Tchaikovsky the nutcracker ballet antal dorati, london symphony. Nutcracker serenade for strings hybrid sacd antal dorati. This 2006 pentatone recording was made in moscow, where polyhymnia have a recording branch, and is presented in 5. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 the nutcracker, op. The first was the world premiere on record, in mono with the minneapolis orchestra in 1953 for mercury. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, antal dorati, harold lawrence, london. Philharmonia hungarica orchestra serenadeantal dorati recorded in watford town hall, 11 july 1962 nutcracker.
On this delightful audiophile download, world class conductor antal dorati and the london symphony orchestra study one of tchaikovskys final ballets, the nutcracker. Classical music reference recording 16,520 views 2. The coupling, tchaikovskys serenade for strings, was recorded by the philharmonia hungarica an emigre orchestra comprising many refugees following the hungarian uprising of 1956 in vienna in 1956, on ordinary tape. Available in 96 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio formats. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. The nutcracker, op 71 complete ballet serenade in c major, op. The minneapolis symphonys 1958 mercury recording of tchaikovskys 1812 overture, conducted by antal dorati, earned a gold record for sales of. He made an outstanding stereo nutcracker for mercury living presence, and that has been reissued on cd. Mercury ol2101 also available on mercury cd the sleeping beauty minneapolis symphony orchestra, antal dorati, cond. The nutcracker peter ilych tchaikovsky by antal dorati download and listen to the album. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker, serenade dorati download.
Antal doratis sprightly nutcracker is a classic, reveling in the sumptuous orchestral color. This nutcracker was orginally an lp, the nutcracker in its entirety with the addition of tchaikovskys serenade for strings. The nutcracker ballet complete amsterdam concertgebouw orchantal dorati, cond. Both sides of dorati and tchaikovsky are on display in this welcome philips 50 reissue. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 1840 1893 the nutcracker, op. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. In the 60s and 70s, he conducted all over europe and recorded lps for distribution in america. Antal doratis mercury recordings helped put him on the map as a tchaikovsky conductor and his years as a ballet conductor helped him win a. Antal dorati conducting minneapolis symphony orchestra. Antal dorati was the toscanini for ballet music as well as tchaikovskys music. Antal dorati recorded the nutcracker three times with three different orchestras.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. The complete version by antal dorati dates from 1962, and is the second of his three recordings. Dorati himself recorded the complete nutcracker no less than three times. Antal dorati was probably the great dance conductor of our age, and he pioneered recording the complete tchaikovsky ballets. Going by his discographical trackrecord, antal dorati 1906 1988 was probably the busiest conductor after the end of world war ii. 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. Antal doratis mercury recordings helped put him on the map as a tchaikovsky conductor and his years as a ballet conductor helped him win a similar reputation for nowclassic recordings of major ballets. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, antal dorati, harold lawrence. Doratis recordings put the minneapolis symphony on the. Tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony tchaikovsky, antal dorati, london symphony the nutcracker ballet. Peter ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker complete ballet suites for orchestra no.
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