Jan 28, 2007 the nutcracker is the best piece of music ever written, period. Tchaikovsky the philadelphia orchestra eugene ormandy. There are no scratches, the cover is in very good shape, and there is minimal audio distortion for a record its age. Tchailkovskys nutcracker suite with swan lake by royal. The nutcracker is the best piece of music ever written, period.
Find recording details and track inforamtion for nutcracker, ballet, op. Cw 14, is a fairy ballet in 2 acts and 3 scenes, written and orchestrated by tchaikovsky between february 1891 and april 1892. Those seven dances including the familiar spanish chocolate, arab coffee, chinese tea, and russian dances and the overture are essentially the same as they. Turkish marchles troyens trojan march 1989 digital remastermarche slave op. The nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king. Tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite has been a christmas audio tradition since i was a child. The nutcracker site provides a central location for nutcracker ballet information. The nutcracker is a twoact ballet, originally choreographed by marius petipa and lev ivanov with a score by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Join classical music only and discover unknown masterpieces, create endless lists, see discussions of your favorite composers on your personalized homepage timeline and much more. Matthew passion or beethovens 9th would hold that title, though i believe that the nutcracker deserves this credit, for a few reasons. This was tchaikovskys last ballet, from which he compiled a.
Although what is seen on the stage today is different in detail from the original story, the basic plot remains the same. Unscientifically, the 1812 overture and the nutcracker ballet music probably hold 2 of the top 5 of this measure at least on a highlights from basis. Waltz of the flowers excerpt leonard slatkin saint louis symphony orchestra lady bird soundtrack from the motion picture. Tchaikovsky made a selection of eight of the numbers from the ballet, forming the nutcracker suite, op. The story was based on a childrens fairy tale by e. It was to be a setting of alexandre dumas adaptation of e. Click on the tabs above to hear sample recordings and see scores. The nutcracker is a twoact ballet, with a score by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Dec 11, 2011 the nutcracker is a twoact ballet, with a score by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky.
The suite was first performed, under the composers direction, on 19 march 1892 at an assembly of the saint petersburg branch of the musical society. The nutcracker ballet provides the history of the nutcracker ballet, nutcracker music, nutcrakcer links, nutcracker movies and information on nutcracker ballet performances in your area. Jun 03, 2011 unscientifically, the 1812 overture and the nutcracker ballet music probably hold 2 of the top 5 of this measure at least on a highlights from basis. Further the choice of subject for the new ballet had been made for him. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
I am delighted that my children have also fallen in love with this seasonal classic. Youve probably heard bits and pieces on tv especially during the wintertime, and it was also featured in the original fantasia, if you saw that. The nutcracker fights the mouse kings army, and victoriously transforms into prince charming allegro vivo. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, details allmusic. Provided to youtube by national digital aggregator llc the nutcracker, op. Provided to youtube by warner classics the nutcracker ballet, op. Tchaikovsky insisted the work was unsuitable as the framework for a ballet, but set to work on it. Many of tchaikovskys works are among the most widelyrecognized pieces in all of classical music. The nutcracker ballet is based on the story the nutcracker and the king of mice written by e.
The nutcracker ballet, by peter ilyich tchaikovsky, op. Goodyear classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. This may surprise some, because many would argue that something like bachs st. The story of a young german girl who dreams of a nutcracker prince and a fierce battle against a mouse king with. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Matthew passion or beethovens 9th would hold that title, though i believe that the nutcracker deserves this credit, for a. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of nutcracker, ballet, op. However, he reconciled himself to it and completed the nutcracker suite, op. The nutcracker standard version by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, sir simon rattle, berliner philharmoniker.
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