Tchaikovsky Nutcracker - Complete Ballet Score 180g 2LP

1986 Movie Soundtrack on 180g Double LP!

Pressed at Optimal Media Using Direct Metal Mastering!  First Vinyl Reissue in More Than 20 Years!

One of the most beloved and recognizable classical compositions, The Nutcracker ballet by Tchaikovsky remains a perennial favorite. In this highly regarded, 1986 recording, esteemed conductor Sir Charles Mackerras leads the London Symphony Orchestra through the dramatic, complete score, including such highlights as the �Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy.� This coveted recording, reissued on vinyl for the first time in 20 years, served as the soundtrack to the 1986 movie version of the ballet.

Faithful to the original release, this edition has been pressed at Optimal Media in Germany using DMM technology, and marks the first vinyl reissue of this title in over 20 years.

Features:

� 180g Vinyl

� Double LP

� Pressed at Optimal Media in Germany Using Direct Metal Mastering technology

� First Reissue in More Than 20 Years

� Gatefold Jacket

Musicians:

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor

Selections:

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Nutcracker - Complete Ballet

Side 1:

1. Overture

Act I: First Tableau

2. Scene 1: The Christmas Tree

3. Scene 2: March

4. Scene 3: Children's Galop & Arrival of The Guests

5. Scene 4: Dance Scene & Arrival Of Drosselmeyer

6. Scene 5: Scene & Grandfather's Dance

Side 2:

1. Scene 6: The Magic Spell Begins

2. Scene 7: The Battle Between The Nutcracker & The Mouse King

Second Tableau

3. Scene 8: Scene In The Pine Forest [Journey Through the Snow]

4. Scene 9: Waltz Of The Snowflakes (Tiffins Boys Choir directed by Neville Creed)

Act II:

Side C:

1. Scene 10: The Magic Castle

2. Scene 11: Clara & The Prince

Scene 12:

3. Chocolate: Spanish Dance

4. Coffee: Arabian Dance

5. Tea: Chinese Dance

6. Trepak

7. Dance of The Mirlitons

8. Mother Giggle & The Clowns

Side D:

1. Scene 13: Waltz Of The Flowers

2. Scene 14: Pas de deux

Dance of The Prince & The Sugar Plum Fairy

3. Variation 1: Tarantella

4. Variation 2: Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy

5. Coda

6. Scene 15: Final Waltz & Apotheosis