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The Bolshoi Ballet II

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.