Leon (Ludwig) Minkus (1826-1917) Don Quixote (Ballet in Three Acts) performed by the Sofia National Orchestra conducted by Nayden Todorov. Recorded at the National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria April 1-7, 2002. Austrian born Minkus settled in Russia where he established a long & successful career with choreographer Marius Petipa for whom Minkus wrote the music for more than fifteen ballets. "As one would expect from a ballet by Minkus, Don Quixote is full of lively dances and attractive melodies, all of it well crafted and colorfully orchestrated, if without the genius of Tchaikovsky and Delibes. That said, it makes for undemanding, entertaining listening, with it's dashes of Spanish coloring (the Spanish dances are especially attractive) and plenty of character dances, such as the Sailor's Dance in Act II, to enjoy. The performance is lively and sympathetic and the recording reasonably good (it lacks a certain richness) at the price, admirers of both light music and ballet should not hesitate: there is plenty to enjoy here."- Penguin Guide.
Tracklist:
Introduction
Allegro
Entrance Of Don Quixote
Allegro Assai
Sancho Panza, Saved From His Pursuers, Is Appointed Don Quixote'
A Square In Barcelona
Quiteria (Kitri) Enters
Quiteria And Basilio
Moreno
Scene: Lorenzo, Quiteria And Basilio
Camacho Enters
Seguidilla
Street Dancer And Toreador
Espada
Moderato
Scene Of The Toreador
Street Dancer
Coda
Don Quixote And Sancho Panza
Sancho And The Girls
Their Friends
Don Quixote Invites Quiteria To A Minuet
Basilio With Friends
Quiteria's Variation
Coda: Basilio And Quiteria Make Their Escape
Windmill
Quiteria And Basilio
Giga
Carmencita
Sola A Gitana
Spanish Dance
Sailor's Dance
Scene
Coda
Gypsy Dance I
Gypsy Dance II
Scene: Puppet Theatre, Attacked By Don Quixote, Who Then Attacks
Don Quixote Sleeps
Allegro
He Dreams Of Dulcinea
Allegretto
The Queen Of The Dryads
Amour
Quiteria's Variation As Dulcinea
Souvenir Du Bal
Coda
March
Scene
Amour
Classical Variation I
Flower Waltz
Classical Variation II
Entree
Dryads' Variation
Basilio's Variation
Quiteria's Variation
Quiteria's Variation (The Fan)
Coda
Finale: Spanish Dance
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