THE TALE OF A MANOR
Jan Sandström
Jan Sandström
THE TALE OF A MANOR
1989
Soloists:
Johanna Björnson, Martin Leander, Gerd Andersson
Orchestra, Chorus:
Royal Swedish Ballet, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Jonas Dominique
Choreographer:
Pär Isberg, Bengt Wennehorst
This studio recording of Pär Isberg’s ballet, created specially for television, is danced by the Royal Swedish Ballet. The work is based on a romantic adventure story by the great nineteenth-century Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf. An original score has been composed by Jan Sandström and it is performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jonas Dominique. With lavish period sets and costumes, designed by Bo-R uben Hedwall, this large cast ballet, starring Johanna Björnson and Martin Leander, tells a gothic tale reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast. At the end of the 1880s, Selma Lagerlöf’s family had to move from Mårbacka, the house where she had lived during her childhood. This event had a profound influence on her life and writing and is one of the sources of inspiration for The Tale of a Manor ...
Label:
Arthaus Musik
Genre:
Ballett
Running Time:
74
Picture Format:
4:3
Sound Format:
PCM Stereo
Number of Discs:
1
Region:
0
EAN:
0807280138498
UPC:
807280138498
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