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What's your favorite interpretation?

sk8m8

Final Flight
Joined
Jul 28, 2003
I was thinking the other day as I was perusing through my video clips about all the various versions of different "works" of music and which was my favorite. Of course, most people would say that Torville and Dean practically defined Bolero, however there have been lots of other "warhorses" that lots of people have used, well , er LOTS! :D

For me, a few that I can quantify in this manner


Charlene Wong's Claire de Lune

Yuka Sato's Afternoon of a Faun (yes, even better than J Lynn's)

Rudi Galindo's Swan Lake

Belbin and Agosto's West Side Story

What/Who are your favs?
 

Lcp88

On the Ice
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Jul 27, 2003
Never again will I be able to listen to Man in the Iron Mask without thinking about Alexei Yagudins preformance. More specificaly, his Olympic one.
ITA about Galindo's Swan Lake. Sasha's has been good, Baiul's great, but this one just really set the standard (for me anyways :))
Laura
 

RIskatingfan

On the Ice
Joined
Jul 28, 2003
Bond's music - Yagudin
Gladiator - Yagudin
Swan Lake - Oksana Baiul
Bolero - T/D
Carmen - Katarina Witt
Moonlight Sonata - G/G
Meditation - B/S
Romeo & Juliet (Prokofiev) - A/P
Romeo & Juliet (Nino Rota) - Sasha Cohen
Nyah - Kurt Browning
Otonal - Maria Butyrskaya
Fields of Gold - Michelle Kwan
Sleeping Beauty - Angela Nikodinov
Nessun Dorma - Shizuka Arakawa
 

gezando

Final Flight
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Jul 30, 2003
Minkus medley - Yuka Sato 1994 lp
Romeo Juliet (Rota An n Patrice 2002 sp
Gliere Red Poppy and Massenet suite - Mk 1997 sp
Malaguena - Kristi 1992 lp
Rach piano concerto #3, a tie between MK 1998 sp, and Abt 2001 lp
 

floskate

On the Ice
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Nov 18, 2003
Don Quixote - John Curry
Carmen - Katarina Witt
Rach #3 - Michelle Kwan
L'Apres midi d'un faune - Janet Lynn :love:
Pagliacci - Toller Cranston
Swan Lake - Rudy Galindo
Sheherezade - John Curry - '76 Oly gala performance
Fields of Gold - Michelle Kwan :cry:
Bolero - T&D
Moonlight Sonata - Protopopov's
Samson and Delilah - Peggy Fleming - the slow part of her LP that Jeff Buttle used last season.
 

JonnyCoop

Record Breaker
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Dec 28, 2003
Malaguena, a piece of music that I love, has been DONE TO DEATH over the last 15 years, but the best interpretation I've seen is still the first one -- done by Wachsmann & Waggoner at the 88 Olys. Sasha's is second, in part because she gets points knocked off for that screaming yellow dress. :D
 

Jaana

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Jul 27, 2003
Country
Finland
- Don Quijote: John Curry (although I have always had the opinion that this was not his best freeskate choreography at all)
- Bolero: T & D
- Swan Lake: Oksana Baiul
- Pagliacci: Ilia Kulik
- Romeo & Juliet (Tsaikovski): Ilia Kulik
- Man In The Iron Mask: A & P
- Moonlight Sonata: G & G
- Malaguena: Sasha Cohen
- Masquerade Waltz: K & O
- Circus Princess: Alexei Urmanov
- Turandot: S & Z and Shizuka Arakawa a tie
 

Antilles

Medalist
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Jul 26, 2003
Bolero-T&D
Romeo&Juliet-A&P
Man in the Iron Mask-A&P
Carmen-Katarina Witt
Moonlight Sonata-G&G
Love Story-S&P
Casablanca-Kurt Browning
Three Musketeers-Candeloro (all fake sword fighting choreagraphy pales compared to his)
Riverdance-B&K
Swan Lake-Baiul
West Side Story-Duchesney
Bach (Forget the name of the piece!) Klimova&Ponomarenko '92
Joplin music-Wilson&McCall
 

icenut84

Final Flight
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
Antilles said:
Bach (Forget the name of the piece!) Klimova&Ponomarenko '92

It was called "Air" I think.

For me:

* Bolero - Torvill & Dean
* Malaguena - Sasha Cohen, though I also liked Julia Lautowa's from the 03 season (LP), which was one of the most musical and choreographed programmes in the whole competition IMO
* Carmen - Katarina Witt
* Swan Lake - Oksana Baiul
* Rachmaninov - Mishkutenok & Dmitriev
* Don Quioxte - Irina Slutskaya
* Tosca - Irina Slutskaya
* Man in the Iron Mask - Alexei Yagudin
* Moonlight Sonata - Fumie Suguri
* Turandot - Shen & Zhao
* Riverdance - Bourne & Kraatz
 

anya_angie

Final Flight
Joined
Sep 20, 2003
The Prayer: Pang/Tong
Swan Lake: Oksana Baiul
Moonlight Sonata: Gordeeva/Grinkov
Adagio: Evgeni Plushenko
Don't Cry For Me Argentina: Katerina Witt
On My Own: Michelle Kwan
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables: Todd Eldredge
Gladiator: Alexei Yagudin
Man In The Iron Mask: Takeshi Honda
Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet: Ilia Kulik
Dr. Zhivago: Johnny Weir
Rachmanninov Piano Concerto 2 and 3: Alexander Abt
Bolero: Evgeni Plushenko
Nutcracker: Shen/Zhao
Chicago: Jenny Kirk's exhibition
Armstrong's Romeo + Juliet: the ice dance team who did it one year
Night On Bald Mountain: Alexander Fadeev
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: Katerina Witt
Star Wars: Chengjiang Li
The Mummy: Elvis Stojko
Braveheart: Phillipe Candeloro
Phantom of the Opera: Alexei Urmanov even though it wasn't to the story
Lord of the Dance/Riverdance: Alexander Abt (also used Braveheart in the program)
Interview With The Vampire: (yes, it's Interview, combined with a hint of '92's Dracula but mostly Interview, which the commentators I've heard fail to recognize) Frusar-Poli and Morgalio

Think that's about it. No one that I've seen skates to Rota's Romeo and Juliet well, then again I've only seen Sasha Cohen and Takeshi Honda use it. My other favorite interpreetations haven't been skated to often enough I don't think, like Aladdin and The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Beauty and the Beast. I'd love to see a pair skate to City of Angels or Elizabeth, oh and Interview With The Vampire hasn't been used often enough either IMO. Haven't seen any truly great Carmen or Tosca or West Side Story programs as of yet.
 

RIskatingfan

On the Ice
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Jul 28, 2003
The Prayer, that's a good one I hadn't thought about! Roca&Sur had the most incredible program to that music touring with SOI on 02/03. Beautiful, there just isn't another word.
 

thisthingcalledlove

Final Flight
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Sep 24, 2003
Jaana said:
- Man In The Iron Mask: A & P

I totally agree with you on this one. Many people think of Yagudin, but I prefer their version better. The music cut was actually even better than Yagudin, Honda, or Sebestyen's.
 

BronzeisGolden

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Jul 27, 2003
Claire de Lune - Chen Lu
Rachmoninov - Chen Lu
Concerto d'Aranjuez - Michelle Kwan
Tosca - Michelle Kwan
West Side Story - Katarina Witt
Swan Lake - Rudy Galindo
Meditation - Oksana Baiul
Turandot - Shen & Zhou
Madame Butterfly - Kristi Yamaguchi
Evita - Nicole Bobek
Dr. Zhivago - Nicole Bobek
Malaguena - Sasha Cohen
Liberstraum (sp?, their LP from 92 Olympics) - M&D
Henry V - Paul Wylie......without a doubt
The Mission - Paul Wylie
 

icenut84

Final Flight
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Jul 27, 2003
Liberstraum (sp?, their LP from 92 Olympics) - M&D

I think it's spelt "Liebestraum". I'll add that to my list too, aswell as:

Carmina Burana - Anissina & Peizerat
My Sweet & Tender Beast - Sasha Cohen (though I also like A&P's)
West Side Story - Duchesnays
Meditation -Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze
The Feeling Begins - Michelle Kwan
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Ina & Zimmerman
Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Katarina Witt
Michael Jackson - Bourne & Kraatz
Elvis Presley - Belbin & Agosto
Winter (or most Bond music) - Alexei Yagudin
Otonal - Maria Butyrskaya
Legends of the Fall - Vanessa Gusmeroli
Ave Maria - Oksana Baiul (IIRC)
Sadeness - Bourne & Kraatz, although I also loved Oksana Baiul's
fake sword fighting choreography - Phillippe Candeloro :)
 

iluvtodd

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Mar 5, 2004
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United-States
Carmina Burana - Paul Wylie :love:
Bolero - Torvill & Dean
1492 - Todd - I really like Elvis' 1996 Worlds performance of this too (free skate), but the music editing was jarring.
Riverdance - B&K
The Color of Roses - Yuka (although I do feel that Tara did a nice program with this as well)
Samson & Delilah - Bechke & Petrov
Malaguena - Sasha
Nutcracker - Shen & Zhao

(I realize that some of these are not "warhorses," but I'm picking my favorite performances of them, anyway)
 
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anya_angie

Final Flight
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Sep 20, 2003
oh Liebestraum, my favorite interpreetation of that is Ilia Kulik.
Carmina Burana: I like A&P, also K&O, and Paul's is magnificent too.
I love A&P's MITIM too.
Czardas: Bechke-Petrov
My Heart Will Go On: Angela Nikodinov also there's a magnificent ice dance team or pair team who skated to it and told the story of the movie perfectly.
I love B&B's Rasputin. When I hear people criticize it it makes me laugh, it makes me wonder if they know the story (or legend) at all LOL.
Miserere (not sure if that's the name): Todd Eldredge
oh Romeo and Juliet from Tchaikovsky I believe was skated to wonderfully by Yamaguchi/Galindo
Mulan: Shen/Zhao
Arabian music: best skated to IMO by Alexander Abt
Zorro: Alexander Abt, also Abitol/Bernadis' is lovely.
Pocahontas: Michelle Kwan
you don't see too many people skate to The Prince of Egypt, which is a BLOODY SHAME LOL the music is magnificent, my favorite interpretation is Alexei Urmanov.
 
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