Episode 5: Ballet Image

Episode 5: Ballet

7 February 2019 - 17 mins
Podcast Series David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast

Ballet: You may think it’s all tutus and tippy toes, but there’s a world of wild, daring and downright bizarre stories behind this dainty dance. Join David Walliams as he journeys around the globe to give us a peek into the highly competitive, and fantastically strange world of ballet.

Each episode is also accompanied by a playlist in Apple Music – you can find those here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/curator/classic-fm/1211395150

Music from:

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos)

Saint-Saëns: The Swan from Carnival of the Animals – Ji Liu (Classic FM)

Lully: Alcidiane, Ritournelle et air de Mademoiselle Hilaire – La Risonanca/Fabio Bonizzoni (G...

17 mins

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18 mins

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