Program notes, biographical information about the composer and performers, text and activities in accompanying booklet. "A classic with orchestra & narrator"--Container. Features London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Stephen Simon, conductor ; Jim Weiss, narrator.
Contents:
Overture -- Clara Back Home. 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.
Summary:
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.
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