The Nutcracker

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Minnesota Orchestra & Antal Doráti

The Nutcracker is a ballet score by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, first performed in 1892. A late-Romantic ballet work, it employs colourful orchestration, prominent melodic themes and dance forms such as waltzes and marches, and it is Tchaikovsky's third major ballet, often programmed in standard ballet repertoire.
First released: 2023

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14: Overture
    3:06
  2. 2.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act I: no. 1, Decoration and Lighting of the Christmas Tree
    3:44
  3. 3.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act I: no. 2, March
    2:34
  4. 4.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act I: no. 3, Children’s Gallop and Dance of the Parents
    2:15
  5. 5.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act I: no. 4, Dance Scene
    5:34
  6. 6.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act I: no. 5, Scene - Grandfather Waltz
    5:31
  7. 7.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act I: no. 6, Scene - The Guests Depart - Night
    5:36
  8. 8.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act I: no. 7, The Battle
    3:38
  9. 9.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act I: no. 8, Scene - A Forest of Fir‐Trees in Winter
    3:16
  10. 10.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act I: no. 9, Waltz of the Snowflakes
    6:17
  11. 11.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 10, The Enchanted Palace in the Kingdom of Sweets
    3:59
  12. 12.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 11, The Arrival of the Nutcracker and Clara
    4:38
  13. 13.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 12a, Character Dances: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
    1:10
  14. 14.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 12b, Character Dances: Coffee (Arabian Dance)
    2:45
  15. 15.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 12c, Character Dances: Tea (Chinese Dance)
    1:03
  16. 16.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 12d, Character Dances: Trépak (Russian Dance)
    1:09
  17. 17.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 12e, Character Dances: Dance of the Reed Pipes
    2:10
  18. 18.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 12f, Character Dances: Mother Gigogne and the Clowns
    2:54
  19. 19.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 13, Waltz of the Flowers
    5:52
  20. 20.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 14a, Pas de deux: Intrada
    4:07
  21. 21.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 14b, Pas de deux: Var. 1. Tarantella
    0:41
  22. 22.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 14c, pas de deux: Var. 2. Dance of the Sugar‐Plum Fairy
    2:07
  23. 23.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 14d, Pas de deux: Coda
    1:22
  24. 24.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14, Act II: no. 15, Final Waltz and Apotheosis
    4:38

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