Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker ( André-Previn / Complete Ballet )= red vinyl 2LP =
2 x LP
coloured vinyl 33⅓rpm
1972- 2016 reissue on limited red vinyl 2LP =“Tchaikovsky's ballets form a wonderful part of his musical expression – perhaps the most wonderful of all … this enchanting new recording of the Nutcracker by André Previn and the LSO. As an account of the mu
Release date 04-05-2016 ( originally recorded in 1972)
2016 limited pressed on red VINYL 2LP =“Tchaikovsky's ballets form a wonderful part of his musical expression – perhaps the most wonderful of all … Such were my thoughts as I listened to this enchanting new recording of the Nutcracker by André Previn and the LSO. As an account of the music it seems to me a wonderfully judged combination of skill and affection … [It] is certainly a performance whose strength comes from its simple eloquence – and there is nothing that can make any music sound better than that … There is a poised and sustained rapture about this performance from end to end that is the very definition of good conducting.” -Gramophone, January 1973
Tracks:
| Overture, Act I | ||
| A1 | No. 1. The Decoration Of The Christmas Tree | ||
| A2 | No. 2. March | ||
| A3 | No. 3. Children's Galop, And Entry Of The Parents | ||
| A4 | No. 4. Arrival Of Drosselmeyer | ||
| A5 | No. 5. Grandfather Dance | ||
| B1 | No. 6. Scena | ||
| B2 | No. 7. Scena (Battle) | ||
| B3 | No. 8. Scena | ||
| B4 | No. 9. Waltz Of The Snowflakes |
| Act II | |||
| C1 | No. 10. Scena – Confiturembourg (The Kingdom Of Sweets) | ||
| C2 | No. 11. Scena | ||
| C3 | No. 12. Divertissement: (a) Chocolate (b) Coffee (Arab Dance) (c) Tea (Chinese Dance) (d) Trepak (e) Flutes (f) Mother Gigogne | ||
| D1 | No. 13. Waltz Of The Flowers | ||
| D2 | No. 14. Pas De Deux: Variation I – Tarantella; Variation II – Sugar-Plum Fairy And Coda | ||
| D3 | No. 15. Final Waltz And Apotheosis |
Drager(LP,EP,12,7,CD): LP
Qual(120grs,150grs,180grs): coloured vinyl
Speed(33,45): 33
Label: Warner Classics
Originally released: 1958
This release: 2016
