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Et Folkesagn (A Folk Tale - Complete Ballet)
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Et Folkesagn (A Folk Tale - Complete Ballet) --- 1997
Digitally recorded in the Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen, August 8th and 10th 1995. Dancers on front cover are Silja Schandorff and Peter Bo Bendiksen, in the scenography by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, 1991.
Tracklist
Act One - By Niels W. Gade (1817-1890)
Prelude.
Near The Elf Hill The Servants Prepare The Feast. Birthe's Entrance And The Arrival Of The Guests.
Peasants And Servants Dance. Peasant Dance And Reel.
The Guests Dance. The Minuet And Country Dance.
Birthe Schemes. Chivalry Dance. The Feast Ends.
Squire Ove At The Elf Hill. Hilda Brings The Goblet. Muri Summons The Elf Girls.
The Hill Closes. The Dance Of The Elf Girls.
Act Two - By Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805-1900)
In The Elf Hill. The Trolls Squabble And Muri Chastises Them.
Diderik Proposes To Hilda, Who Spurns Him.
Hilda's Dream.
Hilda Awakes And Ponders Upon Her Dream.
Muri's Entrance. Preparations For The Feast, The Arrival Of The Troll Guests.
Bolero. Hilda's Dance.
The Trolls Dance And Drink Themselves Into A Stupor. Hilda And Viderik Flee.
Act Three - By Niels W. Gade (1817-1890)
Scene 1
At St. John's Spring. Pastorale.
Hilda And The Peasants Dance To Viderik's Violin. Mr. Mogen's Entrance.
Squire Ove Arrives. Hilda Cures Him. Hilda And Ove Dance. Viderik Despairs.
Mr. Mogens Summons The Peasants, Who Led Ove Away. Hilda And Viderik Flee.
Scene 2
In Birthe's Chamber, Cathrine And The Maids Are Preparing For The Feast. Birthe rages, and collapses In A Fit. Hilda Creeps In And Is Recognised By Mrs. Kristine. Birthe Wakes Up And Runs Out.
Scene 3
In A Forest Grove, The Trolls Search For Hilda.
Mogens And The Peasants Arrive, And Viderik Puts A Spell On Them. Birthe Comes Upon Viderik.
The Troll Family Arrives. Muri Offers Mr. Mogens A Chest Of Gold And Mogens Promises To Wed Birthe. The Troll Family Move Away.
Scene 4
At The Manor, Hilda And Ove's Wedding Is Being Celebrated. The Peasant March. Hilda's Entrance.
Polonaise (Gipsy "Pas De Sept")
Male Solo.
"Pas De Deux". Girl's Solo.
Polonaise (Male Solo, Ensemble).
Wedding Waltz ("Pas De Deux", Ensemble).