The Nutcracker

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Yuri Temirkanov

The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, which premiered in 1892. The score combines Romantic orchestral colour with characteristic melodic writing and vivid orchestration, including prominent use of celesta and harp, and is a notable work from Tchaikovsky's later output that remains central to classical ballet and concert repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Overture
    3:13
  2. 2.
    The Christmas Tree
    3:52
  3. 3.
    March
    2:26
  4. 4.
    Children's Galop and Arrival of the Guests
    2:30
  5. 5.
    Dance Scene and Arrival of Drosselmeyer
    6:13
  6. 6.
    Scene and Grandfather Dance
    8:13
  7. 7.
    The Magic Spell Begins
    7:04
  8. 8.
    The Battle Between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King
    3:30
  9. 9.
    In the Pine Forest (Journey Through the Snow)
    3:53
  10. 10.
    Waltz of the Snowflakes
    6:49

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Magic Castle
    3:46
  2. 3.
    Clara and the Prince
    4:24
  3. 4.
    Chocolate: Spanish Dance
    1:09
  4. 5.
    Coffee: Arabian Dance
    4:06
  5. 6.
    Tea: Chinese Dance
    0:58
  6. 7.
    Trepak: Russian Dance
    1:09
  7. 8.
    Dance of the Flutes
    2:54
  8. 9.
    Mother Gigogne and the Flowers
    2:38
  9. 10.
    Waltz of the Flowers
    7:13
  10. 11.
    Dance of the Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy
    5:01
  11. 12.
    Variation 1: Tarantella
    0:42
  12. 13.
    Variation 2: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
    2:30
  13. 14.
    Coda
    1:17
  14. 15.
    Final Waltz and Apotheosis
    5:24
  15. 16.
    Eugene Onegin: Introduction and Waltz
    7:59
  16. 17.
    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
    4:37

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