In this production of the best loved classical ballet swan lake the naturally gifted yulia makhalina dances the challenging role of odetteodile while the part of prince siegfried is danced by. The piece is mainly in the key of a major, with a central passage in f major. The first fullscale version of swan lake on a british stage didnt happen until 1934 when the vicwells ballet performed it with alicia markova as odetteodile. The scenario, initially in two acts, was fashioned from russian and german folk tales and tells the story of odette, a princess turned into a swan by an.
Swan lake music sound clips from orange free sounds. For such a famous work the genesis of swan lake, the greatest of all romantic ballets, is surprisingly vague. The ballet s premiere took place on february 20, 1877, but it was not a success owing to poor staging and choreography, and it was soon dropped from the repertoire. Royalty free swan lake music download stock audio background. Choose from swan lake sheet music for such popular songs as theme from swan lake, concert suite from the ballet swan lake. Dont forget to sign up for the new daily download newsletter so you never. Download 2,003 swan lake ballet stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Years of fame had completed the composition of swan lake, which was the first in his famed trilogy of ballets. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Swan lake music for ballet class, classical ballet, dance with tchaikovsky, ballet lessons with classics by ballet dance music collective on amazon music.
In 1871 he wrote a little ballet about swans for his nieces and nephews. Swan lake simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A strong competitor for any other taken as a reference previn or ozawa. On march 4, 1877, swan lake premiered at moscows bolshoi theatre. As of april 2011, the royal ballet have performed swan lake 946 times.
This number was probably first issued in the 1895 printing of the full score, where it appeared as a supplement, along with drigos orchestrations of three op. Playing and phrasing from the ussr rtv orchestra is close to the ideal and sound quality is very acceptable. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. While the composition of swan lake came in the period of 18751876, it incorporated music from an 1871 unpublished effort entitled the lake of the swans, the composers first attempt at ballet. It features prince siegfried and a lovely swan princess named odette. The story of swan lake tchaikovskys magical ballet tells the story of the doomed love of prince siegfried and princess odette. This tale was probably tweaked by tchaikovsky and his friends during the ballet s early discussion stages. Rozhdestvensky does a thrilling, moving, and very russian reading of this work. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular ballets of all time.
Waltz from sleeping beauty by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky theme for swan lake op. Download royalty free swan lake music and background stock audio files with mp3 and wav clips available from videvo. Score,set of parts sheet music by peter ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893. This week on the daily download, were featuring music about lakes. Please enter your name, your email and your question regarding the product in the fields below, and well answer you in the next 2448 hours. Swan lake was not a success initially, but shortly after the. Swan lake is a timeless love story that mixes magic, tragedy, and romance into four acts. He used some of the music from this ballet for swan lake. Having moved to france in his twenties, he escaped to england after the fall of france in 1939 and based the rest of his career in the uk as a ballet specialist who became something of a house conductor for decca, especially in russian repertoire. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. Swan lake swan lake is a ballet written by the russian composer, pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Scene swan theme london philharmonic orchestra yuri simonov. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange.
The story of the ballet is based on a german fairy tale. All transcriptions are available for download as pdfs. This waltz is taken from act i of tchaikovskys famous ballet swan lake, and is one of the most wonderful musical numbers in the ballet. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Captured live, direct from moscow, russia, this historic masterpiece of breathtaking beauty born at the bolshoi theatre remains an alltime audience favorite. Under the spell of a sorcerer, odette spends her days as a swan swimming on a lake of. The sheet music for tchaikovskys ballet, swan lake contains the chords, melody, and lyrics. The ballet s content is based on a russian folktale, and over the course of two acts, tells the story of a princess turned into a swan. Frederick ashtons 1987 version has seen the most revivals by the company. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. Choose from swan lake sheet music for such popular songs as theme from swan lake, swan lake theme, and concert suite from the ballet swan lake. Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Famous waltzes kurt masur, new york philharmonic on allmusic 1995. It tells the story of a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer, based on a german.
And dont forget to sign up for the new daily download newsletter so you never miss a free mp3. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6. Notes typically inserted directly in act iii after no. Arranged for clarinet and violin i know it should be an a clarinet, but i dont have one. Music notes for sheet music by peter ilyich tchaikovsky. This page lists all recordings of swan lake waltz from suite op. Title page, instrumentation, contents, synopsis, and introduction act 1, no. In addition, a secondact waltz was said to have been adapted from his 1869 opera undine. This is an outstanding performance of swan lake that should be taken among the best. Bolshoi ballet prima ballerina svetlana zakharova stars as odette odile in the timeless tchaikovsky ballet classic swan lake, choreographed by yuri grigorovich.
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