Karajan conducts the Nutcracker Suite & Music From Peer Gynt - Vienna Philharmonic
Tchaikovsky and Grieg share a rare ability to make an imagined world feel immediately present. Their music speaks with a directness that can disguise the sophistication of its construction, bringing the theatre vividly to life while retaining an independence that transcends the stage. In this historic recording from Vienna’s Sofiensaal, Herbert von Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic strip away routine to treat these familiar scores as monumental canvases of color, atmosphere, and psychological depth. From the crystalline delicacy and sweeping romanticism of The Nutcracker Suite to the stark landscapes and dramatic intensity of Peer Gynt, these performances capture a shared language of orchestral storytelling, balancing elegance, rhythmic vitality, and profound emotional resonance.
Artist(s): Conductor - Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording Info: Engineers Gordon Parry and James Brown
Producer - John Culshaw
Recording Dates: September 5 and September 29, 1961 at Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria
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Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite
01 Miniature Overture 3:33
02 March 2:37
03 Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy 1:36
04 Trepak 1:04
05 Arab Dance 2:56
06 Chinese Dance 1:15
07 Dance Of The Reed Pipes 2:34
08 Waltz Of The Flowers 5:53
Grieg Music From Peer Gynt
09 Morning 3:58
10 The Death Of Åse 4:41
11 Anitra's Dance 3:32
12 In The Hall Of The Mountain King 2:29
13 Ingrid's Lament 4:18
14 Solvejg's Song 5:36
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