Tracklist
| P. Tchaikovsky. Nutcracker | ||
| –P. Tchaikovsky* | Ballet-fairy-play In 2 Acts, 3 Scenes | |
| A1 | – | Ouverture |
| –P. Tchaikovsky* | Act 1. Scene 1 | |
| A1.1 | – | 1. Scene. Adorning And Lighting Up The New-Year's Tree |
| A1.2 | – | 2. March |
| A1.3 | – | 3. Gallop Of Children And Dance Of Parents |
| A1.4 | – | 4. Scene With Dances |
| A1.5 | – | 5. Scene And Gross-Vater Dance |
| B1 | – | 6. (Departure Of Guests. Night) |
| B1.1 | – | 7. Scene (Battle) |
| –P. Tchaikovsky* | Act 2. Scene 2 | |
| B1.2 | – | 8. Scene (Fir-Wood In Winter) |
| B1.3 | – | 9. Waltz Of The Snowflakes |
| –P. Tchaikovsky* | Act 2. Scene 3 | |
| C1 | – | 10. Scene (Palace Of Sweetmeats, The Konfiturenburg) |
| C1.1 | – | 11. Scene (Arrival Of Clara And Nutcracker) |
| C1.2 | – | 12. Divertissement |
| C1.2-a | – | Chocolate (Spanish Dance) |
| C1.2-b | – | Coffee (Arabian Dance) |
| C1.2-c | – | Tea (Chinese Dance) |
| C1.2-d | – | Trepak (Russian Dance) |
| C1.2-e | – | Dance Of The Shepherds |
| C1.2-f | – | Mother Guigogne And The Clowns |
| D1 | – | 13. Waltz Of The Flowers |
| D1.1 | – | 14. Pas De Deux |
| D1.1-a | – | Variation 1 (For A Man-dancer) |
| D1.1-b | – | Variation 2 (For A Woman-dancer) |
| D1.1-c | – | Coda |
| D1.2 | – | 15. Final Waltz And Apotheosis |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Melodiya Record Company USSR
Credits
- Composed By – P. Tchaikovsky*
- Conductor – Gennady Rozhdestvensky*
- Orchestra – Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Notes
Bought in 1967 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada's Expo '67 World Fair, USSR Pavillion.Comes in an illustrated gatefold sleeve.
12 page fully illustrated booklet with the story of the ballet in Russian, English and French
On the label, side 2, the orchestra is given as Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra And Children's Choir
In the booklet, the orchestra is given as USSR Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra in English, while in French it is given as Orchestre du Théâtre Bolshoi, without USSR.
Made in USSR
Was also issued in 1968 as a 2-record set under the Artia Recording Corp. label (ALPS 180-1 & ALPS 180-2)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped on runout side 1): 33C0169/3-2 1
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped on runout side 2): 33C0170/3-5 2
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped on runout side 3): 33C0171/3-1 3
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped on runout side 4): 33C0172/3-1 4
