Mstislav Rostropovich, violoncello (1961)
Sir Charles Groves, conductor
'Allegretto' (opening) from "Concerto for
Violoncello and Orchestra in E-flat major, Op.107'
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
London Symphony Orchestra
Errol Garner, piano (1921-1977)
Eddie Calhoun, bass/Kelly Martin, drums
'Spring is here' (Lyrics: Lorenz Hart)
'It might as well be Spring'
(Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein) and.
'Lover' (Lyrics: Lorenz Hart)
Music by Richard Rogers (1902-1979)
'L'Apres-midi d'un Faune' (Afternoon of a Faun)
Charles Jude as The Faun
Music by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Original choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky
Original design by Leon Bakst (in 1912)
"Carmina Burana"
'Opening' (O Fortuna)
Music by Carl Orff (1895-1982)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Kurt Eichhorn, conductor (1975)
Xu Ke, erhu instrument soloist
'Opposition to an Arranged Marriage'
from "The Butterfly Lovers" (Erhu Concerto)
The Philharmonic of China
Mak Ka Lok, Conductor
Music by Chen Gang & He Zhan-Mao
Igor Stravinsky, conductor (1965)
'Lullaby and Final Hymn' from the
"Firebird Ballet Suite" (1945 version)
Music by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
From the Royal Festival Hall, London
"Die Winterreise" (The Winter Journey)
'Der Lindenbaum' (words by Wilhelm Muller)
Music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Brigitte Fassbender, mezzo-soprano
Wolfram Rieger, piano
A film by Petr Wiegl
Marian Lapsansky & Peter Toperczer, pianos
'The Aquarium' from "Carnival of Animals"
Music by Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
'Opening' (excerpt) from "Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54"
Music by Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Don Quichotte (Ludwig Minkus)
'The Dream of Don Quichotte' Act II
Jean-Marie Didiere (as the Knight)
Ballet & Orchestra of the Opera National de Paris
Choregraphy & direction by Ruldolph Nureyev
Ermanno Florio, conductor (2002)