Suites: Swan Lake / The Nutcracker

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta

Suites: Swan Lake / The Nutcracker is a compilation of orchestral suites by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, drawn from two of his ballets first performed in 1877 and 1892. The music exemplifies late-Romantic orchestration and melodic lyricism, employing varied dance forms and colourful orchestral writing that mark Tchaikovsky's development as a ballet composer and his lasting impact on nineteenth-century dance repertory.
First released: 1983

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Swan Lake: Scene (Act II)
    2:42
  2. 2.
    Swan Lake: Valse (Act I)
    6:54
  3. 3.
    Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans (Act II)
    1:31
  4. 4.
    Swan Lake: Scene - Pas d'action (Act II)
    6:33
  5. 5.
    Swan Lake: La Czardas (Act III)
    2:52
  6. 6.
    Swan Lake: Scene (Act IV)
    4:26
  7. 7.
    The Nutcracker: Miniature overture
    3:24
  8. 8.
    The Nutcracker: March
    2:32
  9. 9.
    The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
    1:39
  10. 10.
    The Nutcracker: Russian Dance - Trepak
    1:07
  11. 11.
    The Nutcracker: Arabian Dance
    3:38
  12. 12.
    The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance
    1:06
  13. 13.
    The Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons
    2:16
  14. 14.
    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
    6:37

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