Dornröschen / The Sleeping Beauty - Gesamtaufnahme / Ballet In Three Acts

This recording of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty was released by the German label Eurodisc, specifically under the catalog number 31 714. It features the BBC Symphony Orchestra led by the esteemed Soviet conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, who was known for his profound understanding of the Romantic Russian repertoire. The production was intended to provide a comprehensive, complete version of the ballet score, capturing the grand scale and nuanced orchestral color that Tchaikovsky demanded in his 1889 masterpiece.

The release reflects the mid-20th-century trend of European labels documenting the standard orchestral canon with high-fidelity production values. Eurodisc focused on delivering reliable, technically precise interpretations that appealed to collectors of classical music who sought authoritative, full-length accounts of ballet staples. Gennadi Rozhdestvensky’s approach to the score was noted by critics for its structural integrity and rhythmic vitality, cementing the recording as a respectable entry in the discography of a work that is notoriously difficult to capture in its entirety without losing its dramatic momentum.