The Nutcracker: Ballet Suite

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

The Nutcracker Suite is a ballet suite by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arranged and published in 1892. It distils selections from the full-length ballet into orchestral movements that feature lyrical melodies, colourful orchestration and a variety of dance forms, and it occupies a prominent place in Tchaikovsky's output as a work that brought his ballet music into the concert repertoire.
First released: 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Overture
    3:34
  2. 2.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act I. March
    2:15
  3. 3.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act I. Journey Through the Snow / Waltz of the Snowflakes
    9:51
  4. 4.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act II. Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
    1:17
  5. 5.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act II. Coffee (Arabian Dance)
    3:37
  6. 6.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act II. Tea (Chinese Dance)
    1:17
  7. 7.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act II. Trépak (Russian Dance)
    1:13
  8. 8.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act II. Dance of the Mirlitons
    2:34
  9. 9.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act II. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe / The Buffoons
    2:46
  10. 10.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act II. Waltz of the Flowers
    6:58
  11. 11.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act II. Pas de deux
    4:30
  12. 12.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act II. Variation I / Variation II (Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
    4:11
  13. 13.
    The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Act II. Final Waltz and Apotheosis
    5:16
  14. 14.
    Christmas Eve Suite: Polonaise
    4:28
  15. 15.
    The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers
    3:30
  16. 16.
    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles
    4:50
  17. 17.
    Tsar Saltan Suite, op. 57: Farewell of the Tsar
    4:09

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