The nutcracker rotterdams philharmonisch orkest complete concert in hd duration. It was hurriedly composed for anna sobeshchanskaya, a bolshoi prima ballerina who was scheduled to make her debut in the title role at the fourth performance of the 1877 moscow production, and. Act one tells a story of how little clara aids her magical christmas gift a nutcracker in the form of a soldier defeat an army of mice. Tchaikovsky, reiner chicago symphony tchaikovsky, reiner chicago symphony the nutcracker. It is part of the entertainments in the kingdom of sweets to reward clara for her help in saving the life of the nutcracker and defeating the mouse king, and comes after a series of divertissements that. The nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king. Nov 25, 2019 tchaikovsky was deeply unhappy with the limitations it presented. Sugarplum fairy and a cavalier by apsisapocynthion. Tchaikovsky, pyotr ilyich, don jackson, london symphony. Cw 14, is a fairy ballet in 2 acts and 3 scenes, written and orchestrated by tchaikovsky between february 1891 and april 1892.
Tchaikovsky valery gergiev, kirov orchestra discogs. The nutcracker is the least symphonic of the three tchaikovsky ballets. Tschaikowsky, london festival orchestra, alberto lizzio the nutcracker, swanlake balletsuites. When i learned this about 10 years ago, i used a hard to read score off the internet as it was the only version i could find.
The memorable themes of the nutcracker ballet are beloved worldwide, and the melodic figures are maintained for all instruments. Discover the essence of tchaikovsky s musical genius while performing a gorgeous romanticera classic based upon a gmajor scale. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. Tchaikovsky s nutcracker is a ballet which because of its fairytale setting and wellknown music is a particular favourite, especially with children. Commissioned work visualizing two pieces of tchaikovskys nutcracker ballet. This is, crazy as it may seem, an arrangement for solo piano. Tchaikovsky valery gergiev, kirov orchestra the nutcracker.
Vsyevolozhky had previously commissioned the sleeping beauty from tchaikovsky, and was looking to the composer for another great success. Editors notes having all of tchaikovsky s immortal suite the nutcracker available on a single release is one thing, but this particular reading is something else entirely. You can hear every gorgeous nuance of the performance with a tangible sense of closeness, from the lush strings and crisp tambourine on the jaunty russian. It was given its premiere at the mariinsky theatre. Hoffmanns story the nutcracker and the mouse king, by way of alexander dumas adapted story the nutcracker. Pyotr ilych tchaikovsky s ballet scores are treasured works of art.
Wonderful performance of chopins nocturne in c sharp minor arranged for violin and piano by nathan milstein, played by yueun kim violin and jiayi shi piano. It was originally meant to be danced by the sugar plum fairy and her cavalier, but is now very often danced by the nutcracker prince and clara, the girl through. Complete your tchaikovsky, reiner chicago symphony collection. The nutcracker mikhail pletnev, russian national orchestra on allmusic 2011 fans of the nutcracker suite who are looking for. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Tchaikovsky nutcracker swan lake 1994, dolby system. The ballet was first presented on 18 december 1892 at the mariinsky theatre in st. The inevitable result was procrastination, and at one point he asked to be released from the commission. It was originally meant to be danced by the sugar plum fairy and her cavalier, but is now very often danced by the nutcracker prince and clara, the girl through whose eyes we experience the entire story, and who is the heroine and female lead of the ballet. Variation ii dance of the sugarplum fairy orchestra of the mariinsky theatre and valery gergiev 5. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. This digital sheet music was either arranged by s staff of professional arrangers and composers or it is a new engraving of the compositions original printed arrangement. Beautifully virtuosic piano arrangement by mikhail vasilievich pletnev of this pretty pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky composition, which is the best part of the nutcracker and one of the highlights of his career, in my opinion.
The music was written by tchaikovsky and the dance was designed by lev ivanov. With costumes by barbara karinska and lighting by jack owen brown, it was first presented by new york city ballet at the city center of music and drama, new york, on. The work was presented with live with a ballet company in a gala evening. The story was based on a childrens fairy tale by e. Every christmas brings around another nutcracker that got overlooked in the past. Its a shame that sony lost faith in tilson thomass complete set from 1985, but this 70min. One of the all time great melodies, arranged for grade v j.
The nutcracker story after going to bed, clara returns to see the nutcracker, and as the clock strikes midnight she sees the christmas tree grow as she shrinks down to the size of the nutcracker led by the mouse king, mice stream out of the cracks in the wall for a battle with the nutcracker. Tchaikovsky, reiner chicago symphony the nutcracker. The sugar plum fairy was first danced by antonietta dellera and the. Complete your tchaikovsky antal dorati, london symphony collection.
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