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Tchaikovsky - RARE SEALED ANALOGUE - "Nutcracker" 2LP - Ansermet Speakers Corner
Sold Date:
November 18, 2020
Start Date:
July 10, 2020
Final Price:
$75.00
$52.00
(CAD)
Seller Feedback:
293
Buyer Feedback:
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FACTORY SEALED
ALL ANALOGUE
RARE and OUT OF PRINT
For sale is a rare, sealed audiophile edition of Ernest Ansermet's celebrated 1958 recording of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker: Complete Ballet on Speakers Corner. This is a double-33rpm record set on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl remastered and cut straight from the original master tapes.
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REVIEW from acousticsounds.com: The conductor is helped not only by fine orchestral playing but also by recording which is spectacular not only by its degree of spaciousness but even more in the beautifully rich sound it gives to the strings. There are few two-disk sets which will give as much pleasure as this one...
TRACKLIST: A1OvertureAct I, Tableau IA2.1No. 1 The Christmas TreeA2.2No. 2 MarchA3.1No. 3 Little Galop And Entrance Of The GuestsA3.2No. 4 Dance Scene - Distribution Of PresentsA4No. 5 Scene And Granfather's DanceB1.1No. 6 Scene - Guests Depart - Children Retire To Bed - Magic Spell BeginsB1.2No. 7 Scene - Battle Between Nutcrakcer And Mouse King - Nutcracker Wins Battle And Is Transformed Into Handsome Prince
Act I, Tableau 2B1.3No. 8 Scene - Pine Forest In WinterB1.4No. 9 Waltz Of The Snowflakes
Act 2C1.1No. 10 Scene - The Magic CastleC1.2No. 11 Clara And The Nutcracker Appear
No. 12 Divertissement:C1.3(a) Chocolate (Spanish Dance)C2(b) Coffee (Arabian Dance)C3(c) Tea (Chinese Dance)C4(d) Trepak (Russian Dance)C5(e) Dance Of The Mirlitons (Reed Pipes)C6(f) Clowns DanceD1No. 13 Waltz Of The FlowersD2No. 14 Pas De Deux:D3Variation 1 (Tarantelle)D4Variation 2 (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)D5CodaD6No. 15 Final Waltz And Apotheosis
