Ballet Stories by David Angus | Audiobook

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Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible Title: Ballet Stories Author: David Angus Narrator: Jenny Agutter Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 11-30-01 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10 Summary: The magic of ballet is evoked in these enchanting stories presented with many musical excerpts from the works themselves. Jenny Agutter, who before turning to acting was a dancer, presents the stories of two French ballets - Giselle and Coppelia - and the three great ballets by Tchaikovsky, in engaging style. These are tales of princes and princesses, of good fairies and bad witches, and, in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, the brave soldier and Clara - but does it happen, or is it a dream? And there is the music - the lovely melody from Swan Lake, The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the waltzes and richly atmospheric passages painting, in sound, castles, forests, mists and lakes. A perfect introduction to the ballet.... Contact: [email protected]

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