La Fille mal Gardée (hlts) / Boutique Fantasque (hlts)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden
conducted by John Lanchbery
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Georg Solti
“John Lanchbery’s score for La fille is one of the great ballet scores of the modern era – a creation to delight even those who do not normally care for ballet. (This recording) is of vintage Decca excellence…“Solti’s Boutique is high-powered and sounds marvellous…Put on the start of La Boutique Fantasque and leave it on till you get to the Tarantella if you really want to hear how good the sound is. This Solti performance is sheer delight, played as it is with the combination of style and gusto it needs, a most exhilarating performance” (Gramophone)
La Fille Mal Gardée (Hérold arr. Lanchbery) – Excerpts
1. Introduction – Dance of the Cocks and Hens – Lise and the Ribbon 7:05
2. Thomas and Alain 3:13
3. Picnic – Flute Dance – Quarrel – The Fanny Ellsler Pas-de-Deux
(a) Introduction (b) Girl’s Solo (c) Adage (d) Man’s Solo (e) Coda 14:41
4. Simone – Clog Dance – Maypole Dance – Storm and Finale (Act 1) 7:41
5. Spinning – Tambourine Dance (aria con variazioni) – Harvesters 9:33
6. Thomas, Alain and the Notaries 1:03
7. Pas-de-Deux – Finale 6:53
La Boutique Fantasque (Rossini arr. Respighi) – Excerpts
8. Overture 2:00
9. Tarantella 2:09
10. Mazurka 2:46
11. Danse Cosaque 2:05
12. Can-Can 1:52
13. Valse lente 3:41
14. Nocturne 3:33
15. Galop 5:11