Rhapsody / Two Pigeons (Blu-ray)

Double bill of ballets celebrating choreographer Frederick Ashton.

In 'The Two Pigeons', conducted by Barry Wordsworth, a young man played by Vadim Muntagirov is unsuccessfully attempting to paint his love (Lauren Cuthbertson).

He finds himself suddenly entranced by a gypsy girl (Laura Morera) however, and begins to follow her. 'Rhapsody' is set to Rachmaninov's 'Rhapsody On a Theme of Paganini', also conducted by Wordsworth.

Steven McRae performs as the male virtuoso in this performance, alongside Natalia Osipova, in a work which mirrors the complex nature of the Rachmaninov piece.