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- Christoph Willibald Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits. ‘Dance of the Blessed Spirits’ is a ballet from the Classical opera, Orfeo ed Euridice. The opera tells the story of Orfeo and his journey to save, and ultimately lose, his wife Euridice to the underworld.
- Adoplphe Adam: Giselle. Giselle is a Romantic ballet, written by French composer and music critic Adolphe Adam (also famous for the Christmas carol ‘O Holy Night’), and first performed in Paris in 1841.
- Léo Delibes: Coppélia. Coppélia is a comic ballet, composed by Léo Delibes and choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon in 1870. The three-act ballet features a lifelike dancing doll, the young man who becomes besotted with it, and his heart’s true desire, Swanhilda, who dresses as the doll to ultimately save the young man from his foolish infatuation.
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake. Take the tale of a princess transformed into an elegant swan and add some of the most ravishing melodies in classical music, and you get Swan Lake.
50 Ballet Classics. Album • Various Artists • 2017. 50 songs • 3 hours, 8 minutes. Play. Save to library. 1. Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 2, Tempo giusto in C-Sharp Minor. Robert Irving & Philharmonia...
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Sep 29, 2021 · Explore the magical world of ballet music with this selection of classic scores by Tchaikovsky, Gounod, Wagner and more. Learn about the stories, composers and dances behind the music and listen to excerpts on Apple Music and Spotify.
What's the best ballet score of all time? Freya Parr explores the leading contenders for some of the greatest pieces of ballet music ever written
