British By Arrangement

Arthur Wilkinson (Composer), Alexander Borodin (Composer), Allan Gray (Composer), Philip Lane (Composer), Michael Praetorius (Composer), Robert [1] Irving (Composer), Gavin Sutherland (Conductor), Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Gavin Sutherland
• Composer: Arthur Wilkinson, Alexander Borodin, Allan Gray, Philip Lane, Michael Praetorius, et al.
• Audio CD (November 26, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: White Line
• ASIN: B00006L3WQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #409,837 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beatlecracker Suite (after Tchaikovsky, Lennon & McCartney): Miniature Overture (Help!)

2. Beatlecracker Suite (after Tchaikovsky, Lennon & McCartney): March (When I'm 64)

3. Beatlecracker Suite (after Tchaikovsky, Lennon & McCartney): Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Can't buy me love)

4. Beatlecracker Suite (after Tchaikovsky, Lennon & McCartney): Arabian Dance (It's for You)

5. Beatlecracker Suite (after Tchaikovsky, Lennon & McCartney): Chinese Dance (Ticket to Ride)

6. Beatlecracker Suite (after Tchaikovsky, Lennon & McCartney): Dance of the Reed Flutes (She Loves You)

7. Beatlecracker Suite (after Tchaikovsky, Lennon & McCartney): Waltz of the Flowers (From Me to You)

8. Beatlecracker Suite (after Tchaikovsky, Lennon & McCartney): Pas de deux (All My Loving)

9. Nocturne for string orchestra (arranged by Malcolm Sargent from String Quartet No. 2)

10. The African Queen, film score (fragments): 'Queen' Theme / 'Love' Theme

11. Mendelssohniana (after Children's Pieces), for string orchestra: Allegro non troppo

12. Mendelssohniana (after Children's Pieces), for string orchestra: Andante sostenuto

13. Mendelssohniana (after Children's Pieces), for string orchestra: Allegro assai

14. Mendelssohniana (after Children's Pieces), for string orchestra: Vivace

15. Mendelssohniana (after Children's Pieces), for string orchestra: Andante con moto

16. Mendelssohniana (after Children's Pieces), for string orchestra: Allegretto

17. Terpsichore Dances: Courante

18. Terpsichore Dances: Gavotte

19. Terpsichore Dances: Spagnoletta

20. Terpsichore Dances: Bourrée

See all 32 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun arrangements, February 25, 2003

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Gontroppo "Music and Theology Lover" (Bathurst, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: British By Arrangement (Audio CD)

This is album is worth getting for the Beatlecracker Suite, particularly if you are familiar with Tchaikovsky's characteristic dances from his Nutcracker ballet. If you had not read the titles of the tracks, you might need to listen several times to figure out what Beatles tune is being given the Russian ballet treatment.

I first heard these tracks 35 years ago on one of those Extended Play records which played at 33 RPM, instead of the more usual 45. My friend thought that these renditions made The Beatles palatable! I, as a great Beatles fan was horrified!

Australians reading this might be interested to know that the first time I heard these tracks was the same day that it was announced that Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt had disappeared at Portsea.

The way that the Lennon-McCartney songs are combined with Tchaikovsky is clever and also hilarious. Worth buying to hear how it was done.