La Valse (Choreographic work : Ashton) Thaïs (Choreographic work : Ashton) Voices of Spring (Choreographic work : Ashton) Monotones nos. 1 and 2 (Choreographic work : Ashton) Marguerite and Armand (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Notes:
Title from container. La Valse: principal waltzers, Hikaru Kobayashi, Ryoichi Hirano, Samantha Raine, Bennet Gartside, Helen Crawford, Brian Maloney. 'Méditation' from Thaïs: Leanne Benjamin, Valeri Hristov. Voices of spring: Yuhui Choe, Alexander Campbell. Monotones I: Emma Maguire, Akane Takada, Dawid Trzensimiech. Monotones II: Marianela Nuñez, Nehemiah Kish, Edward Watson. Marguerite and Armand: Tamara Rojo, Sergei Polunin, Christopher Saunders, Gary Avis, Sander Blommaert, Nicol Edmonds, Bennet Gartside, Ryoichi Hirano, Valeri Hristov, Kenta Kura, Andrej Uspenski, Thomas Whitehead, Jacqueline Clark. Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 21 February 2013. Program notes in English, German and French in container. Extras: Introduction to Ashton's choreography; Comments on Thaïs; Comments on Voices of Spring; Comments on Monotones I and II; Comments on Marguerite and Armand; The Sir Frederick Ashton Foundation.
Contents:
Marguerite and Armand (39 min.). 'Méditation' from Thaïs (8 min.) -- Voices of spring (6 min.) -- Monotones I and II (22 min.) -- Marguerite and Armand (39 min.).
Summary:
"This special programme, performed at the Royal Opera House to mark the 25th anniversary of Ashton's death, presents five works that demonstrate his astonishing versatility, from compelling abstract ballets - such as the exuberant Voices of Spring and the radically modernist Monotones - to the tragic love story Marguerite and Armand, brought to life with 'performances of heart-wrenching intensity ' (The Observer) by Tamara Rojo and Sergei Polunin." -- container
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