Slovak philharmonic orchestra henry adolph suite from the nutcracker op. Tchaikovsky made a selection of eight of the numbers from the ballet, forming the nutcracker suite, op. The nutcracker is often performed during the christmas season due to its content, and many families make it an annual tradition to attend a performance. Dance of the swans london festival orchestra henry adolph pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky nutcracker swan.
The most loved and mesmerizing of classical ballets, swan lake was tchaikovskys first. It was an orchestral version of hoffmanns fantasy, nutcracker, adapted by the composer to a ballet genre. Suites from two favorite ballets by peter ilych tchaikovsky. High fidelity, october 1954 swan lake his way with the ubiquitous suite no. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, details allmusic.
Extra information see the discussion page for the differences between the two versions of the suite. Complete your tchaikovsky, royal philharmonic orchestra. Swan lake by tchaikovsky the nutcracker repeated version. Tchaikovsky, james levine, vienna philharmonic orchestra tchaikovsky.
The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. It was composed in 1875 and over 100 years later it remains a favorite with ballet companies regularly performing it throughout the world. The nutcracker is a twoact ballet, with a score by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky swan lake and nutcracker ballet. Piotr ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 cd 1 1 swan lake, op. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises ballet suite from swan lake op.
In the years between swan lake and the nutcracker, tchaikovskys musical abilities definitely grew, plus he wrote another ballet, the sleeping beauty, whose score is just as dazzling and inventive as the nutcracker. Ballet suites sleeping beauty, swan lake, nutcracker music. Swan lake ballet suite the nutcracker ballet suite discogs. For the ballet, tchaikovsky would again join forces with marius petipa, with whom he had collaborated on the sleeping beauty. Tchaikovsky,swan lake, nutcracker ballet suites, wolfgang sawallisch. Although tchaikovsky considered the story to be lacking any real dramatic and emotional tension, his nutcracker is one of the most fascinating achievements in ballet. The nutcracker by tchaikovsky, james levine, vpo from amazons classical music store. Performances of the suite can range from 25 to 30 minutes, depending on which music is played. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Popular romantic composer of 6 symphones and some of the world most performed ballets including swan lake, the nutcracker and sleeping beauty.
In another version of the swan lake suite, the spanish dance, neapolitan dance, and mazurka follow the hungarian dance. The story of the nutcracker ballet picturebackr deborah hautzig. Tchailkovskys nutcracker suite tchaikovskys nutcracker suite with swan lake music. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of nutcracker, suite from the ballet, on allmusic. In fact he wrote the score for 3 of the most famous and most performed ballets in the world. Tchaikovsky, royal philharmonic orchestra conducted by george weldon. 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. Tchaikovsky, karajan, philharmonia orchestra tchaikovsky. This is a ballet by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky based on an ancient german legend, presented in either four acts, four scenes primarily outside russia and eastern europe, three acts, four scenes primarily in russia and eastern europe or. Peter ilyich tchaikovsky, mstislav rostropovich, berlin philharmonic orchestra tchaikovsky. Concertgebouworkest swan lake london symphony orchestra serenade, nutcracker, sleeping beauty anatole fistoulari first cd release on decca. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky nina kaptsova dance of the. Complete your tchaikovsky philharmonia orchestra, wolfgang sawallisch collection. The nutcracker, an album by wiener philharmoniker, james levine on spotify.
The ballets premiere took place on february 20, 1877, but it was not a success owing to poor staging and choreography, and it was soon dropped from the repertoire. Tchaikovsky,swan lake, nutcracker ballet suites, wolfgang. Tchaikovsky, royal philharmonic orchestra conducted by. The 1895 petipaivanovdrigo revival of swan lake is a famous version of the ballet swan lake, ru. Years of fame had completed the composition of swan lake, which was the first in his famed trilogy of ballets. Tchailkovskys nutcracker suite tchaikovskys nutcracker s uite with swan lake music.
The nutcracker ballet suites, an album by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, israel philharmonic orchestra, zubin mehta. All this ethnicflavored music is colorful and effective, but may actually be better suited to the ballet than to the suite. Dance of the sugar plum fairy from the nutcracker the royal ballet. The nutcracker for easy piano 12 selections from the ballet by tchaikovsky. The nutcracker ballet suiteswan lake excerpts sleeping. Tchaikovskys nutcracker, the story of a young girls journey to a magical land on christmas eve, is perhaps not only the composers most famous work but also one of the most famous ballets of all time. Swan lake by tchaikovskythe nutcracker repeated version.
Tchaikovsky philharmonia orchestra, wolfgang sawallisch. Pytor ilyich tchaikovsky forever changed the world of ballet with swan lake and the nutcracker. Little known facts about the nutcracker suite and tchaikovsky. Complete your tchaikovsky, royal philharmonic orchestra conducted by george weldon collection. Its hard to imagine that the man who composed the worldfamous and truly adored nutcracker suite and swan lake, among other famous classical music scores, was a hypochondriac, refused to drink anything but bottled water especially eccentric in an era when commercially bottled water wasnt the norm, and who also suffered from the. Ballet suites nutracker, swan lake, sleeping beauty. The nutcracker sleeping beauty swan lake ballet suites music.
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