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Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Swan Lake / Halasz, Slovak Po

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Composer
TCHAIKOVSKY
Artist
Michael, Halász
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Feb 05, 1988
Catalog #
8550050
UPC
730099505024

About

This 1987 Naxos CD has the Nutcracker and Swan Lake suites, but omits the Sleeping Beauty. The Slovak Philharmonic, directed by Michael Halasz, excels on the rather longer Swan Lake suite, with some nice playing in the brass and a lovely duet between solo violinist Josef Bogacz and an unnamed cellist. The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (op. 71). The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. It was given it's première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on Sunday, December 18, 1892, on a double-bill with Tchaikovsky's opera, Iolanta. Swan Lake Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875-76. The scenario, initially in two acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales[a] and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger. The ballet was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March [O.S. 20 February] 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Although it is presented in many different versions, most ballet companies base their staging's both choreographically and musically on the 1895 revival of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, first staged for the Imperial Ballet on 15 January 1895, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. For this revival, Tchaikovsky's score was revised by the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatre's chief conductor and composer Riccardo Drigo.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 I. Miniature Overture 03:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Miniature Overture
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  2. 2 II. March 02:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. March
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  3. 3 III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies 01:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  4. 4 IV. Russian Dance, "Trepak" 01:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Russian Dance, "Trepak"
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  5. 5 V. Arab Dance 02:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Arab Dance
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  6. 6 VI. Chinese Dance 01:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Chinese Dance
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  7. 7 VII. Dance of the Reeds 02:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Dance of the Reeds
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  8. 8 VIII. Waltz of the Flowers 06:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Waltz of the Flowers
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  9. 9 Act II: Scene 02:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II: Scene
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  10. 10 Act I: Valse 05:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: Valse
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  11. 11 Act II: Dances of the Swans: Allegro 01:30
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II: Dances of the Swans: Allegro
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  12. 12 Act II: Dances of the Swans: Andante 06:42
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II: Dances of the Swans: Andante
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  13. 13 Act II: Dances of the Swans: Tempo de valse 01:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II: Dances of the Swans: Tempo de valse
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  14. 14 Act I: Dance of the Goblets 03:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I: Dance of the Goblets
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  15. 15 Act III: Hungarian Dance (Czardas) 03:04
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act III: Hungarian Dance (Czardas)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  16. 16 Act III: Spanish Dance 02:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act III: Spanish Dance
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  17. 17 Act III: Neapolitan Dance 02:11
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act III: Neapolitan Dance
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  18. 18 Act IV: Finale (abridged) 05:15
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act IV: Finale (abridged)
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Michael Halász