Tchaikovsky : Casse-Noisette

Description

The Nutcracker, a ballet created in 1892, tells the magical Christmas Eve of the young Clara. Her adventures in the company of an enchanted prince inspired Tchaikovsky to write spellbinding numbers such as the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Waltz of the Flowers. This version of The Nutcracker, recorded in 1972 by the great André Previn, has become a cornerstone of the discography, and one of the conductor’s best-sellers at the helm of the London Symphony Orchestra. Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece wonderfully illustrates the magic of Christmas, the ideal time to discover or rediscover this essential recording. André Previn’s interpretations of Tchaikovsky’s three ballets with the London Symphony Orchestra are among the most successful classical recordings of the 1970s. Here is a complete version of the enchanting The Nutcracker in its latest remastering: magical performances that have lost none of their freshness!"Tchaikovsky’s ballets form a wonderful part of his musical expression, perhaps the most wonderful of all. Such were my thoughts as I listened to this new enchanting recording of The Nutcracker by André Previn and the LSO. As a telling of the music, it seems to me a wonderfully judged combination of skill and affection [It] is certainly a performance whose strength comes from its simple eloquence and there is nothing that can make music sound better than that. There is a poised and sustained delight about this performance from beginning to end it is the very definition of good conducting." --- Gramophone, January 1973 ---