- Polonaise ( 08:56 ) 3. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathetique" - 1st mov. ( 14:00 ) 4. Violin Concerto in D ...
Love classical music? Learn to play the best PIANO pieces the easiest way: http://tinyurl.com/classic-flowkey Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky Tracklist: Concerto para piano Nº1 em si bemol menor op.23 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito 2. Andante semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I 3. Allegro con fuoco de As estações op.37 4. Maio Noites Brancas 5. Junho Barcarola 6. Novembro Troika Dumka em La Maior op.59 7. Andantino cantabile - Lo stesso tempo - Poco meno mosso - Moderato con fuoco - Tempo I Concerto para piano e orquestra Nº1 em si bemol menor op.233 8. Allegro non tropo e molto maestoso 9. Andante simplice 10. Allego con fuoco Sinfonia Nº2 em do menor op.27 (A Pequena Rússia) 11. Andante sostenuto 12. Andante martiale, quasi moderato 13. Schertzo - ALegro molto v...
Buy from Amazon: http://smarturl.it/KirovSwanLakeAmazon In this production of the best loved classical ballet 'Swan Lake' the naturally gifted Yulia Makhalina dances the challenging role of Odette/Odile while the part of Prince Siegfried is danced by Igor Zelensky. This classic Kirov production includes the familiar happy ending in the final act where Siegfried fights and ultimately defeats the evil magician von Rothbart and at dawn is reunited with Odette. http://www.warnerclassics.com/
Бостонский симфонический оркестр (Boston symphony orchestra). Дирижёр: легендарный Леонард Бернстайн. Очень рекомендую, потрясающее исполнение! 1. Andante — Allegro con anima 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza 3. Valse: Allegro moderato 4. Andante maestoso— Allegro vivace
WARNING: Cannons may make dogs bark, scare your mom, leave your neighbor dumbfounded, make cats panic, wake you up in the middle of the night shouting at the top of your lungs because you think you are being robbed, scare the crap out of you, and/or blow up your ears and brains; among other things... The 1812 Overture, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880. This version with cannons! No copyright infringement intended. The rights of this composition go to their respective owners. **I'm talking about the recordings**
Subscribe for more classical music: http://bit.ly/YouTubeHalidonMusic Follow us on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/halidon Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/halidonmusic/ ► BUY the album from our music store: http://bit.ly/2kvx9Wg 1 Donetsk Symphony Orchestra, Silvano Frontalini – Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71°: No.3, Waltz of Flowers. Tempo di Valse 00:00 2 Donetsk Symphony Orchestra, Silvano Frontalini - Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71°: No. 2b, Danche of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Andante ma non troppo 06:34 3 Donetsk Symphony Orchestra, Silvano Frontalini - Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71°: No. 2e, Chinese Dance. Allegro Moderato 08:11 4 Donetsk Symphony Orchestra, Silvano Frontalini - Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71°: No. 2f, Dance of the Mirlitons. Moderato assai 09:19 5 Donetsk Symphony Orc...