Nutcracker Suite

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Berliner Philharmoniker & Mstislav Rostropovich

The Nutcracker Suite is an orchestral suite by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, compiled from his ballet The Nutcracker and first presented in 1892. It consists of short, contrasting numbers that employ late-Romantic orchestral colours and dance forms, and the suite's extraction for concert performance helped introduce segments of the ballet into concert programmes and the orchestral repertoire.
First released: 2009

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: Miniature Overture
    3:04
  2. 2.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: March
    2:25
  3. 3.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
    2:05
  4. 4.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: Russian Dance (Trepak)
    1:09
  5. 5.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: Arabian Dance (Coffee)
    3:45
  6. 6.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: Chinese Dance (Tea)
    1:13
  7. 7.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: Dance of the Reed-Pipes (Merlitons)
    2:34
  8. 8.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: Waltz of the Flowers
    6:44

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