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Morning Performance: A Week at the Ballet: 4: Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes

BBC Radio 3
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David Bintley, director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, presents five programmes exploring highlights of the ballet repertoire.

Today's programme focuses on the heyday of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, which changed the face of ballet for ever at the beginning of the 20th century, when Stravinsky, Ravel and Debussy were leading a similar revolution in the world of music.

BBC Philharmonic, conductor Paavo Jarvi

Debussy Prelude a l'Apres-Midi d'un Faune

Stravinsky Suite: The Firebird (1919 version); Suite: Pulcinella

Ravel Daphnis et Chloe: Suite No 2

(See Performance on 3 tonight at 7.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
David Bintley
Musicians:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Paavo Jarvi
Source: Radio Times

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