Tchaikovsky nutcracker ansermet beethoven

His beethoven cycle is unfailingly interesting though, and his poised, direct. 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. Ansermet pioneered the first complete and outstanding stereo version for this label in the late 1950s and ashkenazys new cd is a worthy successor. Jan 18, 2011 subscribe to our channel and be the first to enjoy classical concerts in hd. 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. 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. Ansermet was a reliable, insightful interpreter of composers from mozart to martin who also composed a symphonic poem and orchestrated debussys six epigraphes antiques. 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.

The nutcracker casse noisette complet ballet in two acts, op. The nutcracker cassenoisette complete ballet discogs. Tchaikovsky nutcracker ansermet 180g import vinyl 2lp. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. During the 1950s and 60s, ansermet made an extraordinary amount of lps. Beautifully played and masterfully approached, with the best sound ever in this reissue.

Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 the nutcracker, op. Ernest ansermet the royal ballet gala performances 45. The nutcracker ballet is one of tchaikovskys most enchanting works. In his last years he and his ensemble recorded works by haydn, beethoven. Cw 14, is a fairy ballet in 2 acts and 3 scenes, written and orchestrated by tchaikovsky between february 1891 and april 1892. The wordless choral on track ten is like being in a beautiful winter scene. Christmas wouldnt be the same without 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. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, details allmusic. 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. With the exception of some of the tchaikovsky scenes, the music is light and remains so under ansermet s gentle touch. Les sylphides, orchestration roy douglas recorded in. Decca obviously have an honoured place in their catalogue for tchaikovsky s nutcracker ballet.

Ernest ansermets nutcracker is a full version of tchaikovskys score that can be subjected to valid comparison with other recordings. Originally he was a mathematics professor, teaching at the university of lausanne. The sound of this early stereo recording is still very good, if not state of the art, and it is available at rockbottom. Popular romantic composer of 6 symphones and some of the world most performed ballets. The three 2cd tchaikovskyansermet sets, the sleeping beauty, the nutcracker and swan lake, represent his complete tchaikovsky recordings for decca. This cd was recorded with vacuum tube equipment,and really packs a wallop. I criticised him for being both brisk and brusque, qualities that one really doesnt look for in that supple, endlessly inventive score.

Ansermets recording of the nutcracker is in a league of its own and many will find fascinating his own sequencing of. Ansermet bartok beethoven grosse fuge london bb cs 6159 1e2e ed1 no sxl. 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 mono maven surveys complete recordings of tchaikovsky. Conductor ansermet keeps the pace moving, giving the listener the impression of a dance event rather than a dramatic concert hall reading. It was to be a setting of alexandre dumas adaptation of e. His homeward journey took him through paris, where he discovered a new instrument. Swan lake, on the other hand,has been drastically pruned and will be, as such, immediately ruled. May 12, 2017 conductor ansermet keeps the pace moving, giving the listener the impression of a dance event rather than a dramatic concert hall reading. Mozart, bach, beethoven, chopin, schubert, wagner, strauss, vivaldi, brahms and many more. 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.

The twoact ballet is based on the book the nutcracker and the mouse king, by e. Transferred from a london 4track tapedate of recording. Swan lake, on the other hand, has been drastically pruned and will be, as such, immediately ruled out of court by some potential purchasers. In the celestas ethereal notes, tchaikovsky recognized the voice. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers from the nutcracker.

This was tchaikovskys last ballet, from which he compiled a. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker chandos chsa5144 dm classical. With the exception of some of the tchaikovsky scenes, the music is light and remains so under ansermets gentle touch. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker major classics. The nutcracker gergiev, kirov orchestra release date. Decca obviously have an honoured place in their catalogue for tchaikovskys nutcracker ballet. 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. Tchaikovsky s ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. At the center of this 6cd set are the three ballets of sparkling beauty that stand among tchaikovskys greatest achievements. Act one tells a story of how little clara aids her magical christmas gift a nutcracker in the form of a soldier defeat an army of mice.

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. 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. 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. The nutcracker ballet and suite tchaikovskys magical music. Provided to youtube by universal music group tchaikovsky. This is a very enjoyable cd that would please any tchaikovsky collection. The story was based on a childrens fairy tale by e. 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. Tchaikovskys ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. 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. Tchaikovsky ballets ansermet major classics m2cd002.

Released in 1955, it was the first complete lp set of tchaikovskys dazzling score. Included with these romantic masterpieces are the symphony no. Ernest ansermet tchaikovsky nutcracker suite suisse. Travelling in france for this, he met both claude debussy and maurice ravel, and consulted them on the performance of their works. The ballets, recorded in stunning stereo sound in 1958 nutcracker, swan lake and 1959 sleeping beauty. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892.

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. Cover or box may have a pronounced ring wear, seam splits, writing, discoloration and general wear or tear details are indicated in the descripion. Tchaikovsky, ansermet the nutcracker cassenoisette. Tchaikovsky ballets ansermet major classics m2cd002m2cd001. Each ballet, of course, has its share of drama, and even of emotion. Mozart, beethoven, bach, chopin, tchaikovsky, handel the best of.

October 1958, victoria hall, geneva, switzerland major classics m2cd001 42. 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. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky march from the nutcracker. He began conducting at the casino in montreux in 1912, and from 1915 to 1923 was the conductor for diaghilevs ballets russes. Subscribe to our channel and be the first to enjoy classical concerts in hd. Ansermet was a great ballet conductor and his balletistic treatment to the suites works excellent.

Tchaikovsky insisted the work was unsuitable as the framework for a ballet, but set to work on it. In the latest instalment of the decca ansermet legacy, decca eloquence introduces the swiss conductors recordings of beethoven his symphony cycle. The nutcracker suite composed by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky 1. The nutcracker cassenoisette complete ballet label. Tchaikovsky began work in february 1891, continuing his efforts while on an american tour later that year for the opening of carnegie hall. A musician of catholic taste, ansermet was a reliable, insightful interpreter of composers from mozart to martin. Ernest ansermet tchaikovsky nutcracker suite suisse romande.