Complete Nutcracker Recording Gergiev Torrent
APM's record library contains a copy of this now-out-of-print recording (Jay Gabler/APM) Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker has always been one of my favorite pieces of classical music, and come December, I'm ready to listen to the best recording of the 1892 ballet. Wait. File Upload Progress Bar Rails. which recording is that? There's no one perfect Nutcracker, I've found — but there is a Nutcracker for every mood. Recently, I listened to nine leading recordings of the complete ballet (once you know the full score, going back to the suite is like lopping the edges off your wide-screen TV).
Here's my guide to help you decide which Nutcracker is for you. To learn more about this beloved ballet, listen to. For the movie fan Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (EMI/Warner Classics) This is the John Williams of Nutcracker recordings: sweeping, dramatic, and fast-paced with close attention to detail. The battle scenes are genuinely thrilling, and the dance of the snowflakes is uniquely affecting — buoyed by spare, lucid choral work. When you're ready to sit back with a bowl of popcorn and relish in the action, cue this recording. For the traditionalist Antal Dorati conducting the London Symphony (Mercury) This longtime standby, a particular favorite of dancers, has defined the sound of The Nutcracker for generations.
