ESOTERIC TCHAIKOVSKY – Swan Lake LP

Genre: Orchestral music
Conducted by Anatole Fistoulari
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam

A historical masterpiece by Anatole Fistoulari, the greatest ballet conductor of the 20th century.
Recorded in 1961 with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, this brilliant recording of “Swan Lake,” which still holds Fistulari’s name in recording history, is an original highlight disc with 13 excerpts from the complete ballet. It is also the only joint recording by Fistulari and the prestigious Concertgebouw, and is a popular album that has been repeatedly released in Japan since the analog record era and has almost never disappeared from the catalog. Esoteric released it in 2009 as part of the Super Audio CD Hybrid Series (ESSD-90019). This time, this is newly remastered by Esoteric Mastering system and reissued on analog vinyl record.

Track List
Peter llyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake, OP.20 – Highlights

SIDE 1
1. Introduction (Moderato Assai) Act 1
2. No.1 : Scene (Allegro giusto)
3. No.2 : Valse
4. No.8 Danse Des Coupes (Tempo Di Polacca)
ACT II
5. No.10 : Scene (Modeato)
6. No.11 : Scene ( Allegro Moderato)
7. No.13d : Danses Des Cygnes (Allegro Moderato)

SIDE 2
1. No.13e : Pas D’Action (Andante)
ACT III
2. No.20 : Dabse Hongroise (Czardas : Moderato Assai)
3. No.5b : Pas De Deux (Tempo di valse – Andante – Tempo Di Valse – Allegro Molto Vivace)
4. No.24 : Scene (Allegro)
ACT IV
5. No.27 : Danse Des Petits Cygnes (Moderato)
6. No.29 : Scene Final (Andante – Allegro Agitato)

Performance
Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam
Conducted By Anatole Fistoulari Recording
Producer : Ray Minshull
Engineer : Gordon Parry , Kenneth Wilkinson
Location : Concertgebouw , Amsterdam
Recording Date : 22 & 23 Feb 1961

Re-mastering
Producer : Motoaki Ohmachi ( Esoteric Company)
Mastering Engineer : Masaya Touno (Esoteric Company)
Technical Engineer : Tetsuya Kato (Estoeric Company)
Cutting Engineer : Katsutoshi Kitamura (Mixer’s Lab)