PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
CD 1
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Prologue: The Christening
Act I: The Spell
Act II: The Vision
CD 2
Act III: The Awakening and Wedding
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari
FIRST CD RELEASE ON DECCA
Recording Producers: John Culshaw (The Sleeping Beauty); Gavin Barrett (Symphony No. 4)
Balance Engineer: Arthur Bannister; Iain Churches (Symphony No. 4
Recording Locations: La Maison de la Mutualité, Paris, France, 16–30 June 1952 (The Sleeping Beauty); Kingsway Hall, London, UK, 18–19 January 1971 (Symphony No. 4)
Original Decca LP Releases: LXT 2762/3 (The Sleeping Beauty); PFS 4225 (Symphony No. 4)
‘The features that distinguish the excellent recording of [Fistoulari’s] Swan Lake are all present here. The orchestral playing is perhaps a trifle more stylish and suave in tone.’ (High Fidelity, October 1954)
‘Fistoulari is a marvellous Tchaikovsky ballet conductor.’ (Gramophone, December 1976)