Russian Ballet Highlights features Russia’s two most celebrated ballet companies, the Bolshoi and the Kirov, in extracts from five of the great ballets in their classical repertoire. Recorded in Moscow and St Petersburg, these performances show off, to the full, the skill of the Russian dancers and the magnificence of their productions.THE KIROV BALLET; Excerpts from:GISELLE Galina Mezentseva, Tatyana Terekhova, Angelina Kabarova Giselle’s Solo Myrtha and the Wilis THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Irina Kolpakova, Sergei Berezhnoi, Yelena Yevtyeyeva, Andrei Garbuz Bluebird Pas de deux The Wedding Pas de deux LE CORSAIRE Altynai Asylmuratova, Faroukh Ruzimatov, Yevgeny Neff Pas de trios THE BOLSHOI BALLET THE GOLDEN AGE Natalia Bessmertnova, Gediminas Taranda Rita and Yashka’s Pas de deux SPARTACUS Irek Mukhamedov, Maria Bylova, Mikhail Tsivin, Mikhail Gabovich Gladiators’ Dance |