Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
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Ballet
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Nutcracker Suite
RecommendedMartha 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),... —
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Building a Library, May 2014, First Choice
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Building a Library, November 2022, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite
and music by Stravinsky and Prokofiev
Alexander Ullman (piano)
The pianist is marvellous and the programme is attractive. But the brittle, drier-than-dry recorded sound really doesn’t help…He combines sensitivity and agility at the highest level, which... —
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Record Review, 6th April 2019, Disc of the Week
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites (transcribed for Piano Duo)
Mari Kodama (piano) & Momo Kodama (piano)
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... —
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Special offer. Antal Doráti: The Mercury Masters
RecommendedThe Mono Recordings
Antal Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
this is a special release because of the importance of these Mercury recordings in the history of symphonic music in America. The majority of the material (22 of the 31 CDs) has never been released... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - Box Set of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Historical
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, arranged for Brass Septet
RecommendedNarrated 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... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2019
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David Bowie narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf & The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
RecommendedHugh 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. —
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Building a Library, June 2023, Also Recommended
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25 CDs
Original price ($250.25) Reduced price $175.17
