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The Nutcracker
1-1	–Tchaikovsky*	Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
1-2	–Tchaikovsky*	Trepack (Russian Dance)
1-3	–Tchaikovsky*	Arabian Dance
1-4	–Tchaikovsky*	Chinese Dance
1-5	–Tchaikovsky*	Dance Of The Reed Flutes
1-6	–Tchaikovsky*	Waltz Of The Flowers
Scenes From Childhood Opus 15
1-7	–Schumann*	Traumerai (Dreaming) Conductor – Vassil StefanovOrchestra – Bulgarian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra*
Les Sylphides
1-8	–Chopin*	Prelude
1-9	–Chopin*	Waltz I
1-10	–Chopin*	Waltz II
1-11	–Chopin*	Waltz III
The Sleeping Beauty
1-12	–Tchaikovsky*	Waltz Conductor – Hans SwarowskyOrchestra – Bamberg Symphony Orchestra*
Prince Igor
1-13	–Borodin*	Polovtsian Dances Conductor – Dobrin PetkovOrchestra – Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Afternoon Of A Faun
1-14	–Debussy*	Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun Conductor – Walter SusskindOrchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra*
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1-15	–Ravel*	Boléro Conductor – Claude EstrierOrchestra – New Philharmonia Orchestra*
Swan Lake
2-1	–Tchaikovsky*	Waltz (Act I)
2-2	–Tchaikovsky*	Scene (Act II)
2-3	–Tchaikovsky*	Dance Of The Little Swans (Allegro Moderato - Act II)
2-4	–Tchaikovsky*	Andante (Act II)
2-5	–Tchaikovsky*	Mazurka (Act III)
2-6	–Tchaikovsky*	Allegro Giusto (Act III)
Song Of Norway
2-7	–Grieg*	Norwegian Dance No. 2 Conductor – Rouslan Raichev*Orchestra – Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Coppelia
2-8	–Delibes*	Waltz
2-9	–Delibes*	Mazurka
2-10	–Delibes*	Galop
Gayaneh Ballet
2-11	–Khachaturian*	Sabre Dance Conductor – Rouslan Raichev*Orchestra – Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Romeo & Juliet
2-12	–Prokofiev*	The Montagues And Capulets Conductor – Sir Eugene Goossens
The Railway Children
2-13	–Hoddinott*	At Home
2-14	–Hoddinott*	The Journey
2-15	–Hoddinott*	Children's Games
2-16	–Hoddinott*	Absence
1-17	–Hoddinott*	The Father's Return
Love The Magician
2-18	–Falla*	Ritual Fire Dance Conductor – Walter SusskindOrchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra*
The Firebird
2-19	–Stravinsky*	Dance Of The King Kaschei
2-20	–Stravinsky*	Berceuse (Lullaby)
2-21	–Stravinsky*	Finale: Final Dance

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Trax Music Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Trax Music Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Sonopress – D-5462 (cd1)
• Manufactured By – Sonopress – D-5463 (cd2)

Credits

• Composed By – Borodin* (tracks: 1-13), Hoddinott* (tracks: 2-13 to 2-17), Khachaturian* (tracks: 2-11), Debussy* (tracks: 1-14), Grieg* (tracks: 2-7), Chopin* (tracks: 1-8 to 1-11), Stravinsky* (tracks: 2-19 to 2-21), Delibes* (tracks: 2-8 to 2-10), Falla* (tracks: 2-18), Ravel* (tracks: 1-15), Tchaikovsky* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-12, 2-1 to 2-6), Schumann* (tracks: 1-7), Prokofiev* (tracks: 2-12)
• Conductor – Alun Hoddinott (tracks: 2-13 to 2-17), Anatole Fistoulari (tracks: 1-8 to 1-11, 2-8 to 2-10), Serge Tchaikov (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 2-1 to 2-6), Yordan Dafov
• Design – Graphic Edge
• Orchestra – Cardiff Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 2-13 to 2-17), USSR State Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-6), London Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: 1-8 to 1-11, 2-8 to 2-10, 2-12), Varna Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: 2-19 to 2-21)
• Photography By – Bill Cooper

Notes

"Excerpts from 15 great ballets."

Tracks 1-10, 1-15 and 2-12 have been edited for leisure listening.

This Compilation ℗ + © 1990 Trax Music Ltd.
Trax Music - a member of the Big Wave Group.
Marketed and distributed by Big Wave via B.M.G.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 014585 031637
• Matrix / Runout (CD 1): SONOPRESS D-5462 / TRXD163-1 A
• Matrix / Runout (CD 2): SONOPRESS D-5463 / TRXD163-2 A
• SPARS Code: ADD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DCD 5050	Various	Best Of Ballet Vol. 1 ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Prestige Classics In Digital	DCD 5050	Europe	1995
TRX 163	Various	The Best Of Ballet ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Trax Music	TRX 163	UK	1990