| | |  | Ballets & Classics | Home » » » Great Pas De Deux - Fonteyn, Nureyev, Makarova, Dowell, Baryshnikov, Bessmertova, and more | | | | | | | Description: | | Stunning performances by the greatest ballet partnerships of recent times. Includes pieces from Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and more, danced by such luminous pairings as Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, Cynthia Harvey and Mikhail Baryshnikov, Darcey Bussell and Jonathan Cope, and many more. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Margot Fonteyn, Royal Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov | | Format:
| Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Kultur Video | | Run Time:
| 111 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| February 10, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 18 reviews |
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| $10.73 | New | | | $10.74 | New | | | $11.03 | New | | | $11.03 | New | | | $11.68 | New | | | $11.69 | New | | | $12.61 | New | | | $12.74 | New | | | $14.54 | New | | | $15.15 | New | | | $15.87 | New | | | $17.99 This item is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. | New | | | $53.00 | New | |
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 Great Pas De DeusFeb 09, 2009
One of the best presentations I have ever seen. Can we get more like it?Excellent
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Visually stunning - great moments in balletJan 06, 2009
The great thing about this DVD is the variety of performances, all of exceptional quality, by great dancers. I knew what to expect from the ever-wonderful Fonteyn and Nureyev, and have been lucky enough to see Maria Bylova on stage with the Bolshoi, but still Bylova's performance in Spring Waters blew me away; and Lesley Collier in The Nutcracker was a revelation. I'll watch this DVD often (especially the performances mentioned) because it's wonderful to see such beauty captured on film.
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FINE FOR THE INEXPERIENCED VIEWERAug 09, 2008
I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS DVD FOR THE EXPERIENCED VIEWER OF LIVE OR DVD PERFORMANCES OF BALLET. IT IS A COMPENDIUM MOST SUITED TO THE PERSON OF ANY AGE WHO HAS NOT BEEN MUCH EXPOSED TO CLASSIC DANCE NOR COLLECTED FULL PERFORMANCE DVD'S.
YES, THE TITLE IS SOMEWHAT MISLEADING, MORE ACCURATE WOULD A SUB5ITLE SUCH AS "SAMPLES FROM SOME OF THE LEADING BALLET COMPANIES" OR "A PRIMER FOR BEGINNERS IN VIEWING DANCE".
FOR THE PURPOSES I OUTLINE, MY ONLY QUARREL IS WITH THE UNEVEN LENGTHS OF THE SELECTIONS. BETTER TWO OR THREE FEWER AND MORE TIME FOR THE REMAINING ONES. AS IT IS, TWO OR THREE ARE FRUSTRATINGLY SHORT WHILE NONE OF THE OTHERS COULD BE SAID TO BE TOO LONG.
HOWEVER, MARKETING GOALS PROBABLY DICTATED A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ITEMS WITH SUFFICIENT TIME FOR MOST TO AVOID THE SENSE THAT THEY ARE "COMING ATTRACTIONS" OR PREVIEWS.
THE VIRTUE FOR THE BEGINNER IS THAT ALL THESE SELECTIONS ARE GOOD TO LOOK AT AND GOOD TO HEAR, ALL THE PERFORMERS HIGHLY COMPETENT, AND ALL THE SEGMENTS AVAILABLE (BY SOME GROUP OF GOOD PERFORMERS) FOR PURCHASE OR RENTAL.
Very nice visually.Jul 14, 2008
I am in no way an expert on ballet, but enjoy watching performances for the beauty and grace of the dancers as well as the humorous portions of some. This is a collection of excerpts from several ballets and is delightful in and of itself. I bought the DVD because Baryshnikov is the male lead on one track of "Don Quixote". Enjoyable viewing.
 dancing good, audio badDec 23, 2007
No doubt, the dancing is superb. However, most ballets were recorded some time ago; consequently the audio is generally not very good. One selection is awful: The Nutcracker. Both the quality of the film and the audio are bad. One wonders why they included it on the DVD. Nevertheless for a lover of ballet this DVD is worthwhile purchasing.
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