Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake | Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev | 5 stars : margot/rudolf 's swan lake !!!!

Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake | Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev | Beautyful Swan Lake

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Tchaikovsky - Swan...

	Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev Deutsche Grammophon, 2005 average customer review:based on 25 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

5 stars : margot/rudolf 's swan lake !!!!

i hv own this swan lake dvd for three yrs, but never thought about writing a review until now, why?
after i bought the dvd ( margot/rudof ), and watching it almost a dozen times either by myself or introduce it to a female friend, it ALWAYS made me cry at the end of act IV, never fail.
so,last week, i spent 40,000 of my precious united award miles, flew almost 12 hrs ( two stops, delayed 2 and 3 hrs here and there,etc)from california to new york to see ABT's ( american ballet theatre ) swan lake procuction at lincoln center.
boy, I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!!
why? as usual:
act I's folk dance, i can tolerate it like everyone else,
act II ,III i wasn't very happy with it already,but, i still have hope for the final act,but then when it comes to
act IV, the production has cut it almost into half !
what a shame.
hence, i recommand margot/rudof 's "swan lake" to anyone who is interested in purchasing a good dvd,never an " ABT " swan lake :)

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Beautyful Swan Lake

I have seen them live, in my youth. I relive the experience when watching this. They were wonderfull, and to me this is one of their great ballets.

Wonderful

I watched this as a little girl and loved it! The DVD copy is very good.

Never again

You will never have the opportunity to see again such an extraordinary ballet, danced by these two "monster" of dancing. They are the top of ballet dancers along history, because their professional technic came in their genes. If you have the opportunity to see this version, please give yourself the pleasure...

anemic and indulgent

Ivy Lin's review is thorough and detailed and since I agree with most of it, I'll just add a few more caveats: 1. Since this was not a live (i.e. stage) performance, I suspect Nureyev's make-up is supposed to give us a message other than the usual stage make-up. What is he telling us about Siegfried? 2. Fonteyn is super-careful throughout. One feels she is just barely making it through. I did see them live many times at the old Met in NYC and she had more abandon then. This must have been taped just before her retirment. 3. Nureyev is technically okay but cold and detached. None of the warmth and ardor of their partnership is apparent here. Nureyev has eliminated all other men (Benno, tutor, companions, divertissement solos, etc.) and has added solos for himself. The self-indulgence hits its zenith at Siegfried's drowning scene - the length of which rivals Mel Gibson's torture scenes. And lo and behold Odette goes off by herself to her eternal rest while Siegfried...? I too prefer the "unhappy" ending, but this ending seems unnecessarily pessimistic. In other productions, our seeing them united in the afterworld heightens the romance of the ballet and triumph of true love. Buy this DVD only if you are a die-hard Nureyev fan and can't get enough of him or if you have not seen any other instances of their partnership.

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