The Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty
Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa
The Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty is a compilation of ballet scores by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1892 and 1890 respectively. The music is late-Romantic orchestral ballet repertoire characterised by rich harmonies, sweeping melodies and a variety of dance forms, and it represents Tchaikovsky's mature contribution to ballet, forming a central part of the standard repertoire for ballet companies and concert performances.
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Disc 1
- 1.The Nutcracker: Overture3:22
- 2.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 1 L'ornement et l'illumination de l'arbre de Noël: Allegro non troppo - Più mosso - Più moderato - Allegro vivace3:56
- 3.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 2 Marche: Tempo di marcia viva2:24
- 4.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 3 Petit Galop des enfants et entrée des parents: Presto - Andante - Allegro2:41
- 5.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 4 Scène dansante: Andantino - Allegro vivo - Andantino sostenuto - Più andante - Allegro molto vivace - Tempo di Valse - Presto5:41
- 6.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 5 Scène et Danse Gross-Vater: Andante - Andantino - Moderato assai - Andante - Li'stesso tempo - Tempo di Gross-Vater - Allegro vivacissimo6:47
- 7.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 6 Scène: Allegro semplice - Moderato con moto - Allegro giusto - Più allegro - Moderato assai6:57
- 8.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 7 Scène: Allegro vivo3:19
- 9.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 8 Scène: Andante3:58
- 10.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 9 Valse des flocons de neige: Tempo di Valse, ma con moto - Presto6:25
- 11.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 10 Scène: Andante4:16
- 12.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 11 Scène: Andante con moto - Moderato - Allegro agitato - Poco più allegro - Tempo precedente4:37
- 13.The Nutcracker: Act I. No. 12 Divertissement12:09
Disc 2
- 2.The Nutcracker: Act II. No. 13 Valse des fleurs - Tempo di Valse6:58
- 3.The Nutcracker: Act II. No. 14 Pas de deux9:12
- 4.The Nutcracker: Act II. No. 15 Valse finale et Apothéose5:40
- 5.The Sleeping Beauty Suite: No. 1 Introduction (La Fée des lilas): Allegro vivo - Andantino - Più mosso - Andante sostenuto4:26
- 6.The Sleeping Beauty Suite: No. 2 Adagio (Pas d'action): Andante - Adagio maestoso - Molto sostenuto, quasi più andante - Tempo I5:59
- 7.The Sleeping Beauty Suite: No. 3 Pas de caractère (Le Chat botté et la chatte blanche): Allegro moderato - Moderato1:51
- 8.The Sleeping Beauty Suite: No. 4 Panorama: Andantino3:08
- 9.The Sleeping Beauty Suite: No. 5 Valse: Allegro (Tempo di Valse)4:34







