drives2much Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 I'm not sure if I am posting this in the proper forum; please move if necessary. My daughter would like a cd for barre and center. She saw one in Discount Dance catalog titled New Music for Barre and Center for $27. Before she considers shelling that out, I wanted to know if anyone has this cd and would recommend it, or if anyone has a better recommendation. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted June 25, 2004 Administrators Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 I'm not familiar with this one, but there are hundreds of them available. If you tell me who is listed as the teacher and the pianist, that would help. It's always safe to order the disks by David Howard, and also Finis Jung, and one of my favorites is one by Gladys Celeste (http://www.gladysceleste.com). I also like one entitled 10:00 at the Tulsa Ballet! Quote Link to comment
drives2much Posted June 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Thanks, Ms. Leigh. New Music for Barre and Center is with Antoinette Peloso, principal dancer with Metropolitan Opera Ballet and Whit Kellogg, virtuoso pianist for ballet at the Met. Are you familiar with them? Also, thanks for your recommendations. I will look into them. Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted June 26, 2004 Administrators Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 No, sorry driver, I'm not familiar with them. Quote Link to comment
pigtailgirl Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Oh, I have that one I recommend it.. I like it Quote Link to comment
Guest dancer04 Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 My teachers use that one in class a lot. My personal favorites are Between the Barres by Michael Roberts, Dmitry Polischuk For Ballet Class Vol. 1 directed by David Howard through Roper Pecords and I believe I have the Vol. 2 as well. Those are my favorites!! Quote Link to comment
drives2much Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Other than the website for Gladys Celeste and Music for Barre and Center listed in Discount Dance catalog, where can I find the other recommended cds? Quote Link to comment
Guest dancer04 Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 http://www.roperrecords.com has a great selection and you are able to listen to some tracks on the site. Also http://www.balletclassmusic.com and http://www.danceclassmusic.com have some great CDs. Quote Link to comment
drives2much Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Wow! Thanks for the information, dancer04. Quote Link to comment
TomarkenFan89 Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Just don't get the Lisa Harris ones. Not too crazy about them, plus they're kinda pricey.... Quote Link to comment
Garyecht Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 I’ve used the Peloso-Kellogg CD for home practice for well over a year now. The music, with one exception, is opera music, which I like. Best feature of the CD is that the tracks are long. Some are too long, however (faster degage, ronds de jambe en l’air, and grand battements). Also most of the tracks are repeated after a pause making it easy to do each side. Personally, I like the center music more than the barre music, but that’s just me. Overall, I like it. I’ve listened to about 7-8 different ballet CDs and each has had both good and bad features in my opinion. Personal taste plays a big role as you might expect. Quote Link to comment
TomarkenFan89 Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 My personal fave is "Hits From The Stage & Screen," played by Steven Mitchell. I also like "Ballet of Today," also played by Steven Mitchell. I also love a lot of the Lynn Stanford CDs. Another personal favorite is "Leaning on Tradition, Volume 1" by Doug Schultz. One of my teachers uses this one, it's quite good. Quote Link to comment
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