Chopiniana (Kirov Ballet 1991: Asylmuratova,Zaklinsky,Pankova,Polikarpova) Part1.

Les Sylphides is a short, non-narrative ballet blanc. Its original choreography was by Mikhail Fokine, with music by Frédéric Chopin orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov.

The canonic version of the ballet Les Sylphides included several more pieces:

1. Polonaise in A major (some companies substitute Prelude in A Major instead)
2. Nocturne in A flat major (Op. 32, no. 2),
3. Valse in G Flat major (Op. 70, no. 1),
4. Mazurka in D major (Op. 33, no. 2),
5. Mazurka in C major (Op. 67, no. 3),
6. Prelude in A major (Op. 28, no. 7),
7. Valse in C sharp minor (Op. 64, no. 2),
8. Grande Valse in E flat major (Op. 18, no. 1)

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• Kirov
• Ballet
• Altnay
• Asylmuratova
• Konstantin
• Zaklinsky
• Yelena
• Pankova
• Anna
• Polikarpova

[MrPogoIII]

name of first piece?

[ricscott10]

This is what dreams are made of, the sheer beauty of this ballet is hard to equal.

[Bnesque]

@opensecret51 You already knew this!

[Bnesque]

@DreamsontheWater Yes!

[Pearlaceous]

Asylmuratova, Pankova and Polikarpova together in the same ballet is just perfection. Wonderful soft, lyrical Mariinsky style. Love it!

[DreamsontheWater]

Yelena Pakova is delightful!

[opensecret51]

Yes, pure delicate and beautiful

[iesusamafish]

とても素敵です。

[xxlkitty]

amazing! so pure and beautiful!

[jengirl2]

i love this ballet. the music is wonderful. Chopin makes such beautfiul and sometimes melancoly music but I always real feel the compositions. Then you have this story and breathtaking dancing!!