Tchaikovsky's Ballet Music

TCHAIKOVSKY’S BALLET MUSIC

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)

Excerpts from three ballets

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II

1. Scene, The Palace of Sweets 4:13
2. Scene, Clara and the Nutcracker Prince 4:26

Divertissement (Character Dances)                         

3. Chocolate (Spanish Dance) 1:07
4. Coffee (Arabian Dance)     3:16
5. Tea (Chinese Dance) 1:01
6. Trépak (Russian Dance) 1:10
7. Dance of the Reed Pipes    2:21
8. The Clowns 2:34
9. Waltz of the Flowers 6:25

Pas de deux

10. Intrada    5:13
11. Tarantella 0:47
12. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy 2:19
13. Coda 1:22
14. Final Waltz and Apotheosis 5:12

Swan Lake, Op. 20

15. Waltz 7:24
16. Mazurka 4:01

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

17. Panorama 2:52
18. Waltz 4:54

 Singapore Symphony Orchestra

LAN SHUI  conductor

Producer: Robert Suff
Engineer: Hans Kipfer
Recorded in Victoria Concert Hall
Singapore, 5 & 6 Feb 1999
Recorded by BIS

With the support of the SSO Ladies’ League

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Digital Recording