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Title:
The Nutcracker [CD]
Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : Maestro Classics : Simon & Simon, [2015]
Physical Description:
1 audio disc (58 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 cm.)
ISBN:
9781932684148
Abstract:
It is Christmas eve and Clara and Fritz's parents are throwing their annual holiday party. The mysterious guest, the toymaker Herr Drosselmeyer, arrives with life-size dancing dolls to entertain the family and their guests, but he saves his most special gift for his god-daughter Clara, a nutcracker doll. That night, the tree begins to grow, the toy soldiers and the Mouse King have a battle, and Clara's nutcracker turns into a handsome prince! This child-friendly adaptation of the complete ballet score is given a beautiful retelling of the story by Jim Weiss, America's premiere storyteller. A one-hour version of the world's most famous ballet, it is sure to delight young and old alike.
General Note:
"A classic with orchestra & narrator"--Container.
Program notes, biographical information about the composer and performers, text and activities in accompanying booklet.
Compact disc.
Performers:
Features London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Stephen Simon, conductor ; Jim Weiss, narrator.
Contents:
Overture (1:37) -- Christmas Party (3:01) -- Children's March (1:49) -- Parents Dancing (1:57) -- Drosselmeyer's Mechanical Dolls (1:58) -- Clara, Fritz and the Nutcracker (3:02) -- Grandfather's Dance (1:58) -- Good Night - The Christmas Tree Grows (6:44) -- Battle with the Mouse King (3:21) -- Nutcracker Becomes Handsome Prince (2:25) -- Snowy Walk to the Land of the Sweets (4:14) -- Sugar Plum Fairy Welcome (3:56) -- Spanish Dance (1:13) -- Arabian Dance (3:31) -- Chinese Dance (0:59) -- Russian Dance (1:08) -- Dance of the Reed Pipes (1:22) -- Mother Ginger (2:43) -- Waltz of the Flowers (4:39) -- Sugar Plum Fairy Pas de Dex (4:51) -- Clara Back Home (1:57).
Personal Subject:
Language:
English
Added Corporate Author:
Audience:
Ages 5 & up.
