Marston: The Cellist / Ashton: The Two Pigeons (The Royal Ballet)
This special disc brings together two compelling works showing the dramatic range of Lauren Cuthbertson, and The Royal Ballet.
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Cathy Marston, previously Associate Artist of The Royal Opera House and Director of Bern Ballett, created The Cellist for The Royal Ballet in 2020. The inspiration for her first work for the Royal Opera House Main Stage is the momentous life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré – from her discovery of the cello and her celebrity as one of its most extraordinary players, to her pain, frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis. Composer Philip Feeney incorporates some of the most moving and powerful music for cello by Elgar, Beethoven, Fauré, Mendelssohn, Piatti, Rachmaninoff and Schubert into an exquisite score that is itself an homage to the cello.
In The Two Pigeons, Lauren Cuthbertson and Vadim Muntagirov lead a charismatic cast in Ashton’s poignant and heart-warming reflection on love, based on an old French folk tale and first performed on Valentine’s Day 1961. Created by the Company’s Founder Choreographer, this recording captures The Royal Ballet’s famous skill and distinctive style as Barry Wordsworth conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in Messager’s rapturous score.
The Cellist Lauren Cuthbertson
The Instrument Marcelino Sambé
The Conductor Matthew Ball
The Young Girl Lauren Cuthbertson
The Young Man Vadim Muntagirov
A Neighbour Elizabeth McGorian
A Gypsy Girl Fumi Kaneko
Her Lover Ryoichi Hirano
A Gypsy Boy Marcelino Sambé
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor Andrea Molino (The Cellist)
and Barry Wordsworth (The Two Pigeons)
Solo Cello Hetty Snell (The Cellist)
Choreographers Cathy Marston (The Cellist) and
Frederick Ashton (The Two Pigeons)
Composers Philip Feeney (The Cellist)
and André Messager
Designer Hildegard Bechtler (The Cellist)
and Jacques Dupont (The Two Pigeons)
Dramaturge Edward Kemp (The Cellist)
Catalogue numbers: OA1363D (DVD) / OABD7310D (BLU-RAY)
Release Date - October 2022
More information here:
DVD - https://naxos.lnk.to/OA1363D
Blu-Ray - https://naxos.lnk.to/OABD7310D
