The Nutcracker: Tchaikovsky's Masterpiece

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & John Hollingsworth & London Symphony Orchestra

The Nutcracker is a ballet score by Пётр Ильич Чайковский, composed and first performed in 1892. Rooted in late-Romantic orchestral tradition, its music features memorable melodies, colourful orchestration and a variety of dance forms, and it is one of Tchaikovsky's major ballet works that helped shape the ballet repertoire and later orchestral writing.
First released: 1996

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    March
    2:28
  2. 2.
    Departure of Guests, Bedtime, the Magic Spell Begins, Battle, Transformation of the Nutcracker
    15:18
  3. 3.
    Arabian Dance
    2:54
  4. 4.
    Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
    1:51
  5. 5.
    Chinese Dance
    1:07
  6. 6.
    Russian Dance
    1:11
  7. 7.
    Dance of the Flutes
    2:21
  8. 8.
    Mother Gigogne and the Clowns
    2:49
  9. 9.
    Waltz of the Flowers
    6:36
  10. 10.
    Pas de Deux
    5:02
  11. 11.
    Coda, Apotheosis
    3:05

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