Bolshoi Ballet II (Arthaus Musik, 4 DVDs)

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Following the sensational success of its first DVD box, Arthaus Musik now presents its second exclusive collection, which brings together four further classics from the Russian ballet repertoire: Glazunov’s Raymonda, Prokofiev’s The Stone Flower and Ivan the Terrible and Khachaturian’s Spartacus.Together they offer all the necessary ingredients for a superb evening of ballet: enchanting sets, rousing ensembles and a female lead dancer who seems to hover above the stage. Recorded in the venerable Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, all four productions are accompanied by the Bolshoi Orchestra – a further guarantee of Russian passion par excellence.