Andrey Gugnin - Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker & Sleeping Beauty Suites; Stravinsky: Firebird & Petrushka (2025) [Hi-Res]

Artist: Andrey Gugnin
Title: Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker & Sleeping Beauty Suites; Stravinsky: Firebird & Petrushka
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Hyperion
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:23:14
Total Size: 227 MB / 1.17 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker & Sleeping Beauty Suites; Stravinsky: Firebird & Petrushka
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Hyperion
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:23:14
Total Size: 227 MB / 1.17 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
CD1
1. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Suite Arr. Pletnev for Piano): I. March (2:00)
2. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Suite Arr. Pletnev for Piano): II. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (2:21)
3. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Suite Arr. Pletnev for Piano): III. Tarantella (1:25)
4. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Suite Arr. Pletnev for Piano): IV. Intermezzo (4:54)
5. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Suite Arr. Pletnev for Piano): V. Trépak (Russian Dance) (1:11)
6. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Suite Arr. Pletnev for Piano): VI. The Tea (Chinese Dance) (1:43)
7. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Suite Arr. Pletnev for Piano): VII. Andante maestoso (6:25)
8. Stravinsky: 3 Movements from Petrushka, K12: I. Danse russe (2:43)
9. Stravinsky: 3 Movements from Petrushka, K12: II. Chez Pétrouchka (5:12)
10. Stravinsky: 3 Movements from Petrushka, K12: III. La semaine grasse (9:35)
CD2
1. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): I. Prologue (7:14)
2. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): II. Dance of the Pages (2:11)
3. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): III. Vision (1:25)
4. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): IV. Andante (5:59)
5. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): V. The Silver Fairy (1:20)
6. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): VI. The White Cat and Puss-in-Boots (2:55)
7. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): VII. Gavotte (0:59)
8. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): VIII. The Singing Canary (0:34)
9. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): IX. Red Riding Hood and the Wolf (1:21)
10. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): X. Adagio (4:54)
11. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Concert Suite (Arr. Pletnev for Piano): XI. Finale (3:56)
12. Stravinsky: The Firebird, K10, Suite (Arr. Agosti for Piano): I. Infernal Dance of King Kashchei (5:54)
13. Stravinsky: The Firebird, K10, Suite (Arr. Agosti for Piano): II. Berceuse (3:42)
14. Stravinsky: The Firebird, K10, Suite (Arr. Agosti for Piano): III. Finale (3:27)
Whether offering new and unexpected insights into the original works, or—given the pianistic pedigree associated with the genre—the opportunity to astonish the listener with displays of pyrotechnics, piano transcriptions work on various levels. Benefiting from the ‘stunningly precise fingerwork’ (BBC Record Review) of Andrey Gugnin, the ballet suites recorded here amply deliver on all counts.