The one hundred and fifteenth classical recording: #708 Igor Stravinski - Les Noces
While one of the issues with a lot of ballets is that they are quite visible and that means you lose out listening to a recording of it, Les Noces stands out as different. The piece is chaotic and dramatic, the choir sounding distressed, and unlike what I would expect to make for the serene sound you would normally set a ballet to. Instead, it feels like a chaotic opera, a wedding gone wrong (or, some would say, a typical contentious one) and it feels strong enough to create the scenes in your mind.
This piece has its own hectic, almost droning sound, and it's off putting if you're not quite ready for it, but it settles into a pattern that finds harmony and meaning in that sound, a story that makes sense in a more real and down to earth way and feels like it works in this setting.