Music by Ludwig Minkus Arranged and Conducted by John Lanchbery Additional Music by John Lanchbery The Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra Leader Reginald Stead By Kind Permission of The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust. Music Recorded at Armstrong Studios - Melbourne Recording Produced by Brian B. Culverhouse Music Co-Ordinators Alan Barker Alan Abbott Music Editor Bob Hathaway (film credit) (Restoration credit on DVD) Music performed by The State Orchestra of Victoria Formerly known as The Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra Ludwig Minkus was a nineteenth century Austrian composer of ballet music, a violin virtuoso and teacher of music. His wiki is here. (Below: Ludwig Minkus)
John Lanchbery, born in London in 1923, but later resident in Australia, was a composer and conductor who also specialised in ballet arrangements, amending and enhancing the sometimes average work of composers like Minkus. He became an Australian citizen in 2002, and lived in Melbourne until his death in February 2003. His wiki is here. (Below: John Lanchbery)
(Below: John Lanchbery conducting the Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra in 1977) The score for the film has been released a number of times in a variety of formats. The best edition was the ABC's 1998 digital recording:
ABC 465 172-2 John Lanchbery conducting the State Orchestra of Victoria, recorded 23rd January 1998 Prologue - Don Quixote's house 1. Prologue: The Don dreams of becoming a knight and sets forth (7'44") Act One - A square in Barcelona 2. Act I: Kitri's entrance (2'03") 3. Act I: Kitri dances with Basilio - Jota (2'57") 4. Act I: Gamache enters Seguidillas (3'17") 5. Act I: Entrance of the Matadors (1'30") 6. Act I: Matadors' coda (1'05") 7. Act I: Street fight (interrupted by the Don and Panza) (1'53") 8. Act I: Galop (1'19") 9. Act I: Spanish Waltz (Kitri, Basilio and friends) (3'05") 10. Act I: Pas de Deux Minuet (3'56") 11. Act I: Bolero - Kitri's variation (1'28") 12. Act I: Galop (Finale of Act I) (2'16") Act Two - Scene One - A gypsy encampment 13. Act II, Scene 1: Entry of Basilio and Kitri - Pas de Deux (5'05") 14. Act II, Scene 1: Gypsy gallop (1'59") 15. Act II, Scene 1: Zigeuner (3'03") 16. Act II, Scene 1: The Don fights with puppets and windmills (3'24") 17. Act II, Scene 1: Nightmare (1'28") Act Two - Scene Two - A garden in the Alhambra
18. Act II, Scene 2: The Don's vision (2'46") 19. Act II, Scene 2: Dance of the Driads (2'21") 20. Act II, Scene 2: Amor's dance (0'52") 21. Act II, Scene 2: The Don imagines Kitri as Dulcinea (2'07") 22. Act II, Scene 2: Coda (3'09") Act Three - A tavern in Barcelona 23. Act III: Opening dance (4'21") 24. Act III: Basilio proposes to Kitri (1'56") 25. Act III: Fandango (2'35") 26. Act III: Pas de Deux Entrée (1'41") 27. Act III: Adage (3'58") 28. Act III: Basilio's solo (0'52") 29. Act III: Kitri's solo (1'13") 30. Act III: Coda (1'14") 31. Act III: Finale: Galop (1'26") Total playing time: c. 78 mins Some fifty minutes of the 1972 version are available on an EMI classics two CD set, which also includes a variety of other ballet music arranged by Lanchbery: Minkus/Lanchbery: Don Quixote (highlights) EMI Classics 48640, released November 2011 John Lanchbery,Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra 1972 1. Act 1: Introduction Don Quixote's House;
Don Quixote and the Vision; Sancho Panza; Don Quixote Off to War (7'43") (2009 digital re-master) 2. Act 1: Don Quixote: In the Market Square; Basilio's Entrance; Serenade; Jota (7'00") (2009 digital re-master) 3. Act 1: No.16 Entrance of Gamache (1'39") 4. Act 1: No.17 Seguidillas (1'40") 5. Act 1: No.18 Entrance of Matadors (1'29") 6. Act 1: No.19 Street Dancer (1'22") 7. Act 1: No.24 Pas de deux: Kitri and Basilio (3'05) 8. Act 1: No.26 Pas de trois: Basilio with two girls (0'44") 9. Act 1: No.28 Finale (2'42") 10. Act 2: No.30 Czardas (2'02") 11. Act 2: No.31 Gypsy Dance (2'48") 12. Act 2: Magic Garden No.5 Dryad Queen Solo (originally from Act 1) (1'56) 13. Act 2: Magic Garden No.8 Ensemble Dance of the Dryads (originally from Act 1) (3'08") 14. Act 3: No.34 Opening Scene (4'14") 15. Act 3: No.38 Fandango (2'25") 16. Act 3: No.39 Pas de deux: Kitri and Basilio- Entrée (3'05") 17. Act 3: No.40 Pas de deux: Adagio (4'30") 18. Act 3: No.43 Pas de deux: Kitri's solo (1'21") 19. Finale of the Ballet (2'45') (all the above 2009 digital re-master) This album is also available for download:
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