K066 CD Ballet Music Adolphe Adam Giselle Complete - Bonynge & Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra ★Condition: I believe it's in good condition, but please understand that it is a used CD, and refrain from purchasing if you are concerned about minor details. (There are a few minor scratches on the case, but they are not noticeable.) Giselle: Complete Edition - Excellent Both the UK and Monte Carlo versions are conducted by Richard Bonynge, so the content is almost identical. Please choose based on your preference for the orchestra. Booklet: Detailed Japanese commentary Condition: Like new Time: 2 hours 3 minutes Number of discs: 2 Recording: 1967, Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra Richard Bonynge ★★★ Quoted from web reviews below, please use them as a reference. ① The world of Giselle, still nostalgic after 40 years. ② Among the many musical versions of Giselle today, this performance is the closest to Adam's original score. In other words, Bonynge himself used the original score restored from the autograph score held in the Paris Opera Library. I like this performance of Giselle, but when it comes to dancing, I use the Bolshoi Theatre CD, which is performed as it is on stage. The Bolshoi Theatre CD is out of print, but... ③ A valuable complete edition of "Giselle". Even without watching the dance, the atmosphere and emotions of each scene are richly conveyed. It's also rare to have a viola solo in the middle of the piece. One of Bonynge's "Complete Performance" ballet recordings. As the name suggests, the performance differs from the stage version. I have the first edition released in 1994, so this is a reissue CD, but the performance is the same. It is known that Adam composed it, but in fact, the "Giselle Variation" often heard in the first act incorporates a piece by Minkus, and the "Pas de deux of the Village Girls" incorporates a piece by Burgmüller, known for piano etudes. It's a kind of "collaborative work". Bonynge gathered scattered scores to faithfully recreate the premiere for this recording. After the villagers' dance with Giselle and Albrecht, the piece that Albrecht dances at Giselle's urging is considered part of the "Dance of the Grape Harvesters" in the original score, and is placed before the final gallop. It's more careful than what you hear in the ballet, and I like this version because it has a profound feeling at the beginning.