The Nutcracker

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Valery Gergiev & Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre

The Nutcracker is a ballet in two acts by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, premiered in 1892. The score exemplifies Tchaikovsky's late-Romantic orchestral style, combining rich harmonies, vivid orchestral colours and a variety of dance forms, and it represents a key example of his later orchestral writing and of repertoire commonly performed in ballet and concert settings.
First released: October 1998

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Ouverture
    3:13
  2. 2.
    The Christmas Tree
    3:45
  3. 3.
    March
    2:14
  4. 4.
    Galop and Dance of the Parents
    2:13
  5. 5.
    Dance Scene - The Presents of Drosselmeyer
    5:02
  6. 6.
    Scene - Grandfather Dance
    5:31
  7. 7.
    Clara and the Nutcracker
    6:23
  8. 8.
    The Nutcracker Battles Against the Army of the Mouse King - He Wins and is Transformed into Prince Charming
    3:21
  9. 9.
    In the Christmas Tree
    3:32
  10. 10.
    Scene and Waltz of the Snowflakes
    6:05
  11. 11.
    The Magic Castle on the Mountain of Sweets
    3:23
  12. 12.
    Clara and Prince Charming
    4:52
  13. 13.
    Chocolate (Spanish dance)
    1:10
  14. 14.
    Coffee (Arabian dance)
    3:11
  15. 15.
    Tea (Chinese dance)
    1:07
  16. 16.
    Trépak (Russian dance)
    1:01
  17. 17.
    Dance of the Reed Pipes
    2:14
  18. 18.
    Polichinelle (The Clown)
    2:24
  19. 19.
    Waltz of the Flowers
    6:24
  20. 20.
    Intrada
    5:01
  21. 21.
    Variation I (Tarantella)
    0:36
  22. 22.
    Variation II (dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy)
    2:05
  23. 23.
    Coda
    1:15
  24. 24.
    Closing Waltz - Grand Finale
    4:56

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