The Nutcracker: A Christmas Story

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Youri Vámos & Klassische Philharmonie Bonn & Heribert Beissel

The Nutcracker: A Christmas Story is an album of music from the ballet The Nutcracker by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose ballet premiered in 1892. The music features Romantic-era orchestral colour, memorable leitmotifs and a sequence of characteristic dances, combining delicate woodwind and harp textures with robust brass and percussion to convey a narrative that is a staple of seasonal concert repertoire and holiday traditions.

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  1. 1.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story: Overture
    1:42
  2. 2.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act I: 1. Scene. Allegro non troppo
    3:30
  3. 3.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act I: 2. March. Tempo di marcia viva
    2:27
  4. 4.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act I: 3. Galop. Presto
    2:20
  5. 5.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act I: 5. Scene. Andante
    4:22
  6. 6.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act I: 6. Scene. Allegro semplice
    4:13
  7. 7.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act I: 6. Scene. Moderato assai
    2:48
  8. 8.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act I: 7. Scene. Allegro vivo
    2:48
  9. 9.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act I: 8. Scene. Andante
    4:02
  10. 10.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act I: 9. Waltz of the Snowflakes. Tempo di valse, ma con molto
    6:44
  11. 11.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 10. Scene. Andante
    3:50
  12. 12.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 11. Scene. Andante con moto
    5:01
  13. 13.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 12. Spanish Dance (Chocolate). Allegro brillante
    1:12
  14. 14.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 12. Arabian Dance (Coffee). Comodo
    3:27
  15. 15.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 12. Chinese Dance (Tea). Allegro moderato
    1:02
  16. 16.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 12. Russian Dance (Trepak). Tempo di trepak, molto vivace
    1:09
  17. 17.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 12. Dance of the Reed Flutes. Andantino
    2:22
  18. 18.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 12. Mother Gigogne. Allegro giocoso
    2:34
  19. 19.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 13. Waltz of the Flowers. Tempo di valse
    7:21
  20. 20.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 14. Pas de Deux. Intrada. Andante maestoso
    5:01
  21. 21.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 14. Variation I. Tempo di tarentella
    0:53
  22. 22.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 14. Variation II. Andante ma non troppo
    2:14
  23. 23.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 14. Coda. Vivace assai
    1:27
  24. 24.
    The Nutcracker, A Christmas Story, Act II: 15. Waltz Finale and Apotheosis. Tempo di valse
    3:38

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