It was originally meant to be danced by the sugar plum fairy and her cavalier, but is now very often danced by the nutcracker prince and clara, the girl through whose eyes we experience the entire story, and who is the heroine and female lead of the ballet. Rathbun also received the bronze medal in the world ballet competition in 20 and 2014. These include the slutcracker, the buttcracker suite and nutcracker rouge. This recording of the nutcracker was made in 1972 which makes it fairly early in andre previns tenure with the london symphony orchestra. Beautifully virtuosic piano arrangement by mikhail vasilievich pletnev of this pretty pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky composition, which is the best part of the nutcracker and one of the highlights of his career, in my opinion. Price sheet from full nutcracker suite set of 3 rca victor red seal. George balanchines the nutcracker, back at lincoln. Variation solo dance in a pas divertissement group suite.
Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. Tchaikovskypletnev nutcracker suite read 31862 times fergal. You can hear every gorgeous nuance of the performance with a tangible sense of closeness, from the lush strings and crisp tambourine on the jaunty russian dance to. This digital sheet music was either arranged by s staff of professional arrangers and composers or it is a new engraving of the compositions original printed arrangement. Complete your tchaikovsky sinfonia of london conducted by john hollingsworth collection. Editors notes having all of tchaikovskys immortal suite the nutcracker available on a single release is one thing, but this particular reading is something else entirely. Tchaikovsky berliner philharmoniker, semyon bychkov. The music itself, however, had already proved popular enough in a suite arranged by tchaikovsky for a concert earlier in the year. Tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker ballet. The nutcracker and its many mysteries the new york times. Cw 14, is a fairy ballet in 2 acts and 3 scenes, written and orchestrated by tchaikovsky between february 1891 and april 1892.
The nutcracker cassenoisette complete ballet discogs. It also comes 10 years after the lsos last, and better known, run through with antal dorati for mercury records. In the workshop, marie awakens from her dream and encounters drosselmeiers nephew, who is the very image of her nutcracker and dream prince. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker ballet bass clarinet excerpts. In the final analysis, it is the music that has truly given the nutcracker a life of its own. Title page, contents, instrumentation, and overture act i, no. Variation solo dance in a pas divertissement group suite of dances. This is, crazy as it may seem, an arrangement for solo piano.
The music was written by tchaikovsky and the dance was designed by lev ivanov. Pyotr ilych tchaikovsky s ballet scores are treasured works of art. This was tchaikovskys last ballet, from which he compiled a. I adore this piece since the first time i heard it. Miniature overture, march, dance of the sugar plum fairy, trepak russian dance. Our lesson is an easy way to see how to play these sheet music. Tchaikovsky nutcracker swan lake 1994, dolby system. Extensive information about nutcrackers, smokers, wooden miniatures and many collectible lines. Our purchased sheet music is high resolution and can be enlarged without any reduction in quality. Every year the nutcracker takes us on an unforgettable journey with young marie as she travels from her home on christmas eve to. Buy fully licensed online digital, transposable, printable sheet music.
I was about schocked and i decided immediately to study it. The ballet was first presented on 18 december 1892 at the mariinsky theatre in st. Tchaikovskys musical genius created one of the most recognizable and enduring scores ever written. Media in category the nutcracker the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. Nov 22, 2015 the nutcracker, though such a familiar fixture in the calendar, is among the most layered of all works of art. Prince charmings solo 22 dance of the sugarplum fairies 23. Clarinet flute violin mixed ensemble classical sheet music digital download. Tchaikovskys ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. Scan the qr code or copy the address below into your wallet to send bitcoin. An abbreviated version, the nutcracker suite, is one of the most recorded selections in classical repertoire. Tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker. The production combines the classic elements audiences have come to expect of the ballet, with a few little twists added to make it unique. Sven kacirek a drummer, marimba player and composer from hamburg has rearranged, rewritten and rerecorded the famous nutcracker by pyotr ilyich tchaikovski.
Through its inspiring story, beautiful music, and charming choreography, the nutcracker is a celebration of the joyous holiday season. Leopold stokowski conducting the philadelphia orchestra. Price sheet from full nutcracker suite set of 3 rca victor red seal record. 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. Nutcracker ballet complete royal philharmonic symphony orchestra of london artur rodzinski, conductor.
Maybe ill play it better, but i hope someone already will apreciate this my work. Yes, it contains kitsch and cuteness and adorability. Eleonora sevenard talks about the nutcracker ballet by bolshoi theatre. The memorable themes of the nutcracker ballet are beloved worldwide, and the melodic figures are maintained for all. Arabian dance, chinese dance, dance of the flutes, waltz of the flowers. Recorded november 10, 1926 at the academy of music in philadelphia.
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