The Nutcracker
Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Mariss Jansons
The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet score by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, premiered in 1892. Musically it combines Romantic orchestration, vivid orchestral colour and dance-derived rhythms to create a sequence of characterful sections that reflect Tchaikovsky's late-period focus on programme-driven ballet writing.
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Disc 1
- 1.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture3:13
- 2.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I, Scene I. The Decoration of the Christmas Tree4:06
- 3.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I, Scene I. March2:30
- 4.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I, Scene I. Children's Galop and Entry of the Parents2:27
- 5.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I, Scene I. Arrival of Drosselmeyer5:54
- 6.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I, Scene I. Grandfather's Dance6:34
- 7.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I, Scene I. Scena: Departure of the Guests / Night6:55
- 8.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I, Scene I. Scena: The Battle3:36
- 9.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I, Scene I. Scena: The forest of Fir Trees in Winter3:36
- 10.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I, Scene II. Waltz of the Snowflakes6:09
Disc 2
- 2.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Scena: Confiturembourg (The Kingdom of Sweets)4:02
- 3.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Scena: Entry of Clara and the Prince4:27
- 4.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Divertissement: a) Chocolate (Spanish Dance)1:10
- 5.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Divertissement: b) Coffee (Arab Dance)3:46
- 6.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Divertissement: c) Tea (Chinese Dance)1:00
- 7.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Divertissement: d) Trepak (Russian Dance)1:04
- 8.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Divertissement: e) Dance of the Reed Pipes2:29
- 9.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Divertissement: f) Mother Gigogne2:48
- 10.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Waltz of the Flowers6:35
- 11.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Pas de deux: a) Pas de deux5:05
- 12.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Pas de deux: b) Variation I: Tarantella0:39
- 13.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Pas de deux: c) Variation II: Sugar-Plum Fairy2:12
- 14.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Pas de deux: d) Coda1:21
- 15.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Final Waltz3:26
- 16.The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II. Apotheosis1:39







