Tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker. Doratis nutcracker sonically always was one of the finest philips recordings in the concertgebouw. Tchaikovskys ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. Its a christmas tree shape with the title, conductor and orchestra printed within it. Nutcracker study guide, 2012 salt creek ballet page 6 the nutcracker the chance to run him through with his sword. There are many nutcracker recordings, most of them are very good. In russia, choreographer alexander gorsky staged a new version of the work in 1919 that addressed. The royal ballet gala performances is in the hearts of many, no. The nutcracker, released from an enchanted spell, turns into a handsome prince. The sacds of doratis performance document the quickest complete nutcracker which ive come across. Some titles are multiple listings in different genres. The complete ballet was first performed on december 17, 1892.
Nov 19, 2019 for nutcracker, the dorati mercury recording, also with the lso is very fine, from the early 60s. For fans of the minneapolis recording which universal never released on cd, it is. The 9100 has the top sacd chips available and modwright has capitalized on them to the max. Ballet word music song title song listballoballerina. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Antal doratis recordings of the music for swan lake and romeo and juliet are excellent, and his recording of the complete symphonies is also available as a budget set from mecury living presence see thread. Recently, i listened to nine leading recordings of the complete ballet once you know the full score, going back to the suite is like lopping the edges off your widescreen tv. The story of the nutcracker ballet scene descriptions. Those seven dances including the familiar spanish chocolate, arab coffee, chinese tea, and russian dances and the overture are essentially the same as they. Tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker ballet. Although the original 1892 marius petipa production was not a success, pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys ballet the nutcracker began to slowly enjoy worldwide popularity after balanchine first staged his production of it in 1954. The nutcracker then leads the soldiers into battle. Serenade for strings antal dorati, london symphony orchestra on allmusic 1991. Music composed by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, ballet written by marius petipa and commissioned by the director of the imperial theatres ivan vsevolozhsky in 1891.
However, he reconciled himself to it and completed the nutcracker suite, op. London symphony orchestraantal dorati philharmonia hungarica orchestra serenadeantal dorati recorded in watford town hall, 11 july 1962 nutcracker. The previous phillips duo version had different bonus with sleeping. This is dorati s second recording of nutcracker and was only the second in stereo. 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. Dorati redid the nutcracker in the mid 70s with philips with the concertgebouw orchestra. This impeccably engineered recording runs with the power and finesse of a marussia, stormy and. The stereo recording dates from 1961 and a rerecording. The majority of the titles were remastered by renowned european mastering engineer willem makkee while a pair of titles in the series including this sacd were mastered by bernie grundman. Tchaikovsky nutcracker on cdsacd steve hoffman music forums. Hoffmans story the nutcracker and the mouse king and premiered it in 1892. Andre previn conducts the london symphony in a fine recording of the nutcracker on the emi label. Ansermet the royal ballet gala performances hybrid sacd. Grosser saal, wiener konzerthaus, vienna, 5 june 1958 serenade mercury living.
The clarity and crispness of the sound is truly amazing in dts surround and its almost as if you are sat in. Dorati himself recorded the complete nutcracker no less than three times. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker dorati 2 cds download buy now. Choose from the nutcracker sheet music for such popular songs as dance of the sugar plum fairy, waltz of the flowers, and march from the nutcracker.
Nutcracker suite simple english wikipedia, the free. Ive noticed some slight extraneous sounds in the recording that were unnoticeable before. Sacd 3channel stereo requires multichannel sacd player and compatible surround sound system. Tchaikovsky nutcracker rco, dorati, classical music, classical mp3 download, classical music downloads download music compositions from legal, wellordered mp3 content website. Clara, determined to help her nutcracker, strikes the mouse king with her slipper. Still, this is the nutcracker to turn to when youre looking to soundtrack. Watford town hall, 11 july 1962 the nutcracker recorded. This 2006 pentatone recording was made in moscow, where polyhymnia have a recording branch, and is presented in 5. As im sure you know, peter tchaikovsky 18401893 adapted his twoact ballet the nutcracker from e. The original dorati mercury 1954 recording in mono was the first complete recording of the nutcracker ever made. The conducting emphasises the lyrical aspects of the work, and underplays the theatrical and symphonic aspects of the score as exemplified by the recordings of dorati three times, gergiev and mravinsky excerpts only. Jul 16, 2007 there are many nutcracker recordings, most of them are very good. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Now it sounds more impressive than ever, quite superior to most recent decca recordings with the same orchestra made almost a quartercentury later.
It was a little pricier than i would have liked, but i was kind of hammered when i ordered it. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, antal dorati, harold lawrence, london. As she falls back asleep on the couch, her thoughts are filled with exciting, happy memories of the christmas eve party and the dancing dolls. The nutcracker, made in 1975 with the concertgebouw, is a delight, with some terrific orchestral playing especially the winds and springy rhythms. Grosser saal, wiener konzerthaus, vienna, 5 june 1958 serenade mercury living presence 475 6623 sacd 41.
The nutcracker prince takes princess laras hand, and escorts her on a magical voyage to the kingdom of snow and beyond. Get the dorati lso mercury living presence cd sacd. Konzerthaus, vienna, 5 june 1958 serenade for strings the nutcracker an original 35mm magnetic film recording. Both sides of dorati and tchaikovsky are on display in this welcome philips 50 reissue. The nutcracker antal dorati cd2 tchaikovsky, piotr. Visit musicmagpie for great deals and super savings with free delivery today. 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. This lso recording from 1962 is the second one and was designed by producers wilma cozart fine and harold lawrence to do two things. Song titles word musicological list such as ballet, balo, balletomaine, ballerina, ballato, names etc. Folks, hey, i know this is a bit early for christmas music questions, but i just like christmas stuff so much. The ansermet royal ballet album on rca soria has a nice chunk of nutcracker excerpts, but by no means is it complete. Commissioned by the mercury label to record all three tchaikovsky ballets in full, though in mono sound, dorati and his own minneapolis symphony orchestra produced, in quick succession, accounts of the nutcracker 1953, swan lake 1954 available as mercury living presence 462 9502 and included in the second of the three mercury jumbo box.
The christmas spirit guides them as the kingdom prepares for their arrival. The modwright sony 9100 just propels the music as few other players can in sacd mode. Sacd is excellent but sounds different from the wilma cozart supervised excellent cd. The nutcracker complete ballet arranged for solo piano to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. The nutcracker act ii divertissement clifford ballet. The london symphony orchestra is the premier orchestra in the uk and don jackson gives an excellent reading of this enchanting music for christmas. Valery gergiev conducting the mariinsky orchestra mariinsky 18 years after his kirov recording, the controversial russian conductor returned to the land of the sweets to record the nutcracker in the very hall where the ballet had its 1892 premiere. Tchaikovsky nutcracker on cdsacd steve hoffman music. The transfer produces miraculously realistic sound with a tremendous dynamic range and is a dramatic improvement over the previous cd transfer. The recording here is of his 1962 mercury living presence recording in stereo with the london symphony orchestra which mercuryuniversal has given the 1954 cover. Looking for a good copy of tchaikovskys nutcracker on sacd. Every number was acclaimed and repeated, and the suite became an instant hit. This complete, uncut version of the nutcracker follows the sleeping beauty. Five mercury living presence albums coming to sacd.
Again, these are older recordings and the sq may not be what you are looking for. The master tape sound of your best sacds is jaw dropping on the modwright and in a whole new league compared to the older 999. Oct 04, 2008 music composed by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, ballet written by marius petipa and commissioned by the director of the imperial theatres ivan vsevolozhsky in 1891. For nutcracker, the dorati mercury recording, also with the lso is very fine, from the early 60s. The room is filled with the magical christmas spirit. Coming on the heels of analogue productions recently announced decca classical sacd series of nine famed iconic classical titles, these 12 rca europe titles are some of the most sought. Petersburg branch of the musical society on march 19, 1892. The first was the world premiere on record, in mono with the minneapolis orchestra in 1953 for mercury. I am waiting for a replacement since my copy arrived scratched and had sound dropouts on mine and my wifes 3 players in the sacd layer.
The dorati version of the nutcracker on sacd sounds good. Peter ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker complete ballet suites for orchestra no. Of course the performance on those mono mercury records was dorati and the minneapolis symphony orchestras 1954 recording, the first ever of the complete nutcracker. Mercury living presence label page 1 of 17 presto classical. The nutcracker is the last of tchaikovskys three great ballets, and was premiered in 1892, the year before his enigmatic death. The winner, broadcast on december 24th, was the opernhaus zurich production. Tchaikovsky antal dorati, london symphony, philharmonia. There are only so many ways you can say it, but its worth repeating. Antal dorati recorded the nutcracker three times with three different orchestras. Antal doratis sprightly nutcracker is a classic, reveling in the sumptuous orchestral. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps.
Song titles that use the word ballet, ballerina etc. Heres my guide to help you decide which nutcracker is for you. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, antal dorati, harold lawrence. If i could give this sacd, 10 stars in performance and sound quality i would do it without the slightest hesitation. Tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker ballet. The house grows dark, and clara steals back into the room to look at her precious nutcracker. Dec 23, 2016 theres no one perfect nutcracker, ive found but there is a nutcracker for every mood.
This is the complete ballet version of the lovely christmas eve tale of the nutcracker. Doratis complete nutcracker on mercury steve hoffman. Indeed, friends said he hated it, especially compared to his previous ballet, the sleeping beauty. The complete version by antal dorati dates from 1962, and is the second of his three recordings. Mercury living presence sacd 23 channel i have a two channel system so i havent heard three channel at home. This is doratis second recording of nutcracker and was only the second in stereo. 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. For 2018, the contestants were the berlin state operamalakhovs 1999 nutcracker, the royal opera houses 2016 nutcracker, the mariinskys 2012 nutcracker, the czech national ballets 2017 the nutcracker and the cuddly mouse and the opernhaus zurichs 2018 the nutcracker. Under the baton of bychkov, the berlin band turn light and airy. London symphony orchestra chorus nutcracker london symphony orchestra antal dorati philharmonia hungarica orchestra serenadeantal dorati. The nutcracker is represented by other recordings on sacd. I have recently bought mannheim steamrollers christmas extraordinaire dvda, the mormon tabernacle choir christmas sacd from telarc, and i am planning on getting charlie browns christmas sacd soon, but i just cant seem to find a really. It may now be the most popular ballet in the world.