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1 online resource (1 sound file) |
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Naxos Music Library
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Vanguard Classics
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| Contents |
Overture -- Act I, scene I: No. 1, the Christmas tree -- No. 2, march -- No. 3, little galop; entrance of the guests -- No. 4, Drosselmeyer's entrance; dance scene; distribution of presents -- No. 5, scene; grandfather's dance -- No. 6, guests depart; children retire to bed; magic spell begins -- No. 7, battle between Nutcracker and Mouse King; Nutcracker wins battle and is transformed into a handsome prince -- Act I, scene II: no. 8, fir tree forest in winter -- No. 9, waltz of the snowflakes. CD 2. Act II: No. 10, the castle, Kingdom of Sweets -- No. 11, Clara and the Nutcracker appear -- No. 12, divertissement -- Chocolate (Spanish dance) -- Coffee (Arabian dance) -- Tea (Chinese dance) -- Trepak (Russian dance) -- Dance of the mirlitons (reed pipes) -- Mother gigogne and the tumblers -- No. 13, waltz of the flowers -- No. 14, Pas de deux -- Variation I, tarantella -- Variation II, dance of the sugar plum fairy -- Coda -- No. 15, final waltz and apotheosis -- Swan lake (suite) -- scene -- waltz -- Dance of the swans, IV -- Dance of the swans, V -- Spanish dance -- Mazurka -- Final scene |
| Summary |
The story of the Nutcracker, is a fantasy. The story reveals a fine insight into the heart and mind of a child, the hopes and fears that can be so poignant. Clara the child, weeps for her broken toy, courageously battles the evil Mouse King and joins her Nutcracker Prince in a land of sweetness and joy. This ballet comprises a total of fifteen musical numbers, with an overture, a first act of two scenes, and a second act in the Kingdom of Sweets |
| Notes |
Streaming audio |
| Credits |
Produced by Seymour Solomon ; engineered by Jack Bryan and Ed Friedner |
| Performer |
Utah Symphony Orchestra ; Maurice Abravanel, conductor |
| Event |
The Nutcracker recorded Sept. 1961 and Swan Lake recorded April 1967 at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City |
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Christmas music.
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Ballets.
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Orchestral music.
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Suites (Orchestra)
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Ballets
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Christmas music
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Orchestral music
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Suites (Orchestra)
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Streaming audio
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Streaming audio
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| Author |
Abravanel, Maurice, 1903-1993.
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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
Lebedinoe ozero. Selections
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Utah Symphony Orchestra.
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