Composer: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Vera Almazova, Nina Kupriyanova
Orchestra: State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: PentaTone
Size: 1.45 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Overture
Act I
02. No. 1, The Christmas Tree
03. No. 2, March of the Toy Soldiers
04. No. 3, Children’s Gallop and Dance of the Parents
05. No. 4, Arrival of Drosselmeyer
06. No. 5, Scene and Grandfather Waltz
07. No. 6, Clara and the Nutcracker
08. No. 7, The Battle
09. No. 8, A Pine Forest in Winter
Act II
10. No. 9, Waltz of the Snowflakes
11. No. 10, The Magic Castle in the Land of Sweets
12. No. 11, Clara and Nutcracker Prince
13. No. 12a, Divertissement. Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
14. No. 12b, Divertissement. Coffee (Arabian Dance)
15. No. 12c, Divertissement. Tea (Chinese Dance)
16. No. 12d, Divertissement. Trepak (Russian Dance)
17. No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed Flutes
18. No. 12f, Divertissement. Mother Ginger and the Polichinelles
19. No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers
20. No. 14a, Pas de deux. Sugar Plum Fairy and Her Cavalier
21. No. 14b, Pas de deux. Tarantella
22. No. 14c, Pas de deux. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
23. No. 14d, Pas de deux. Coda – No. 15, Final Waltz
After the tremendous success of Swan Lake, Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov” continue their Tchaikovksy ballet series on PENTATONE with this recording of The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky’s enchanting masterpiece is an absolute audience favourite, thanks to hits such as the Waltz of the Flowers, Trepak and Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, but also due to the composer’s ability to evoke a sense of wonder in listeners both young and old. Vladimir Jurowski and his players tell this story about the power of fantasy with unprecedented zeal, demonstrating the symphonic refinement and orchestral brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score.
The Nutcracker offers the third PENTATONE release of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov” together with its Artistic Director Vladimir Jurowski, after Prokofiev Symphonies 2 & 3 (2017) and Swan Lake (2018). Jurowski has recorded extensively for PENTATONE and is generally seen as one of the most prominent conductors of his generation.