Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker II
Today, you will hear the second act of The Nutcracker Ballet of Pjotr Iljitsj Tchaikovsky, and also several ‘winter songs’ – whether or not in transcription. Tchaikovsky was inspired by the Christmas fairytale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King from E. T. A. Hoffmann, in Alexandre Dumas senior’s transcription. The premiere took place in the Mariinski Theatre in St. Petersburg in December 1892.
Playlist
- Pjotr Iljitsj Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 – 2nd act. The Kirov Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev
- Pjotr Iljitsj Tchaikovsky: ‘Let the Winter’, Op. 65 No. 4. Sergei Larin, tenor; Eleonora Bekova, piano
- Pjotr Iljitsj Tchaikovsky: from Songs for Children, Op. 54: ‘Winter Evening’ and ‘Winter’. Ljuba Kazanarovskaya, soprano; Ljuba Orfenova, piano
- Pjotr Iljitsj Tchaikovsky: ‘Waarom valt de tijd van vrolijk feestvieren stil?’ and ‘Zonder tijd, zonder seizoen’ (arrangement for four saxhorns). Opus 333
