Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty – Vinyl LP 180gr HQ

Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty – Vinyl LP 180gr HQ
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty – Suite From The Ballet – Philharmonia Orchestra – Efrem Kurtz
• Cut at Abbey Road Studios from the Original Analogue Master Tapes
• Superior 180gr Audiophile Pressing
• Supercuts Series
Efrem Kurtz, an imposing figure on the podium, who, with a graceful baton-less technique drew exceptionally lyrical playing out of the orchestras he conducted and was in great demand for his native Russian repertoire.

Tracklist:
Side One
Tchaikovsky: “La Belle Au Bois Dormant” (“The Sleeping Beauty”), Op.66, Suite From The Ballet
A1. Introduction, Prologue
A2. Scene Dansante
A3. Pas De Six, The Fairies Present Their Gifts, Intrada, Variation IV, Variation V
A4. Pas D’Action – Rose Adagio, Aurora’s Variation
Side Two
Tchaikovsky: “La Belle Au Bois Dormant” (“The Sleeping Beauty”), Op.66, Suite From The Ballet (cont.), Act 3
B1. Polonaise
B2. Pas De Trois – Florestan And His Sisters, Intrada, Variation I, Variation II, Coda
B3. Pas De Deux – Blue Birds, Intrada, Variation I, Variation II, Coda
B4. Pas De Cractére – Red Riding Hood And The Wolf
B5. Pas De Deux – Princess Aurora And Prince Florimund, Intrada, Adagio, Variation II, Coda (The 3 Ivans)
B6. Finale Et Apothéose

Yehudi Menuhin (solo violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Efrem Kurtz
Recorded April 1958, Kingsway Hall, London.
Cut at Abbey Road Studios from the original stereo analogue master tapes with the Neumann VMS82 lathe fed an analogue pre-cut signal from a specially adapted Studer A80 tape deck with additional ‘advance’ playback head, making the cut a totally analogue process.