This box set pays homage to prima ballerina Mayua Plisetskaya, with five of the dancer's most beloved performances. Included are: Bolshoi Theatre production of Carmen-Suite with themes from Georges Bizet's Carmen, choreographed by Alberto Alonso, and danced by Plisetskaya and Alexander Godunov, with accompaniment by the Ballet and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre; Romantic Encounter by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreographed by Valentin Elisariev, and danced by Plisetskaya and Anatoly Berdyshev; Grand adage à la Rose from Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, danced by Plisetskaya and The Bolshoi Ballet Dancers; La Rose Malade from Gustav Mahler's Adagietto from the Fifth Symphony, choreographed by Roland Petit and danced by Plisetskaya and Valery Kovtun; and Ave Maya by Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles Gounod, choreographed by Maurice Béjart and danced solo by Plisetskaya. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi