Previn, Andre | Nutcracker | 2CD

André Previn is credited here as the conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus. The release is a classical recording issued by Warner Classics.

This two disc album presents Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, complete ballet, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn. The recording was made at Kingsway Hall in London in 1972 and released by Warner Classics in 2022. The ballet was first seen in 1892 and follows young Clara through a magical Christmas Eve.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Miniature Overture
2. No. 1. The Decoration Of The Christmas Tree
3. No. 2. March
4. No. 3. Children's Galop, And Entry Of The Parents
5. No. 4. Arrival Of Drosselmeyer
6. No. 5. Grandfather Dance
7. No. 6. Scene Clara And The Nutcracker
8. No. 7. Scene The Battle
9. No. 8. Scene In The Pine Forest
10. No. 9. Waltz Of The Snowflakes

Disc 2

1. No. 10. Scene the Kingdom Of Sweets
2. No. 11. Scene Clara And The Prince
3. No. 12. Divertissement Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
4. No. 12. Divertissement Coffee (Arab Dance)
5. No. 12. Divertissement Tea (Chinese Dance)
6. No. 12. Divertissement Trepak (Russian Dance)
7. No. 12. Divertissement Dance Of The Reed Pipes
8. No. 12. Divertissement Mother Gigogne
9. No. 13. Waltz Of The Flowers
10. No. 14. Pas De Deux
11. Variation I – Tarantella
12. Variation II – Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy And Coda
13. No. 15. Final Waltz And Apotheosis