The prince and the sugar plum fairy piano alexei volodin youtube tchaikovsky pletnev. The royal ballets glorious production of the nutcracker, created by peter wright in 1984, is the production par excellence of an alltime ballet favourite. The sugar plum fairy was first danced by antonietta dellera and the. Sleeping beauty and nutcracker suites by peter ilyich. Tchaikovskys nutcracker, on this cd by the russian national orchestra under mikhail pletnev, is a timeless classic played with extreme clarity. Grammywinning conductor mikhail pletnev and the russian national orchestra present the complete ballet music of tchaikovskys the nutcracker. The pianist and conductor mikhail pletnev adapted some of the music into a virtuosic concert suite for piano. Concert suite from the ballet the nutcracker alexei volodin.
In 1942, freddy martin and his orchestra recorded the nutcracker suite for dance orchestra on a set of 4 10inch 78rpm records. The nutcracker from the royal ballet great performances. The gem on this issue is pletnev s transcription of pieces from the nutcracker. Buy fully licensed online digital, transposable, printable sheet music. The suite was first performed, under the composers direction, on 19 march 1892 at an assembly of the saint. It is christmas eve and drosselmeyer the magician sweeps young clara away on a fantasy adventure in which time is suspended, the family livingroom becomes a great battlefield, and a magical journey takes them through the land of. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet.
I would really appreciate if somebody could tell me where to find or send it to my mail. Mikhail pletnev in highresolution audio at available in 44. Pianist alexandra dariescu presents a reimagining of the classic ballet tale of tchaikovskys nutcracker, with alex herself taking the role of clara, now a little girl longing to fulfil her dream of becoming a pianist. Beautifully virtuosic piano arrangement by mikhail vasilievich pletnev of this pretty pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky composition, which is the best part of the nutcracker and one of the highlights of his career, in my opinion. Aunts, uncles, parents, maids, manservants, revellers artists of the royal ballet. This is, crazy as it may seem, an arrangement for solo piano. It includes classics such as swan lake and the nutcracker, masterpieces by. Intrada the sugar plum fairy and the nutcracker no. Maybe ill play it better, but i hope someone already will apreciate this my work. It includes classics such as swan lake and the nutcracker, masterpieces by frederick ashton and kenneth macmillan, who were instrumental in moulding the companys repertory, as well as new works by the leading choreographers of today. I adore this piece since the first time i heard it. Search results for tchaikovsky nutcracker stock photos and images 692 page 1 of 7. The music was written by tchaikovsky and the dance was designed by lev ivanov.
With costumes by barbara karinska and lighting by jack owen brown, it was first presented by new york city ballet at the city center of music and drama, new york, on. The nutcracker from the royal ballet production credits. The present version, recorded during pletnevs melodia days, is not as artistically searching or as well recorded. There is little audible room for artistic reinterpretations in this version, and the music is played unbelievably clearly with the high level of quality, as preserved by the russian national orchestra. The nutcracker culture wikia fandom powered by wikia. When i learned this about 10 years ago, i used a hard to read score off the internet as it was the only version i could find. Birmingham royal ballet nutcracker studio rehearsal on vimeo. This is moreorless an aural reproduction of the piece, which i actually learnt from the youtube video with yoshida and mcrae at covent. Ive always thought this song was made for an ice skating routine much more than a ballet one, its was more suitable. An abridged version of the climactic penultimate movement of tchaikovskys beloved ballet, the nutcracker. The complete ballet of the nutcracker by the royal ballet at the royal opera house.
Score,set of parts sheet music by pyotr illyich tchaikovsky. The pianist and conductor mikhail pletnev adapted some of the music into a virtuosic concert suite for piano solo. Headresses from a 1940 or 1950s royal opera production of the ballet the nutcracker composed by score by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 1892, adapted from e. The paraphrase on tchaikovskys flower waltz is a successful piano arrangement from one of the movements from the nutcracker by the pianist and composer percy grainger. The present version, recorded during pletnev s melodia days, is not as artistically searching or as well recorded. The nutcracker mikhail pletnev, russian national orchestra on allmusic 2011 fans of the nutcracker suite who are looking for. Concert suite from the ballet the nutcracker alexei volodin, piano. I was about schocked and i decided immediately to study it. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker ballet bass clarinet excerpts. Live recording of a recital given by alvin moisey in hyogo concert hall, nishinomiya, japan, in december 2009. The gem on this issue is pletnevs transcription of pieces from the nutcracker. This digital sheet music was either arranged by s staff of professional arrangers and composers or it is a new engraving of the compositions original printed arrangement. String orchestra sheet music book by peter ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited.