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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet
The Nutcracker (Casse-Noisette - Complete Ballet)
Album UK 1959 on Decca label
Classical and Soundtrack (Romantic)
Early UK version for this cat# with a printing date of September 1959 ("59.9") inside the gatefold. There may be versions with a slightly earlier printing date code. LABELS: - Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels - "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock - "Made in England" at bottom - "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959" - No speed indication on labels - Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on all sides - Matrix numbers printed upside-down SLEEVE: - Gatefold sleeve that opens to the top - Front and back are laminated - 8 pages are stapled inside the gatefold - Back of the gatefold and the first page inside don't show any print - Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo in a box on front and without a box inside the gatefold - "Made and printed in England by A. White & Co., Ltd." OTHER INFORMATION: - Recorded October or November 1958 in the Victoria Hall, Geneva - Labelography code: ED1 - Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5493-4 - Side numbers are in auto-coupled order (LP 1: 1,4 / LP 2: 2,3) - Sub tracks in tracks A2, A3, B and C1 are not banded on vinyl - Side D shows only 5 bands on vinyl, but 6 bands are listed on the label - Track titles taken from labels; the track titles printed in the gatefold differ slightly - Track B.b is missing the word "Nutcracker" in "[...]Nutcracker Wins Battle[...]" on label
Musicians
 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , 1840-1893 RU album by |
 | Ernest Ansermet , 1883-1969 CH conductor, album by |
 | L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande , orchestra |
Producers
| Roy Wallace engineer, uncredited |
| E mastered by |
| Houston Rogers photography by, ballet sequence photos |
| Arnold Behr photography by, photo of ernest ansermet |
| James Walker producer, uncredited |
| Michael Williamson sleeve notes |
Composers
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Nutcracker (Casse-Noisette) - Ballet In Two Acts, Op. 71 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 2 | | Overture | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 3 | | Act 1, Tableau 1 - No. 1. The Christmas Tree | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 4 | | Act 1, Tableau 1 - No. 2. March | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 5 | | Act 1, Tableau 1 - No. 3. Little Galop And Entrance Of The Guests | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 6 | | Act 1, Tableau 1 - No. 4. Dance Scene - Distribution Of Presents | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 7 | | Act 1, Tableau 1 - No. 5. Scene And Grandfather's Dance | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 8 | | Act 1, Tableau 1 - No. 6. Scene - Guests Go - Children Retire To Bed, Magic Spell Commences | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 9 | | Act 1, Tableau 1 - No. 7. Scene - Battle Between Nutcracker And Mouse King - Nutcracker Wins Battle And Is Transformed Into Handsome Prince | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 10 | | Act 1, Tableau 2 - No. 8. Scene - Pine Forest In Winter | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 11 | | Act 1, Tableau 2 - No. 9. Waltz Of The Snowflakes | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 12 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 10. Scene - The Magic Castle | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 13 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 11. Clara And Nutcracker Appear | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 14 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 12. Divertissement; A. Chocolate (Spanish Dance) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 15 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 12. Divertissement; B. Coffee (Arabian Dance) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 16 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 12. Divertissement; C. Tea (Chinese Dance) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 17 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 12. Divertissement; D. Trepak (Russian Dance) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 18 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 12. Divertissement; E. Dance Of The Mirlitons (Reed Pipes) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 19 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 12. Divertissement; F. Clowns Dance | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 20 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 13. Waltz Of The Flowers | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 21 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 14. Pas De Deux | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 22 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - Variation 1 (Tarantelle) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 23 | | Act 2, Tableau 3 - Variation 2 (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | ||
| 24 | Act 2, Tableau 3 - Coda | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet | |||
| 25 | Act 2, Tableau 3 - No. 15. Final Waltz And Apotheosis | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ernest Ansermet |
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