Tales of Beatrix Potter was a ballet developed by Britain's Royal Ballet specifically for a film project in 1971, which was later turned into a stage production in the early '90s. This disc features most of the music written by John Lanchbery for the original film. Lanchbery spent most of his career as a ballet conductor and arranged music for many productions, usually based on the works of other composers. Some of his more famous work were "translations" of operas -- such as Die Fledermaus -- into ballets. Lanchbery's ...
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Tales of Beatrix Potter was a ballet developed by Britain's Royal Ballet specifically for a film project in 1971, which was later turned into a stage production in the early '90s. This disc features most of the music written by John Lanchbery for the original film. Lanchbery spent most of his career as a ballet conductor and arranged music for many productions, usually based on the works of other composers. Some of his more famous work were "translations" of operas -- such as Die Fledermaus -- into ballets. Lanchbery's music for Tales of Beatrix Potter is more original, more Lanchbery, than much of his other music. It's primarily based on folk tunes, dances, and songs that Potter herself would recognize. This makes it more appealing to those today who would also know those melodies, but it still has an ability to charm those who know and love Potter's little books. Captured in clear, vibrant sound, he and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House deliver it with a lot of liveliness, energy, and even...
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Very Good. Very Good condition. audioCD. Case Good. Case cracked. Case contains cut-out. Quality guaranteed! In original artwork/packaging unless otherwise noted.