The Nutcracker /

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.

The Nutcracker / music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky ; adapted by Stephen Simon ; [script by Jim Weiss ; illustrator, Ashley Wolff.] - 1 audio disc (58 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 cm.) - 005801 - Stories in Music . - Stories in music. .

"A classic with orchestra & narrator"--Container. Program notes, biographical information about the composer and performers, text and activities in accompanying booklet. Compact disc.

Christmas Party Children's March Parents Dancing Drosselmeyer's Mechanical Dolls Clara, Fritz and the Nutcracker Grandfather's Dance Good Night - The Christmas Tree Grows Battle with the Mouse King Nutcracker Becomes Handsome Prince Snowy Walk to the Land of the Sweets Sugar Plum Fairy Welcome Spanish Dance Arabian Dance Chinese Dance Russian Dance Dance of the Reed Pipes Mother Ginger Waltz of the Flowers Sugar Plum Fairy Pas de Dex Clara Back Home Overture (1:37) -- (3:01) -- (1:49) -- (1:57) -- (1:58) -- (3:02) -- (1:58) -- (6:44) -- (3:21) -- (2:25) -- (4:14) -- (3:56) -- (1:13) -- (3:31) -- (0:59) -- (1:08) -- (1:22) -- (2:43) -- (4:39) -- (4:51) -- (1:57).

Producer, Alan Wonneberger. Producer, Alan Wonneberger.

Features London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Stephen Simon, conductor ; Jim Weiss, narrator.

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.

Ages 5 & up.

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SSD1015 Maestro Classics


Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.


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