The nutcracker performances national theatre in belgrade. The nutcracker ballet is one of tchaikovskys most enchanting works. Tchaikovsky antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker. 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 recording of the complete nutcracker is just one example of their particular skills. Dorati himself recorded the complete nutcracker no less than three times. Luckily, tchaikovskys innovative score was viewed slightly more favourably. This new remastering of doratis superb 1975 nutcracker is slightly superior to its first issue on cd philips duo 442562 which coupled it with an extended suite from the same composers sleeping beauty ballet with anatole fistoulari and the london symphonythe latter a brilliant performance, superbly recorded. Download tchaikovsky classical works lossless flac and hires. The nutcracker is a twoact ballet by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Hoffmann was commissioned by the director of the imperial theatres ivan vsevolozhsky in 1891.
The mono maven surveys complete recordings of tchaikovsky. Tsos the ghost of christmas eve is a unique fantasy trip through the magic of christmas. Tchaikovsky s ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. Tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker ballet. Its somewhat less harddriven and more relaxed than the contemporaneous doratimercury reading with the lso. Antal dorati was probably the great dance conductor of our age, and he pioneered recording the complete tchaikovsky ballets. There is a clarity and precision to the orchestras playing that gives tchaikovsky s music sparkle, while gergiev breathes life into the dances and few moments of drama that are in the story. The nutcracker comes to life, he and his band of soldiers rise to defend clara, and the mouse king leads his mice into battle. But tchaikovskys finest compositions were his three ballets, excerpts of which are presented on this cd. It tells the story of a little girl who goes to the land of sweets on christmas eve. The suite was first performed, under the composers direction, on 19 march 1892 at an assembly of the saint petersburg branch of the. 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. He made an outstanding stereo nutcracker for mercury living presence, and that has been reissued on cd.
Here tchaikovsky continues the miniature effect of the overture, setting the battle music predominantly in the orchestras upper registers. The material petipa chose for the libretto was a story by alexandre dumas, the tale of the nutcracker, an adaptation of e. Here is an old friend that i hadnt heard for a very long time. Marius petipa george balanchine lev ivanov marius petipa julius reisinger marius petipa and lev ivanov george balanchine peter martins. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. The nutcracker, made in 1975 with the concertgebouw, is a delight, with some terrific orchestral playing especially the winds and springy rhythms. This is tchaikovsky the nutcracker mariinsky theatre by max mara on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Hoffmanns story the nutcracker and the mouse king, written in 1819.
The nutcracker antal dorati cd2 tchaikovsky, piotr. 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. The nutcracker is the last of tchaikovskys three great ballets, and was premiered in 1892, the year before his enigmatic death. Tchaikovskys exciting festive favourite, the nutcracker, was first performed in 1892. There is a clarity and precision to the orchestras playing that gives tchaikovskys music sparkle, while gergiev breathes life into the dances and few moments of drama that are in the story.
Antal dorati minneapolis symphony orchestra beethoven. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker dorati 2 cds download buy now. Hoffmanns fairy tale, upon which it was based, had long ranked high in the composers estimation, and was the reason for his agreeing to write the ballet the. It was the only one of his three ballet suites to have been compiled an published during the composers lifetime. Feb 26, 2020 the nutcracker, ballet by pyotr tchaikovsky. Dec 22, 2015 how tchaikovskys nutcracker became a christmas classic how did tchaikovskys ballet become a staple of the festive season. Tchaikovskys adaptation of the story the nutcracker and the mouse king by e. Despite being hugely popular today, critics werent exactly complimentary after the premiere, calling the sugar plum fairy pudgy.
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. The nutcracker, op 71 complete ballet serenade in c major, op. The nutcracker ballet and suite tchaikovskys magical music. The coupling, tchaikovsky s serenade for strings, was recorded by the philharmonia hungarica an emigre orchestra comprising many refugees following the hungarian uprising of 1956 in vienna in 1956, on ordinary tape. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker mariinsky theatre on vimeo. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker ballet antal dorati, london. Tchaikovskys ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. Nov 03, 2015 pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 the nutcracker, op.
The first was the world premiere on record, in mono with the minneapolis orchestra in 1953 for mercury. Its been around in one form or another since it was made and was last sighted on a philips duo. Its tempting to scoff at the idea of the nutcracker arranged for solo piano. She regularly sent him money so that he could concentrate on composing without having to worry about making a living. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, antal dorati, harold lawrence, london symphony orchestra, philharmonia hungarica, london symphony orchestra chorus tchaikovsky. The mono maven surveys complete recordings of tchaikovskys. Cw 32, popularly known as the nutcracker suite, in january and february 1892. Miniature overture, march, dance of the sugar plum fairy, trepak russian dance. The original production was staged by marius petipa on 18 december 1892, premiering on a doublebill with a now semiforgotten tchaikovsky opera, iolanta. Clemency burtonhill goes in search of the nutcrackers universal.
The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. According to modest tchaikovsky, the composer was very little pleased by the subject of the nutcracker, more precisely with the nature of the ballets scenario, since e. Tchaikovsky s exciting festive favourite, the nutcracker, was first performed in 1892. Both sides of dorati and tchaikovsky are on display in this welcome philips 50 reissue.
Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, antal dorati, harold lawrence, london. The magical music evokes a nostalgic christmas atmosphere. Arabian dance, chinese dance, dance of the flutes, waltz of the flowers. Provided to youtube by universal music group tchaikovsky. The nutcracker is a twoact ballet, originally choreographed by marius petipa and lev ivanov with a score by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky op. Even if you are only halfpaying attention to it, you can still. This page lists all recordings of the nutcracker, op. Fine as that version is, this one is even better because the royal concertgebouw orchestra simply plays the music more elegantly than the london.
Many of his compositions including his piano and violin concertos are among the most popular of all classical compositions. How tchaikovskys nutcracker became a christmas classic how did tchaikovskys ballet become a staple of the festive season. The twoact ballet is based on the book the nutcracker and the mouse king, by e. 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. Ivan vsevolozhsky and marius petipa adapted hoffmanns story for the ballet. London symphony orchestra, philharmonia hungarica, antal dorati. In berlin, the symphonies still seem to be beyond the. Tchaikovsky was one of the most beloved classical music composers. Tchaikovsky s adaptation of the story the nutcracker and the mouse king by e. Galop and dance of the parents by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Recorded november 10, 1926 at the academy of music in philadelphia. Complete your tchaikovsky antal dorati, london symphony collection.
Peter ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker complete ballet suites for orchestra no. Written in the early 1890s, this was the last ballet score tchaikovsky wrote he died less than a year after it was premiered. It has been around from time to time in different disguises, on lps, then some ten years ago when most of the mercury catalogue was released on twochannel cds and now, finally, it comes on sacd in the original threechannel version. Dorati never recorded swan lake a second time, but he did the others, and in stereo. Tchaikovsky antal dorati, london symphony, philharmonia hungarica the nutcracker ballet, op. The coupling, tchaikovskys serenade for strings, was recorded by the philharmonia hungarica an emigre orchestra comprising many refugees following the hungarian uprising of 1956 in vienna in 1956, on ordinary tape.
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. Leopold stokowski conducting the philadelphia orchestra. List of ballets by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky wikipedia. But tchaikovsky s finest compositions were his three ballets, excerpts of which are presented on this cd. Fine as that version is, this one is even better because the royal concertgebouw orchestra simply plays the music more elegantly than the london symphony. Tchaikovsky nutcracker rco, dorati, classical music, classical mp3 download, classical music downloads download music compositions from legal, wellordered mp3 content website. Written in the early 1890s, this was the last ballet score tchaikovsky wrote. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 the nutcracker, op. Tchaikovsky london symphony orchestra, antal dorati, anatole. The work is refreshingly symphonic and rendered with varying tones, balanced textures and marvelous bells. The nutcracker ballet complete amsterdam concertgebouw orchantal dorati, cond. Tchaikovsky, piotr illitch tchaikovsky the nutcracker antal dorati cd2.
For the ballet, tchaikovsky again joined forces with choreographer marius petipa, with whom he had collaborated on swan lake and the sleeping beauty. Tchaikovsky compiled his suite from the ballet the nutcracker, op. Hoffmanns original story was darker than the ballet, but the plot remains largely the same. Nutcracker ballet complete royal philharmonic symphony orchestra of london artur rodzinski, conductor.
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