Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev

• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): The Nutcracker, Op. 71:
• 1 Overture 03:14
• 2 Act I Tableau 1: Decoration of the Christmas tree 04:01
• 3 Act I Tableau 1: March 02:31
• 4 Act I Tableau 1: Children's galop and entry of the parents 02:30
• 5 Act I Tableau 1: Scene dansante 06:16
• 6 Act I Tableau 1: Scene and Grandfather's Dance 07:56
• 7 Act I Tableau 1: Departure of the guests - Night 07:37
• 8 Act I Tableau 1: The battle and transformation scene 03:26
• 9 Act I Tableau 2: The forest of fir trees in winter 04:13
• 10 Act I Tableau 2: Waltz of the Snowflakes 07:12
• 11 Act II Tableau 3: The enchanted palace of the kingdom of sweets 04:14
• 12 Act II Tableau 3: Arrival of Clara and the Nutcracker 04:26
• 13 Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: a. Chocolate - Spanish Dance 01:15
• 14 Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: b. Coffee - Arabian Dance 03:41
• 15 Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: c. Tea - Chinese Dance 01:08
• 16 Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: d. Trepak - Russian Dance 01:07
• 17 Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: e. Dance of the Toy Flutes 02:34
• 18 Act II Tableau 3: Divertissement: f. Mother Gigogne and the clowns 02:50
• 19 Act II Tableau 3: Waltz of the flowers 07:25
• 20 Act II Tableau 3: Pas de deux: The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy 05:33
• 21 Act II Tableau 3: Variation 1: Tarantella 00:42
• 22 Act II Tableau 3: Variation 2: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy 02:21
• 23 Act II Tableau 3: Coda 01:17
• 24 Act II Tableau 3: Final waltz 03:49
• 25 Act II Tableau 3: Apotheosis 01:48
• Total Runtime 01:33:06

Info zu Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14

Building on the great success of their previous Swan Lake recording, This CD features star conductor Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra with the complete ballet music from The Nutcracker by Peter Tchaikovsky.

The Nutcracker is an absolute masterpiece of Russian orchestral music, and perhaps the crowning achievement of Tchaikovsky’s artistic output. It benefits from enormous popularity worldwide and among a wide range of audiences.

Mikhail Pletnev is recognized as a reference performer of Tchaikovsky’s music, and in particular of The Nutcracker; his unrivalled piano transcriptions of Nutcracker Suite were selected for the 1998 Anthology “Great Pianists of the 20th Century” (Philips Classics).

Since founded by Pletnev in 1990, the RNO has quickly reached a position at the top of Russian orchestras, as well as among the top ten of international orchestras (as listed by Gramophone). The orchestra’s very first CD release in 1991 featured Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony, hailed by Gramophone as this symphony’s best recording in history; further great recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and PentaTone have garnered a Grammy Award and numerous other accolades.

“There's no hint of serving up old or reheated fare from the Russian National Orchestra under founder and artistic director Pletnev, despite the fact that this must be grindingly familiar ground. Together they more than meet the challenge of lifting the entire score into a coherent whole...The delightfully detailed playing from the orchestra brings these enchanting characters to life, in a well paced, elegant narrative.” (Classic FM)

“On this evidence, Mikhail Pletnev remains one of the most intelligent and stylish Tchaikovsky conductors around...The Nutcracker enshrines another formidably assured display that repeatedly has one grasping at the wondrous skill with which Tchaikovsky handles his forces. Once again, the playing of the RNO is past praise in its unruffled, articulate composure.” (Gramophone Magazine)

“I love the slow burn of Pletnev's Christmas-tree transformation, the nimbleness of the battle between the Nutcracker's forces and the mice, and the strangeness of his Snowflake Waltz...the RNO woodwind have plenty of character throughout, and are brightly lit by Ondine's vivid recording; prepare for an earthquake in the big, symphonic Act 1 climaxes, the sphere in which Pletnev truly excels.” (BBC Music Magazine)

Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

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