With mackenzie foy, keira knightley, morgan freeman, helen mirren. Watkin and jason beechey have drawn on the stories of e. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker cd for sale online. One of the bestloved and most widely known ballets of our time, the nutcracker, tells the story of a young girls enchanted christmas eve. Normally i like my ballet fast stravinsky, for instance, is a composer who suffers from methodical approaches but tchaikovsky doesnt suffer much no matter what speed its being played at. Ive heard some fine nutcracker recordings over the years including doratis classic and exciting london sym.
A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice. The five stars are for jansons delightfully charming nutcracker. The filler pieces are adequate performances but little more. Antal dorati, pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, concertgebouworkest. Jan 18, 2011 subscribe to our channel and be the first to enjoy classical concerts in hd. The nutcracker version with narration new cd septura. Subscribe to our channel and be the first to enjoy classical concerts in hd. With more than 100 dancers, dazzling stage effects and a brilliant live orchestra performing tchaikovskys beloved score, miami city ballets spectacular george balanchines the nutcracker is a magical adventure for all ages. In 2017, my friend and i will work together on the famous ballet by tchaikovsky. The material petipa chose for the libretto was a story by alexandre dumas, the tale of the nutcracker, an adaptation of e. Composer pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky was born on may 7, 1840, in vyatka, russia.
Balletfeerie in two acts and three tableaux with apotheosis. Hoffmann 17761822 wrote the original story on which the ballet is based. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Tchaikovsky s ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. With edward villella, melissa hayden, patricia mcbride, harald kreutzberg. Tchaikovsky andre previn, london symphony orchestra. Hoffmann, adapted by alexandre dumas this was tchaikovsky s last ballet, from which he compiled a famous suite of eight numbers for concert performance. Tchaikovsky made a selection of eight of the numbers from the ballet, forming the nutcracker suite, op. Title page, contents, instrumentation, and overture act i, no.
Related works, see also the orchestral suite from the ballet, op. The other notable facet of this is the recording is a bit on the thin side possibly from emis remastering its more recent than the other two reissues of. Cw 14, is a fairy ballet in 2 acts and 3 scenes, written and orchestrated by tchaikovsky between february 1891 and april 1892. Dec 11, 2011 the nutcracker is a twoact ballet, with a score by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky, orchestra of the amsterdam philharmonic society, gianfranco rivoli the nutcracker fairy ballet in 2 acts concert version. Tschaikowsky, london festival orchestra, alberto lizzio the nutcracker, swanlake balletsuites at discogs. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including dance of the sugar plum fairy, swan lake, the nutcracker suite march, 1812 overture. 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. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. For the ballet, tchaikovsky again joined forces with choreographer marius petipa, with whom he had collaborated on swan lake and the sleeping beauty. Hoffmann to create a fairytale classical ballet set in dresden.
The nutcracker is a twoact ballet, with a score by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Hoffmanns story the nutcracker and the mouse king, written in 1819. My dad says that this is the best performance of the nutcracker ever. A onehour version of tchaikovsky s classic ballet, with a somewhat revised storyline reminiscent of the wizard of oz. Tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker ballet. Act one tells a story of how little clara aids her magical christmas gift a nutcracker in the form of a soldier defeat an army of mice. Blumenwalzer waltz of the flowersvalse des fleurs by james wright webber on amazon music.
Lp concert hall, concert hall, concert hall smsa2237, m2237, smsc 2237. Tchaikovsky nutcracker swan lake 1994, dolby system. This was tchaikovskys last ballet, from which he compiled a. Andre previns superb recordings of pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys swan lake, the sleeping beauty, and nutcracker have been admired since they first appeared on vinyl in the mid70s, and this emi classics twofer presents highlights of these famous performances with the london symphony orchestra. Tchaikovsky, antal dorati, concertgebouw orchester, amsterdam tschaikowsky.
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