| | |  | Ballets & Classics | Home » » » Glazunov - Raymonda / Bessmertnova, Vasyuchenko, Taranda, Zhuraitis, Bolshoi Ballet | | | | | | | Description: | | GLAZUNOV:RAYMONDA - DVD Movie | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Natalya Bessmertnova, Yuri Vasyuchenko, Gediminas Taranda, Algis Zhuraitis, Bolshoi Opera Ballet | | Format:
| Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| Dutch, French, Spanish | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Arthaus Musik | | Run Time:
| 125 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| February 22, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 7 reviews |
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41 of 41 found the following review helpful:
 Taranda shines in wonderful productionMar 06, 2005
By A. Grossman
This is a wonderful full length ballet that few know about. A shame. Though Glazumov is no Tchaikovsky he writes beautiful music and the costumes and massive sets are gorgeous. Gedminas Taranda as Abderakhman appears only in Act 2 and just fleetingly in Act 1 yet steals the show from the wonderful Natalya Bessmertova. You can't stop looking at him whenever he is on stage. He turns the three minute Spanish Dance into a spactacular tour de force that is almost unbelievable and IS unbelievable in the last minute of the dance. The DVD is worth buying just for this. This production is much better than the Bolshoi's earlier version which has just been released, also with Taranda.
If you're tired of Tchaikovsky's Big Three or just want a change of pace,
this is an enjoyable alternate. Bessmertnova is great while Taranda has rewritten the book.
26 of 29 found the following review helpful:
Good evening at the balletMar 06, 2005
By Richard
I've never really encountered Glazunov. The little I heard did not impress me. So when I saw this DVD of the complete Raymonda I figured this would be the way to put him to the test. And it did not start off all that well. The first act sounded like watered-down Tchaikovsky. Not exactly out of character for this last ballet by Petipa - Tchaikovsky's choreographer - and the last in this tradition. But then the exotic dances in the last two acts brought out more from Glazunov. The story is not much - princess is in love with prince. Then an Arab prince sees her and falls in love. She does not reciprocate (suprise) and finally the white bread prince and the dark prince have a duel wherein - guess what - the dark prince is killed. General celebration in the third act which switches to Hungary where we can have lots of Hungarian color in dance and music. The star is Natalya Bessmertnova who at 48 must have been at the end of her career. But she dances beautifully. The men are both good and of course the Bolshoi company is the best at this. One small critique: the audience insists on too many bows from Bessmertnova. But it's obviously a love affair.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
The more you see it, the more you like itAug 07, 2006
By Helen
A big party piece from the Bolshoi, with outstanding performances from Bessmertnova and Taranda. The subsidiary roles are filled with top dancers and there are no weak links. Glazunov's score is not as immediately appealing as Tchaikovski's ballet music, but with familiarity comes much more enjoyment. The sheer size of the Bolshoi stage is very helpful for a grand performance of this little-recorded ballet. I have been watching it happily since the videotape first came out in the 80's, and I have now bought the DVD.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Medieval SpectacleMar 29, 2008
By David Thierry
"dthierry49@gmail.com"
Bessmertova must have been in her forties when this was recorded and she dances like she's sixteen, the energy and delicacy and her execution are unbelievable. I can only agree with everyone else's raves. A great addition to anyone's library.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Well worth it for 1 dancer!Aug 20, 2010
By toolshedgnome
With all due respect to Natalya Bessmertnova and others, this production of Raymonda will sweep you away thanks to Gedminas Taranda as Abderakhman. He is so expressive, dynamic, articulate, and out of this world! If you appreciate musicality, artistry, technical perfection, believability, and beautiful dance, I think you'll agree. I fell in love with "the bad guy" the moment I saw him, and it's amazing how effective and fitting this role is for him -- he only appears for a small fraction of the show. HOWEVER, it is well worth the money. I watch him on repeat, and as my VHS from the 80s wore out, I was thankful that it finally came out in DVD! I can't name a person in our current generation who can compare to his performance. I always feel that live performance is hard to capture on film, but Bolshoi continues to prove me wrong in that front. Raymonda's plot is not great, but Bolshoi dancing is just a treat... if you're a cost-conscious person, just rent/borrow it -- just watch Act 2 (or is it 1?) of his variation, duet with Natalya, his entourage, and finally his death scene. Bessmertnova as Raymonda is crazy for not ditching her fiancee and going after Taranda's character!!!!
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