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tchaikovsky - the nutcracker (2 x 33rpm lp)
[SXL 2092/3]

45,67EUR

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MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 2 x 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORD M mint
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED No
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo, Booklet
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --

MUSICIANS

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet - conducting

PYOTR IL'YICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840 – 1893)

nutcracker ballet op. 71 – 71:01

minature overture
scena (no. 1) - the decoration of the christmas tree
scena (no. 2) - march
scena (no. 3) - children's galop & dance of the parents
scena (no. 4) - dance scena (arrival of drosselmayer)
scena (no. 5) - & grandfather's dance
scena (no. 6) - (departure of the guests - night)
scena (no. 7) - the battle and transformation
scena (no. 8) - (the journey through the snow / the forest of fir thees in winter)
scena (no. 9) - waltz of the snowflakes
scena (no. 10) - (the magic castle)
scena (no. 11) - (arrival of clara and the nutcracker)
divertissement (no. 12) - spanish dance (chocolate)
divertissement (no. 12) - arabian dance (coffee)
divertissement (no. 12) - chinese dance (tea)
divertissement (no. 12) - trepak (russian dance)
divertissement (no. 12) - dance of the reed-pipes (mirlitons)
divertissement (no. 12) - mother gigogne & the clowns
scena (no. 13) - waltz of the flowers
scena (no. 14) - pas de deux: intrada (the sugar plum fairy and the nutcracker)
scena (no. 14) - pas de deux: variation 1: tarantella
scena (no. 14) - pas de deux: variation 2: dance of the sugar-plum fairy
scena (no. 14) - pas de deux: coda
scena (no. 15) - final waltz and apotheosis

REVIEW

When the evenings grow longer, the autumn leaves begin to fall and Jack Frost calls during the night

Then it is time to conjure up the magic world of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker while relaxing in front of a crackling fire

In this double album you will hear the delightfully varied ballet music in its entirety

And not just the usual highlights

Each and every one of the highly individual numbers, be it a dance, a march or a waltz, is enchanting with its ever varying orchestral colouring

Here merry and impudent and tripping along lightly without a care in the world, there sturdy and vigourous, even coarse

The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, led by its conductor of many years standing, Ernest Ansermet, is very much at home in Russian repertoire

And masters the occasional immense difficulties of the score with bravado

The DECCA team has once again proved its worth and leaves any nuts which still need to be cracked to the hi-fi equipment

The airy strings, the delicate triangles, the thrill of cymbals clashing, and the wooden clack of the castanets

And if, by an amazing coincidence, the heating should fail when you are listening to this record

There is no reason to worry – this music is guaranteed to warm the cockels of your heart and keep Jack Frost from the door

RECORDING October / November 1958 at Victoria Hall Geneva
ENGINEERING Roy Wallace
LABEL Decca
RE MASTERING Heinz Wildhagen
RE RELEASED November 1995
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas Germany
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Classic / Ballet
AVAILABLE as long as inventory

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This product was added to our catalog on Monday 07 April, 2003.

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