Cw 14, is a fairy ballet in 2 acts and 3 scenes, written and orchestrated by tchaikovsky between february 1891 and april 1892. Transferred from a london 4track tapedate of recording. The national ballet of canada created a version of the firebird for television, occasionally rebroadcast, in which special effects were used to make it appear that the firebird is in flight. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers from the nutcracker. Ansermet tchaikovsky nutcracker decca sxl 20923 wb 2 lp set. The firebird complete ballet ernest ansermet new philharmonia orchestra kingsway hall, november 1968 this is the last recording of amsermet 18831969.
The mono maven surveys complete recordings of tchaikovskys. Zharptitsa is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the russian composer igor stravinsky. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker ballet trumpet excerpts. Fortune favours the bold ernest ansermet on inner magazines beginners luck can. The nutcracker cassenoisette complete ballet discogs. Ernest ansermet introduced stravinskys three early big ballets to the u. Each ballet, of course, has its share of drama, and even of emotion. Nutcracker the dream, the childlike wonder of the nutcracker, remains irrepressible. Slacken the pulse for a moment, take your eye off entries, fail to believe in its fantasy world, and it can only too easily fall apart. Beautifully played and masterfully approached, with the best sound ever in this reissue. Most of us have seen at least one production of this ballet. Ballet favourites major classics cd one tchaikovsky. There is a clarity and precision to the orchestras playing that gives tchaikovskys music sparkle, while gergiev breathes life into the dances and few moments of drama that are in the story.
Compared with the vintage handling of the old ballet masters ansermet, dorati, mravinsky, the classiccut transatlantic dash. Scan the qr code or copy the address below into your wallet to send some monero. It was to be a setting of alexandre dumas adaptation of e. Colouring, projection, riotous textural overspill from 77. New listing stravinsky the firebird ernest ansermet. This is a very enjoyable cd that would please any tchaikovsky collection. Fortune favours the bold ernest ansermet inner magazines. The famed nutcracker ballet by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky will be presented for the first time in its entirety in new delhi as the grand culmination of the festival of russian culture in india. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. The nutcracker, swan lake, etc ansermet music cd album at cd universe, ernest ansermet, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. On the other hand, ansermet blows the waltz altogether. Each of the three finds ansermet completely sympathetic, and his faculty for taking seriously music that others treat lightly makes these wonderfully rewarding performances.
Their recordings of tchaikovskys ballets combine symphonic clarity with high emotion, full of the drama that comes with performing these rich scores in their true home. For 50 years he directed an orchestra that was secondrate in tone and technique, yet ernest ansermet drew performances from it that cut right to the heart of the music. This is the complete nutcracker ballet as conducted by ansermet for decca, a record that sets a. Tchaikovsky, ansermet the nutcracker cassenoisette.
Just in time to bell off the start of the coming holiday season this winter, arrives this complete twodisc set of the tchaikovsky nutcracker ballet music. The music in the nutcracker ballet is very light and sweet. The nutcracker ballet and suite tchaikovskys magical music. Peter ilyich tchaikovsky, nicolai rimskykorsakov, alexander. October 1958, victoria hall, geneva, switzerland major classics m2cd001 42. Ansermets recording of the nutcracker is in a league of its own and many will find fascinating his own sequencing of numbers from swan lake and the sleeping beauty. The dream, the childlike wonder of the nutcracker, remains irrepressible. The nutcracker ballet was the first work by a major composer which made use the celesta like a piano, but more glassy. Orchestras and ballet companies have made fortunes performing the perennially wonderful music and telling the story. Ansermet recorded the firebird once more in 1968 with the new philharmonia orchestra in london. The sound of this early stereo recording is still very good, if not state of the art, and it is available at rockbottom. It was written for the 1910 paris season of sergei diaghilevs ballets russes company. Tchaikovsky, ansermet the nutcracker 2lp sxl 209293 speakers corner.
Stravinsky the firebird ansermet lp decca sxl 2017 audiophile. A musician of catholic taste, ansermet was a reliable, insightful interpreter of composers from mozart to martin. This was tchaikovskys last ballet, from which he compiled a. His last recording, of stravinskys the firebird, was made in london with the. Dance of the toy flutes from the nutcracker suite royal opera house orchestra, covent garden conducted by ansermet from lp victor ls2270 japanese pressing. Even if you are only halfpaying attention to it, you can still. When the evenings grow longer, the autumn leaves begin to fall and jack frost calls during the night, then it is time to conjure up the magic world of tchaikovskys nutcracker while relaxing in front of a crackling fire. It uses the high parts of the orchestra and clever combinations of woodwind instruments to create a dolllike fantasy soundworld. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 the nutcracker, op.
I usually bin the idea of listening to the suite, be it nutcracker or firebird both russian fairy tales sound much better in their original, full guise. At the center of this 6cd set are the three ballets of sparkling beauty that stand among tchaikovsky s greatest achievements. The nutcracker cassenoisette complete ballet label. The suite from sleeping beauty lies between the authenticity of the nutcracker suite and the uncertain origin of the swan lake suite after the ballet was introduced tchaikovsky sensed public interest but was afraid that, as an author, he invariably makes mistakes in the appraisal of his creations and couldnt choose excerpts because the. Decca released this two record album set 468,468a as a memorial to ansermet after his death in 1969. Gergiev and his kirov company need no reminding of the fact. Vinyl records by tchaikovsky tchaikovsky,swan lake,symphony no. Ansermet was a great ballet conductor and his balletistic treatment to the suites works excellent. Reviews of some of the original recordings that make up this set.
Ansermets recording of the nutcracker is in a league of its own and many will find fascinating his own sequencing of. The recording of the complete nutcracker is just one example of their particular skills. At the center of this 6cd set are the three ballets of sparkling beauty that stand among tchaikovskys greatest achievements. Tchaikovsky nutcracker ansermet 180g import vinyl 2lp.
Further the choice of subject for the new ballet had been made for him. In this double album you will hear the delightfully varied ballet music in. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker major classics. In this double album you will hear the delightfully varied ballet music in its entirety and not just the usual highlights. Telarc firebird and polovetsian dances robert shaw atlanta symphony. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, details allmusic. Title page, contents, instrumentation, and overture act i, no. The nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king. Their recordings of tchaikovsky s ballets combine symphonic clarity with high emotion, full of the drama that comes with performing these rich scores in their true home. On 29 march 2012, the american ballet theatre premiered the ballet with choreography by alexei ratmansky at the segerstrom center for the arts in costa. Its rich, sweet and tubey magical in the tradition of all the best ansermet recordings from the era. The story was based on a childrens fairy tale by e. Originally he was a mathematics professor, teaching at the university of lausanne.
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