Naxos Musical Journey Tchaikovsky Ballet Music

FIND THIS AND OVER 6,000 TRAVEL VIDEOS AT WWW.TRAVELVIDEOSTORE.COM Crimea, Odessa, Ukraine, Moscow, St. Petersburg - Russia, Bukhara, Khiva - Uzbekistan Tchaikovsky Ballet The halls of the great Russian Kirov theater were home to the sights and sounds of thousands of dance performances í Russian ballets performed worldwide that have captured the hearts and imaginations of millions. None are as magical and eternal as Tchaikovsky's 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Swan Lake,' and the year-round holiday delight 'The Nutcarcker.' This volume of the NAXOS MUSICAL JOURNEY gives you a front-row seat to the great Kirov for excerpts from the wondrous 'Swan Lake' ballet. Join in the pre-performance excitement as you witness the preparation of prima ballerina Tanya Serova. Travel beyond the Kirov and take a tour of astonishing Russian sights. From the great Kremlin and Red Square to the St. Petersburg Ballet School; from the striking and ominous Swallow's Nest Castle perched precariously on a cliff above the Black Sea to the natural beauty of the Persian peacock or the grace of swans gliding across the water's surface. Here is a trip as inspiring as the gliding melodies that whirled from the genius of Tchaikovsky.