Tchaikovsky P. Swan Lake. Piano score

The present volume contains the most actual at the moment edition of the Swan Lake piano score. Today this arrangement of its scenes is the most popular throughout the world.

The note material displayed in the edition is based on the piano arrangement made by E. Langer after the performance of the year 1895, which is considered to be the most suitable for accompanist’s work.

Its core represents the staged by Sergeyev version of the year 1950, that is based on the version M. Petipa — L. Ivanov — R. Drigo, (1895) incorporating several pieces by P. Tchaikovsky and harp cadence by A. Zabel.

This edition will undoubtedly draw attention of the ballet world, ballet companies, theatres and ballet education centers. It would help accompanists and teachers and guide musicologists that study ballet history and ways.

The Swan Lake piano score opens the new Ballet series by Honoured Artist of Russia, choreographer Yuri Burlaka, associate professor of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, the renown XIX century ballet expert and researcher.

The author of unprecedented series BALLET — the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Yuri Burlaka, choreographer, professor of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, the authoritative professional in the 19th century ballet music. He gathered information on this topic scrupulously during his foreign concert tours and traveling in Russian cities, in state and private libraries, museums and archives.

The materials in this collection consist of piano scores, claviers and tutor books, ballet libretto and iconographic documents, which belong to the epoch of the Imperial Russian ballet and Soviet-era ballet theatres.

Among them are:

1. Classical repertoire for ballet competitions: Pas de deux and duets, male and female variations.

2. Piano scores: Les Petits Riens, Die Rekrutie-rung (W. A. Mozart), Dom Juan, L'Orphelin de la Chine (Ch. W. Gluck), La Sylphide (H.-S. L´Ovenskiold), La Esmeralda (C. Pugni), Le Corsaire (A. Adam), La Bayadère (L. Minkus), Chopiniana (F. Chopin), Laurencia (A. Kreyn), Shurale (F. Yarullin), Anyuta (V. Gavrilin) etc.