The nutcracker gergiev, kirov orchestra release date. Compared with the vintage handling of the old ballet masters ansermet, dorati, mravinsky, the classiccut transatlantic dash and elegance of analogue previn, or the varyingly intense russian competition of ashkenazy, ermler, fedoseyev, rozhdestvensky. His homeward journey took him through paris, where he discovered a new instrument. You can get it plain, as it were two discs, mostly the music or you can get it fancy, all dolled up in book presentation, styled in a high manner worthy of gift giving to people of all ages. Ernest ansermet the royal ballet gala performances 45. The nutcracker ballet is one of tchaikovskys most enchanting works. The nutcracker cassenoisette complete ballet label. His beethoven cycle is unfailingly interesting though, and his poised, direct. Swan lake, on the other hand, has been drastically pruned and will be, as such, immediately ruled out of court by some potential purchasers. Ansermet was a great ballet conductor and his balletistic treatment to the suites works excellent.
Ernest ansermets nutcracker is a full version of tchaikovskys score that can be subjected to valid comparison with other recordings. Tchaikovsky insisted the work was unsuitable as the framework for a ballet, but set to work on it. With the exception of some of the tchaikovsky scenes, the music is light and remains so under ansermet s gentle touch. Originally he was a mathematics professor, teaching at the university of lausanne. The nutcracker cassenoisette complete ballet discogs. Tchaikovsky nutcracker ansermet 180g import vinyl 2lp.
Ansermet pioneered the first complete and outstanding stereo version for this label in the late 1950s and ashkenazys new cd is a worthy successor. At the center of this 6cd set are the three ballets of sparkling beauty that stand among tchaikovsky s greatest achievements. Each of the three finds ansermet completely sympathetic, and his faculty for taking seriously music that others treat lightly makes these wonderfully rewarding performances. Cw 14, is a fairy ballet in 2 acts and 3 scenes, written and orchestrated by tchaikovsky between february 1891 and april 1892. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. 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. 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 tchaikovsky s nutcracker while relaxing in front of a crackling fire. This cd was recorded with vacuum tube equipment,and really packs a wallop. The nutcracker suite composed by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 1. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, details allmusic. This was tchaikovskys last ballet, from which he compiled a. Tchaikovsky ballets ansermet major classics m2cd002m2cd001. Swan lake, on the other hand,has been drastically pruned and will be, as such, immediately ruled. The wordless choral on track ten is like being in a beautiful winter scene.
Though marketed and presented in identical formats with each cover boasting the complete works, in reality these two sets differ significantly from each other. The story was based on a childrens fairy tale by e. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky march from the nutcracker. The three 2cd tchaikovskyansermet sets, the sleeping beauty, the nutcracker and swan lake, represent his complete tchaikovsky recordings for decca. Popular romantic composer of 6 symphones and some of the world most performed ballets. Tchaikovsky, ansermet the nutcracker cassenoisette. Transferred from a london 4track tapedate of recording. It was to be a setting of alexandre dumas adaptation of e. I criticised him for being both brisk and brusque, qualities that one really doesnt look for in that supple, endlessly inventive score. At the center of this 6cd set are the three ballets of sparkling beauty that stand among tchaikovskys greatest achievements.
With the exception of some of the tchaikovsky scenes, the music is light and remains so under ansermets gentle touch. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers from the nutcracker. The sound of this early stereo recording is still very good, if not state of the art, and it is available at rockbottom. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 the nutcracker, op. The mono maven surveys complete recordings of tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky began work in february 1891, continuing his efforts while on an american tour later that year for the opening of carnegie hall. Tchaikovskys most wellknown declaration about beethoven is a diary entry made in the autumn of 1886 in which he contrasts the love he had always felt for mozart, a musical christ who was both divine and human at the same time, with the awe that beethoven, like god in the old testament, instilled in him the diary entry is quoted below. Ansermets recording of the nutcracker is in a league of its own and many will find fascinating his own sequencing of. Mozart, beethoven, bach, chopin, tchaikovsky, handel the best of. Les sylphides, orchestration roy douglas recorded in. In the celestas ethereal notes, tchaikovsky recognized the voice. Included with these romantic masterpieces are the symphony no.
Ernest ansermet tchaikovsky nutcracker suite suisse. According to the annotations that accompany this set, tchaikovsky, despite his determined efforts, was not the first composer to use the celestachausson beat him to it by three years, and tchaikovsky first used it in the voyevoda, not the nutcracker. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker digitally remastered licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of broken audio. In this double album you will hear the delightfully varied ballet music in its entirety and not just the usual highlights. Tchaikovsky s ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. Christmas wouldnt be the same without the nutcracker. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. In his last years he and his ensemble recorded works by haydn, beethoven. 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. The popularity of the familiar suites, derived mostly from the second act, has led many to think that the nutcracker suite is the same thing as the nutcracker, even after attending a fulllength production of the ballet. 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. He began conducting at the casino in montreux in 1912, and from 1915 to 1923 was the conductor for diaghilevs ballets russes. 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. The twoact ballet is based on the book the nutcracker and the mouse king, by e.
Ansermet was a reliable, insightful interpreter of composers from mozart to martin who also composed a symphonic poem and orchestrated debussys six epigraphes antiques. The nutcracker casse noisette complet ballet in two acts, op. Ernest ansermet tchaikovsky nutcracker suite suisse romande. The ballets, recorded in stunning stereo sound in 1958 nutcracker, swan lake and 1959 sleeping beauty. Each ballet, of course, has its share of drama, and even of emotion. During the 1950s and 60s, ansermet made an extraordinary amount of lps. Tchaikovsky ballets ansermet major classics m2cd002. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892.
This is a very enjoyable cd that would please any tchaikovsky collection. Jan 18, 2011 subscribe to our channel and be the first to enjoy classical concerts in hd. Beautifully played and masterfully approached, with the best sound ever in this reissue. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker major classics. Travelling in france for this, he met both claude debussy and maurice ravel, and consulted them on the performance of their works. Decca obviously have an honoured place in their catalogue for tchaikovskys nutcracker ballet. In the latest instalment of the decca ansermet legacy, decca eloquence introduces the swiss conductors recordings of beethoven his symphony cycle. The nutcracker ballet and suite tchaikovskys magical music. Provided to youtube by universal music group tchaikovsky. The magical music evokes a nostalgic christmas atmosphere. Subscribe to our channel and be the first to enjoy classical concerts in hd. A musician of catholic taste, ansermet was a reliable, insightful interpreter of composers from mozart to martin.
Conductor ansermet keeps the pace moving, giving the listener the impression of a dance event rather than a dramatic concert hall reading. Tchaikovsky s most wellknown declaration about beethoven is a diary entry made in the autumn of 1886 in which he contrasts the love he had always felt for mozart, a musical christ who was both divine and human at the same time, with the awe that beethoven, like god in the old testament, instilled in him the diary entry is quoted below. 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. Ansermet bartok beethoven grosse fuge london bb cs 6159 1e2e ed1 no sxl. October 1958, victoria hall, geneva, switzerland major classics m2cd001 42.
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