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Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich
1840-1893
(b nr Votkinsk, north-eastern Russia, 25 April/7 May 1840; d St Petersburg, 25 Oct/6 Nov 1893). Russian
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King <1891–1892; rev
(adaptation) 1994>
(adaptation) 1994>
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Music of Tchaikovsky, adapted and arranged by Jonathan McPhee; story by McPhee, freely adapted from a story by E.T.A. Hoffman. The original tale is greatly shortened, as are most of the movements.
Source of text: Story by Jonathan McPhee, freely adapted from a story by E.T.A. Hoffman. Language: English
Source of text: Story by Jonathan McPhee, freely adapted from a story by E.T.A. Hoffman. Language: English
The familiar music and story of the "Nutcracker," much condensed. The tale was originally by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
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Contents—1. Overture; 2. Drosselmeyer; 3. Sleep; 4. Night; 5. Midnight; 6. Mice; 7. Everything Gets Bigger; 8. Battle; 9. Clara and the Nutcracker Prince; 10. Chinese Dance; 11. Russian Dance; 12. Waltz of the Flowers; 13. Sugarplum Fairy and Her Prince; 14. Farewell
Contents—1. Overture; 2. Drosselmeyer; 3. Sleep; 4. Night; 5. Midnight; 6. Mice; 7. Everything Gets Bigger; 8. Battle; 9. Clara and the Nutcracker Prince; 10. Chinese Dance; 11. Russian Dance; 12. Waltz of the Flowers; 13. Sugarplum Fairy and Her Prince; 14. Farewell