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One measure of the lasting influence of a piece of music is how many other musicians have given it their own twist. Join us for a full hour of some of the fun, creative music that The Nutcracker, by Peter Tchaikovsky, has inspired in other composers, arrangers, and musicians.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Parents and Grandfather
Berlin Philharmonic | Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Album: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Philips 420237

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture
Berlin Philharmonic | Simon Rattle, conductor
Album: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
EMI 46385

Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Duke Ellington and Jeff Tyzik: Nutcracker Overture
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | Delta David Gier, conductor
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
Concert Record Date: 12/10/2016
Music: 03:23

Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Michael Axtell: The Nutcracker Suite: II. March
The National Flute Choir | Amy Rice Blumenthal, conductor
Album: Here We Come a'FLUTING
ALRY 27

Henri Tomasi: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in C
Raymond Riccomini, trumpet | Texas Festival Orchestra | Linus Lerner, conductor
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX

Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. William Griffin: The Nutcracker, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Purdue Bells | Rhonda Blacklock, conductor
Purdue Musical Organizations 83rd Annual Purdue Christmas Show, Elliott Hall of Music, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Spanish Dance
Septura
Album: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Naxos 574157

Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet: The Nutcracker: Russian Dance
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Album: Dances From Renaissance To Nutcracker
Delos 3132

Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. James Newton Howard: Mouserinks from the Original Motion Picture The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Philharmonia Orchestra | Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Album: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records

Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. The Cambridge Buskers: The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance
The Cambridge Buskers: Michael Copley, flute | Dag Ingram, accordion
Album: The Cambridge Buskers
DG 423400

Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Vyacheslav Gryaznov: Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker
Vyacheslav Gryaznov, piano
Grand Piano Series, Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church, Naples, FL

Hour 2

Kenneth Jennings: Noel: Christmas Eve
St. Olaf Choir
Album: My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord
St. Olaf 2396

Traditional, arr. Dan Forrest: See Amid the Winters Snow
BYU Combined Choirs and Philharmonic | Andrew Crane, conductor
Brigham Young University, De Jong Concert Hall, Provo, UT

Wynton Marsalis: Violin Concerto in D: Mvts 2-4
Nicola Benedetti, violin | The Philadelphia Orchestra | Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Album: Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto, Fiddle Dance Suite
Decca 30521

Mel Torme & Robert Wells, arr. Giovanni De Chiaro: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar
Album: The Sounds Of Christmas On Guitar
Centaur 2262

Traditional, arr. John Rutter: Past Three O'Clock
Judy Mason, piano | Spivey Hall Tour Choir | Martha Shaw, conductor
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

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