Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

1976

André Previn’s ’70s recordings of the Tchaikovsky ballets are a cornerstone of his widely followed conducting career. His lucid and flowing way with the LSO during Swan Lake shows precisely why: Beyond tending to the familiar melodies, Previn and his players lavish attention on the less familiar motifs and dances from the full work. Still, the showstopper moments come off well (check out the stomping “Coda” from the Act I “Pas de deux”), as do the tender moments (like violinist Ida Haendel’s solo during “Danses des cygnes”).

I. Introduction

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I. No. 1, Allegro giusto

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2:58

II. No. 2, Valse in A-Flat Major (Tempo di valse) [Corps de Ballet]

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7:15

III. No. 3, Entrance of Pages (Allegro moderato)

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3:43

IV. No. 4, Pas de trois - I. Intrada (Allegro)

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2:13

V. No. 4, Pas de trois - II. Adagio (Andante sostenuto)

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2:27

VI. No. 4, Pas de trois - III. Allegro semplice

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1:16

VII. No. 4, Pas de trois - IV. Moderato

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1:09

VIII. No. 4, Pas de trois - V. Allegro

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1:08

IX. No. 4, Pas de trois - VI. Coda (Allegro vivace)

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1:45

X. No. 5, Pas de deux - I. Tempo di valse ma non troppo vivo, quasi moderato

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2:26

XI. No. 5, Pas de deux - II. Andante - Allegro

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5:43

XII. No. 5, Pas de deux - III. Tempo di valse

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1:37

XIII. No. 5, Pas de deux - Coda (Allegro molto vivace)

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1:56

XIV. No. 6, Pas d'action (Andantino quasi moderato - Allegro)

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1:58

XV. No. 7, Sujet

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0:44

XVI. No. 8, Danse des coupes (Tempo di Polacca)

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5:58

XVII. No. 9, Finale (Andante)

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2:37

I. No. 10, Moderato

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2:46

II. No. 11, Allegro moderato - Allegro vivo

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4:58

III. No. 12, Allegro

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3:19

IV. No. 13, Danses des cygnes - I. Tempo di valse

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2:25

V. No. 13, Danses des cygnes - II. Moderato assai - Molto più mosso

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1:40

VI. No. 13, Danses des cygnes - III. Danses des cynges (Tempo di valse)

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1:47

VII. No. 13, Danses des cygnes - IV. Allegro moderato

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1:26

VIII. No. 13, Danses des cygnes - V. Pas d'action (Odette et le prince) [Andante - Andante non troppo - Allegro]

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7:18

IX. No. 13, Danses des cygnes - VI. Tempo di valse (Tout le monde danse)

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1:29

X. No. 13, Danses des cygnes - VII. Coda (Allegro vivo)

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1:42

XI. No. 14, Moderato

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3:00

I. No. 15, Allegro giusto

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2:29

II. No. 16, Danses du Corps de Ballet et des Nains (Moderato assai - Allegro vivo)

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2:43

III. No. 17, La sortie des Invités et Valse

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8:08

IV. No. 18, Allegro - Allegro giusto

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1:37

V. No. 19, Pas de six - Intrada (Moderato assai)

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2:41

VI. No. 19, Pas de six - Variation I (Allegro)

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1:38

VII. No. 19, Pas de six - Variation II (Andante con moto)

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3:22

VIII. No. 19, Pas de six - Variation III (Moderato)

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1:06

IX. No. 19, Pas de six - Variation IV (Allegro)

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0:58

X. No. 19, Pas de six - Variation V (Moderato - Allegro semplice)

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1:24

XI. No. 19, Pas de six - Coda (Allegro molto)

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1:48

XII. Appendix 1, Pas de deux (Moderato - Andante)

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4:03

XIII. Appendix 1, Pas de deux - Variation I (Allegro moderato)

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0:52

XIV. Appendix 1, Pas de deux - Variation II (Allegro)

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0:59

XV. Appendix 1, Pas de deux - Coda (Allegro molto vivace)

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2:28

XVI. No. 20, Danse hongroise - Czárdás (Moderato assai - Allegro moderato - Vivace)

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2:54

XVII. Appendix 2, Danse russe (Moderato - Andante semplice - Allegro vivo)

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4:23

XVIII. No. 21, Danse espagnole (Allegro non troppo [Tempo di bolero])

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2:29

XIX. No. 22, Danse napolitaine (Allegro moderato - Andantino quasi moderato - Presto)

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2:19

XX. No. 23, Mazurka (Solistes et corps de ballet) [Tempo di Mazurka]

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4:10

XXI. No. 24, Allegro - Valse - Allegro vivo

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3:41

I. No. 25, Entr'acte (Moderato)

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1:51

II. No. 26, Allegro ma non troppo

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2:22

III. No. 27, Danse des petits cygnes (Moderato)

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4:23

IV. No. 28, Allegro agitato - Molto meno mosso - Allegro vivace

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3:04

V. No. 29, Andante - Allegro agitato - Alla breve. Moderato e maestoso

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6:44

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Composer
London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra
André Previn

Conductor