Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (page 1 of 16)

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites

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Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich

Release Date: 1st Jul 1996
Catalogue No: 4497262
Label: DG
Series: Originals
Length: 68 minutes

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It would be easy to overlook this release; everyday-ish repertoire from older maestros now largely forgotten. However for those who value both men’s work, this disc, neatly annotated, and transferred,... — MusicWeb International, April 2015 More…

Release Date: 31st Oct 2014
Catalogue No: GHCD2413
Label: Guild
Series: Historical
Length: 70 minutes

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Nutcracker Suite

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Martha Argerich (piano), Nicolas Economou (piano)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Tchaikovsky's First Concerto has already appeared twice on disc from Martha Argerich in complementary performances: live and helterskelter on Philips with Kondrashin (reviewed under Rachmaninov),... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 12th Aug 1996
Catalogue No: E4498162
Label: DG
Length: 53 minutes

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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, arranged for Brass Septet

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Narrated by Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi (narrator)

Septura

The performances are sparkling – not quite the full Suite that’s normally performed, and I did miss the Danse chinoise which is omitted here, but perfectly-balanced and wonderfully light-footed... — David Smith, Presto Classical, 29th Novemebr 2019 More…

Release Date: 8th Nov 2019
Catalogue No: 8574157
Label: Naxos
Length: 64 minutes

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New York Philharmonic – 175th Anniversary Edition

New York Philharmonic, Willem Mengelberg, Arturo Toscanini, Zubin Mehta, Pierre Boulez, Luciano Berio, Sir Thomas Beecham, André Kostelanetz, Artur Rodzinski, Bruno Walter, Charles Munch, Leopold Stokowski, Dmitri Mitropoulos, Kurt Masur, Leonard Bernstein

Release Date: 17th Mar 2017
Catalogue No: 88985336362
Label: Sony

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The Sugar Plum Fairy sounds as delicate on piano as for the celesta or the original orchestration, and the delicious Pas de deux loses nothing in translation...An enjoyable way to encounter these... — The Observer, 8th January 2017, More…

Release Date: 18th Nov 2016
Catalogue No: PTC5186579
Label: Pentatone
Length: 63 minutes

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David Bowie narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf & The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Hugh Downs (narrator), David Bowie (narrator)

Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

David Bowie's disarmingly charming narration of the Prokofiev wears its years remarkably well. Ormandy and the Philadelphia are sympathetic partners and relish the virtuosity of the Britten. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, More…

Release Date: 25th Nov 2013
Catalogue No: 88883765802
Label: Sony
Series: Originals
Length: 67 minutes

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