Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Highlights)
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Composer: Pyotr Il'yich TchaikovskyConductor: John Lanchbery
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-10-19
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- Overture
- 1. The Decoration of the Christmas Tree
- 2. March
- 7. The Battle
- 8. The Forest of Fir Trees in Winter
- 9. Waltz of the Snowflakes
- 10. Confiturembourg (The Kingdom of Sweets)
- 11a. Divertissement, Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
- 11b. Divertissement, Coffee (Arab Dance)
- 11c. Divertissement, Tea (Chinese Dance)
- 11d. Divertissement, Gigue (English Dance)
- 11e. Divertissement, Trepak (Russian Dance)
- 11f. Divertissement, Dance of the Mirlitons
- 11g. Divertissement, Mother Gigogne
- 13. Waltz of the Flowers
- 14a. Pas de deux
- 14b. Variation 1, Tarantella
- 14c. Variation 2, Sugar-Plum Fairy - Coda
- 15. Finale Waltz and Apotheosis
Music reviews of Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Highlights)
Music Review: Delightful, wonderful &c.
Rating: 5 Stars
Not many people know about John Lanchbery. He was a wonderful ballet conductor in the '60s and he was a composer too: he wrote, among other things, the music for a ballet film called "Tales Of Beatrix Potter". (Now, if you don't know that film or that music, you have to check it out - be ready to make a friend for life. It's Frederick Ashton and the Covent Garden and boy is it something. It was, as if this weren't good enough, directed by Reginald Mills, who edited THE dance film: Michael Powell's "The Red Shoes"). Now - as to this disc: a fine hour-long condensation of this long and variegated score. It's awell-articulated, even idiosyncratic performance - not exactly smooth and creamy like Ormandy and the Philadelphia's, and this is a good thing. We've all heard this music so many times, the last thing we want is something nondescript. Lancbery swings the hell out of this music, and he gives us detail, depth, and cogency too. The Philharmonia sound great, particularly the brass, as well as the woodwinds (who get a lot to do in this score). In short, it's a winner - maybe not as polished as some others, but tons of heart, which is ultimately what counts with this music. Get it and trip the light fantastic.
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