Nutcracker Nouveau: The Russian Expedition Ensemble Polaris
Album info
Album-Release:
2013
HRA-Release:
10.10.2013
Album including Album cover
- 1 I. Trepak 02:32
- 2 II. O'er the Snowy Steppes 03:13
- 3 III. Bright Face, Round Face 02:17
- 4 IV. Waltz of the Flowers 05:06
- 5 V. Sugar Plum Fairy 02:25
- 6 VI. Kazanka 03:13
- 7 VII. Juniper on the Hill 02:50
- 8 VIII. Danse Arabe 05:46
- 9 IX. Danse Chinoise 03:48
- 10 X. Two Guitars 00:12
- 11 XI. Danse des Mirlitons 02:38
- 12 XII. Bandura 03:34
- 13 XIII. Karovushka 03:05
- 14 XIV. Overture 02:36
- 15 XV. Not the Wind 01:57
Info for Nutcracker Nouveau: The Russian Expedition
Premiered at St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre in December 1892, Tchaikovsky’s music for The Nutcracker received glowing praise, but the ballet production itself was not a roaring success. No one could have predicted that almost seventy-five years later The Nutcracker would become a festive season favorite, a ‘Christmas bonus’ for ballet companies around the world.
In their brand-new release Nutcracker Nouveau, Ensemble Polaris celebrates Tchaikovsky’s popular music with influences ranging from traditional Scandinavian, bluegrass, Roma and Klezmer to Chinese classical and The Nightmare Before Christmas, and juxtaposed with instrumentals and songs from Russian folk tradition. Music to bring you good cheer, at any time of year!
Marco Cera, guitar
Kirk Elliott, harp, bagpipes, accordion, violin, psaltery
Ben Grossman, hurdy gurdy
Jeff Wilson, percussion, saw
Margaret Gay, cello
Alison Melville, flutes, recorders, seljefløyte
Katherine Hill, voice, violin, nyckelharpa
Colin Savage, clarinet, bass clarinet, recorders
Debashis Sinha, percussion
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