Nutcracker (Comp) [Box set]

Tchaikovsky (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B00001U02X
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #741,642 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Overture

2. No. 1 the Christmas Tree

3. No. 2 March

4. No. 3 Galop and Dance of the Parents

5. No. 4 Dance Scene

6. No. 5 Scene and the Grandfather Dance

7. No. 6 Scene

8. No. 7 Scene

9. No. 8 Scene

10. No. 9 Waltz of the Snowflakes

Disc: 2

1. No. 10 Scene

2. No. 11 Scene

3. No. 12 Divertissement

4. No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers

5. No. 14 Pas de Deux

6. No. 15 Closing Waltz and Grand Finale

7. No. 13 Waltz (Eugene Onegin, Op. 24)

8. No. 19 Polonaise (Eugene Onegin, Op. 24)

Editorial Reviews

One of Tchaichovsky's famous work. great gift for the holidays. A must-have.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nutcracker Complete, August 17, 2002

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John Sterling (Boulder City, Nevada United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nutcracker (Comp) (Audio CD)

It was one of the best cd's of The Nutcracker ballet I have ever heard.I used it in my show.It is a hit.I you want a goooood Nutcracker cd,get this one,it is the best.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Nutcracker, January 9, 2011

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Brad (Boise, ID USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nutcracker (Comp) (Audio CD)

As others have written, this is an excellent rendition of the Nutcracker, but the best part are the two extra waltzes, two excepts from Tchaikovsky's opera "Euguene Onegin", the No. 13 Waltz and No. 19 Polonaise. These are a couple of the best waltzes ever composed.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A re-release of the 1985 Capriccio Records recording., October 28, 2010

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The Music Man "If I Cannot Fly, Let Me Sing" (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nutcracker (Comp) (Audio CD)

Delta Music, through their budget Laserlight label, has re-released this 1985 recording of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden, as conducted by Hans Vonk (1942-2004). Originally released on the Capriccio label, this complete performance of "Nutcracker" is a perfectly acceptable, and undeniably affordable performance that should please most listeners. Although I found the performance somewhat safe and predictable, the sound (which I'm assuming is an early digital recording) is good, the tempi are moderate (the entire ballet clocks in at just over 88 minutes) - and, as an added bonus, two excepts from Tchaikovsky's opera "Euguene Onegin" are included (No. 13 Waltz and No. 19 Polonaise), also from 1985. The Staatskapelle Dresden is one of the oldest, and most respected orchestras in Europe, and this recorded hails from the year that Vonk won the post of Chief Conductor of that organization; the playing is rich and lush, with this "Nutcracker" having a more gentle, romantic, "sweet" sound than others I have heard. The CD's are presented in two jewel cases, housed in a cardboard box, and the notes and packaging overall is pretty threadbare - but, as a cheap, professionally-performed "Nutcracker", this set is a real bargain.