St Petersburg Sso | Gliere The Red Poppy | CD

The St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra performs on this recording under conductor André Anichanov, playing Reinhold Glière's ballet The Red Poppy.

This two-disc stereo set presents the complete ballet The Red Poppy by Reinhold Glière, recorded at the Concert Hall of St Petersburg Radio in June 1994. It was released on Naxos in 1995, with André Anichanov conducting and Andrew Wheeler credited as producer.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Introduction
2. Coolies' Dance
3. Scene: Tao-Hoa's Entrance
4. Restaurant
5. Malik's Dance
6. Boston Waltz
7. Scene Of European Dance - Captain's Entrance And Sailor's Dance
8. Tao-Hoa's Scene
9. Variation With Gold Fingers
10. Coolies' Victory Dance
11. Dance Of The Soviet Sailors: Apple
12. Introduction - Scene In The Smoking Room
13. Scene
14. Dance Of The Chinese Women
15. Adagio Of Four Goddesses
16. Adagio

Disc 2

1. Prelude
2. Tao-Hoa's Vision
3. Scene: Procession
4. Sword Dance
5. Phoenix
6. Adagio
7. The Rose Ship
8. Charleston
9. Dance In The Restaurant
10. Preparation Of The Chinese Theatre
11. Umbrella Dance
12. Puppet Dance
13. Chinese Acrobats' Dance
14. Scene: The Conspiracy
15. Scene Of Confusion
16. Captain's Scene
17. Tao-Hoa's Scene; The Departing Ship
18. Rebellion Scene
19. Tao-Hoa's Death
20. Apotheosis