Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Queensland Symphony Orchestra & Werner Andreas Albert

The Nutcracker is a ballet score by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed and first performed in 1892. The music exemplifies late-Romantic orchestral writing, combining dance forms with vivid orchestration and distinctive instrumental colours, and it occupies an important place in Tchaikovsky's late output and in the ballet and orchestral repertory.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture
    3:16
  2. 2.
    The Nutcracker: Decoration and Lighting of the Christmas Tree
    4:11
  3. 3.
    The Nutcracker: March
    2:27
  4. 4.
    The Nutcracker: Children’s Galop and Entry of the Parents
    2:23
  5. 5.
    The Nutcracker: Arrival of Drosselmeyer and the Children’s Presents
    5:39
  6. 6.
    The Nutcracker: The Nutcracker and Grandfather Dance
    5:50
  7. 7.
    The Nutcracker: Departure of the Guests and the Children’s Bedtime
    6:35
  8. 8.
    The Nutcracker: The Magic Spell Begins
    3:35
  9. 9.
    The Nutcracker: Journey of Clara and Prince Charming through the Snow
    3:33
  10. 10.
    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes
    6:00

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Nutcracker: The Enchanted Palace
    3:54
  2. 3.
    The Nutcracker: Arrival of Clara and Prince Charming, and Festive Welcome
    4:34
  3. 4.
    The Nutcracker: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
    1:13
  4. 5.
    The Nutcracker: Coffee (Arab Dance)
    3:30
  5. 6.
    The Nutcracker: Tea (Chinese Dance)
    1:00
  6. 7.
    The Nutcracker: Trepak (Russian Dance)
    1:07
  7. 8.
    The Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons (Flutes)
    2:18
  8. 9.
    The Nutcracker: Mother Gigogne and the Clowns
    2:58
  9. 10.
    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
    6:35
  10. 11.
    The Nutcracker: Pas de deux
    4:56
  11. 12.
    The Nutcracker: Tarantella of Prince Charming
    0:40
  12. 13.
    The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
    2:00
  13. 14.
    The Nutcracker: Coda
    1:25
  14. 15.
    The Nutcracker: Final Waltz and Apotheosis
    4:54

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