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
'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)
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)
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
"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)
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
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
"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
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)