The nutcracker, made in 1975 with the concertgebouw, is a delight, with some terrific orchestral playing especially the winds and springy rhythms. The material petipa chose for the libretto was a story by alexandre dumas, the tale of the nutcracker, an adaptation of e. Galop and dance of the parents by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Many of his compositions including his piano and violin concertos are among the most popular of all classical compositions. Antal dorati was probably the great dance conductor of our age, and he pioneered recording the complete tchaikovsky ballets. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker mariinsky theatre on vimeo. Its been around in one form or another since it was made and was last sighted on a philips duo. Tchaikovsky nutcracker rco, dorati, classical music, classical mp3 download, classical music downloads download music compositions from legal, wellordered mp3 content website.
The nutcracker ballet and suite tchaikovskys magical music. It is fascinating how tchaikovskys works, especially his great ballets, are now considered seminal western romantic compositions, yet at the time were derided as alien, quasieastern music by the german musical establishment. The twoact ballet is based on the book the nutcracker and the mouse king, by e. The nutcracker ballet complete amsterdam concertgebouw orchantal dorati, cond. Tchaikovsky once again worked closely with marius petipa, who frustrated the composer with his detailed instructions and restrictions on the score. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 1840 1893 the nutcracker, op.
Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 the nutcracker, op. Old style 25th april 184025th october 1893 was a russian composer. Complete your tchaikovsky, london symphony orchestra, antal dorati, anatole fistoulari collection. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker ballet antal dorati, london. The nutcracker ballet is one of tchaikovskys most enchanting works. Tchaikovsky antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker. The nutcracker music of tchaikovsky nutcracker ballet music. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, antal dorati, harold lawrence. 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.
Tchaikovsky the nutcracker ballet antal dorati, london symphony. Intermediate english reading the nutcracker, by tchaikovsky. Nutcracker ballet complete royal philharmonic symphony orchestra of londonartur rodzinski, conductoract i, sc. An outstanding transcription for piano of a most beloved ballet score itll have you dancing. Created by distinguished composer sergey taneyev at the time of the ballets premiere, this delightful arrangement renders the. London symphony orchestra, philharmonia hungarica, antal dorati. The nutcracker complete ballet the sleeping beauty. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, antal dorati, new philharmonia orchestra. For the ballet, tchaikovsky again joined forces with choreographer marius petipa, with whom he had collaborated on swan lake and the sleeping beauty. List of ballets by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky wikipedia. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker 1892 manuscript score.
Here tchaikovsky continues the miniature effect of the overture, setting the battle music predominantly in the orchestras upper registers. Tchaikovsky and marius petipa tchaikovskys nutcracker. The nutcracker comes to life, he and his band of soldiers rise to defend clara, and the mouse king leads his mice into battle. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as the five, tchaikovsky wrote music which was distinctly russian. Provided to youtube by universal music group tchaikovsky. Hoffmanns story the nutcracker and the mouse king, written in 1819. Vedernikovs performance is over ten minutes longer than dorati s, and nearly several minutes quicker than gergievs. Antal dorati, harold lawrence, london symphony orchestra, philharmonia hungarica, london symphony orchestra chorus tchaikovsky. The work was presented with live with a ballet company in a gala evening.
Tchaikovsky was one of the most beloved classical music composers. After all, tchaikovskys score is a masterpiece of melody and orchestration, and its easy to think that removing the latter would make for a lesser, inauthentic experience. Lxt 54934 tchaikovsky the nutcracker complete ballet losr ansermet os 2lp. The nutcracker is the last of tchaikovsky s three great ballets, and was premiered in 1892, the year before his enigmatic death.
Title page, contents, instrumentation, and overture act i, no. Tchaikovsky antal dorati, london symphony, philharmonia hungarica. The nutcracker was performed throughout russia and the rest of europe in the years following his death. The nutcracker site provides a central location for nutcracker ballet information. It is fascinating how tchaikovsky s works, especially his great ballets, are now considered seminal western romantic compositions, yet at the time were derided as alien, quasieastern music by the german musical establishment. His homeward journey took him through paris, where he discovered a new instrument. This list of recordings of tchaikovskys ballet the nutcracker, op. The nutcracker ballet provides the history of the nutcracker ballet, nutcracker music, nutcrakcer links, nutcracker movies and information on nutcracker ballet performances in your area. Nutcracker performance listings are provided by state and city and by the company performing the nutcracker ballet. This piano solo of tchaikovskys masterful christmas ballet offers pianists a chance to enjoy favorites such as the dance of the sugarplum fairy and the waltz of the flowers. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker, serenade dorati download.
Trepak russian dance royal concertgebouw orchestra antal dorati. The sacds of dorati s performance document the quickest complete nutcracker which ive come across. As you probably know, peter tchaikovsky 18401893 adapted his twoact ballet the nutcracker from e. Few people are neutral on the subject of christmas. It is the first half of the first act which most starkly differentiates dorati s performance from vedernikov. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Its tempting to scoff at the idea of the nutcracker arranged for solo piano.
Narrated by awardwinning actor ossie davis, the production takes us on a journey of a runaway little girls decision to return to her family after she enters a rundown theater for shelter and encounters an old caretaker who guides her on her journey. Tsos the ghost of christmas eve is a unique fantasy trip through the magic of christmas. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker complete ballet 1892 antal dorati conducting the london symphony orchestra. The nutcracker complete ballet the sleeping beauty highlights. This is tchaikovsky the nutcracker mariinsky theatre by max mara on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The nutcracker is the last of tchaikovskys three great ballets, and was premiered in 1892, the year before his enigmatic death.
Tchaikovsky was commissioned to write the ballet as a double bill by ivan vsevolozhsky, the director of the imperial theatres on the back of the success of sleeping beauty. For vigorous interpretation, orchestral clarity, and emotional impact, this set of tchaikovskys six symphonies is hard to discount. Both sides of dorati and tchaikovsky are on display in this welcome philips 50 reissue. Commissioned work visualizing two pieces of tchaikovskys nutcracker ballet. Marius petipa george balanchine lev ivanov marius petipa julius reisinger marius petipa and lev ivanov george balanchine peter martins. Birmingham royal ballets lei zhao as clara with christopher. Tchaikovsky began work in february 1891, continuing his efforts while on an american tour later that year for the opening of carnegie hall. But tchaikovskys finest compositions were his three ballets, excerpts of which are presented on this cd. He wrote some of the worlds most popular concert and theatrical music in the current classical repertoire, including the ballets swan lake and the nutcracker, the 1812 overture, his first piano concerto, several. The magical music evokes a nostalgic christmas atmosphere.
Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, antal dorati, harold lawrence, london. Sadly, tchaikovsky didnt live long enough to see his ballet become an international success. The name of the conductor of the orchestra or chorus. Of course the performance on those mono mercury records was dorati and the minneapolis symphony orchestras 1954 recording, the first ever of the complete. Hoffmans story the nutcracker and the mouse king, premiering the. Names of solo performers, with their instruments or stage roles given in parentheses. Tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker ballet.
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