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Work: The Nutcracker, Op.71: Act 2

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ComposerTchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOrchestral
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LiverpoolThe Nutcracker

© Gareth Jones
Britten, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; Boris Giltburg

PragueNutcracker for Unicef

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Britten, Tchaikovsky
Prague Symphony Orchestra; Jiří Habart; Levy Sekgapane; Zuzana Rzounková; Hana Müllerová; Radost Prague Children's Choir
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Seeing double: Iolanta and The Nutcracker reunited

Vasily Petrenko © Andy Paradise
Tchaikovsky's final opera and ballet were always intended to be paired; at the Royal Albert Hall Petrenko and the RPO present them together in a rewarding double-bill, marred by microphones.
***11
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Charmless fairy tales: Pappano and the LSO

Though Janine Jansen's Bartok impresses, Pappano and the LSO disappoint in two of Ravel and Tchaikovsky's best-loved works
**111
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Tchaikovsky at the Ballet with the Sydney Symphony

It was an evening of contrasts in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s latest concert. The program was subtitled Tchaikovsky at the Ballet, referring to the second half of the concert, which comprised highlights from the Nutcracker and Swan Lake; however, the first half was every bit as intriguing.
***11
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