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“If he were alive, I don’t think Mr. Tchaikovsky would disapprove!” -Stephen Bennett
Stephen Bennett has released this amazing double disc-album just in time for the holiday season! The Nutcracker: Complete Ballet Score for Guitar Orchestra is produced by Stephen himself and Kim Person, and can be enjoyed all year long! Track Listing below!
More from Stephen:
“Twenty-three years ago I released my version of the famous Suite from the Nutcracker, arranged for what I called a guitar orchestra. Two decades later, I was approached about treating the entire score in that same way for a proposed
new production of the ballet… At times, I wondered why… THIS WAS A LOT OF WORK! But after putting in countless hours of the proverbial blood, sweat and tears, I’m truly delighted with the results…. I used 18 different instruments, electric and acoustic for this Double CD. It’s a truly amazing musical composition and I’ve treated it with love and respect.”
Disc One
Overture: Act 1
Scene 1 (Allegro Non troppo)
March
Gallop of the Children / Entrance of the Parents
Scene Dansante
Scene (Grandfather’s Dance)
Allegro Semplice
Allegro Vivo
Scene 8 (Andante)
Waltz of the Snowflakes
Disc Two
Scene 10 (Andante)
Scene 11 (Andante Con Moto)
Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
Coffee (Arabian Dance)
Tea (Chinese Dance)
Trepak (Russian Dance)
Dance of the Reed Pipes
Mother Gigogne and the Clowns
Waltz of the Flowers
Pas de Deux
Variation – Tarantella
Variation 2 – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Coda
Valse Finale
Apotheosis
