This is some of the greatest music of the suites written or in this case, arranged by ellington and strayhorn. The program will delight audiences with the nutcracker presented to two ways. Sir georg solti, chicago symphony orchestra tchaikovsky. The nutcracker suite additional works to be announced jazz up your holidays with duke ellington s dazzling reimagining of tchaikovsky s the nutcracker, performed by the duke ellington orchestrathe only ensemble directly carrying on the tradition from duke himself. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists. The work consists of an overture with several dance movements. How to teach a lesson introduction the nutcracker suite is an adaptation of tchaikovsky s larger ballet based on a libretto by e. Overture movement 1 nutcracker suite, tyzikellington nutcracker. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by. Ellington gave new titles to the movements and rearranged their order, justified, i believe, by the new character of the music. While many dance companies around the world embrace sergei prokofievs glorious cinderella and peter ilyich tchaikovsky s nutcracker productions for the holiday season, a sophisticated festive musical alternative is duke ellington s the nutcracker suite for jazz band. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by tchaikovsky, arranged by ellington and billy strayhorn. A number of the dukes original members of his 19381941 band performed on the recording including. Before the ballets premiere in 1892, tchaikovsky selected eight of the more popular parts.
The nutcracker suites presents two versions of the holiday classic, the original 1892 composition by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, and a wonderful jazz take of it from 1960, written by ellington and. Duke ellington was the true master of the big band era, although a lot of benny goodman followers might disagree. The classical masterpiece is a holiday favorite and tinkering with something so well known is a bit risky. The tchaikovsky s nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn duke ellington and his orchestra. Tchaikovsky toetapper the nutcracker suite interpreted by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. Duke ellington presents the nutcracker suite youtube. Dec 24, 20 when ellington signs a record contract in 1960, he teams up with fellow musician billy strayhorn, and the two composers create a new spin on tchaikovsky s nutcracker suite. Scott belck, director jazz lab band dominic marino, director featuring ccm musical theater dance diane lala, choreographer sunday, november 24, 20 corbett auditorium 2. The legendary composing and arranging skills of duke ellington and billy strayhorn also make it nutcracker season for jazz aficionados. Hoffmann, adapted by alexandre dumas this was tchaikovsky s last ballet, from which he compiled a famous suite of eight numbers for concert performance. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Your data is secure and you can unsubscribe at any time. Ccm has become an allsteinway school through the kindness of its donors. This album featured tasty jazz versions of music by tchaikovsky and grieg, which i believe even classics lovers might enjoy as well, the only drawback lies in a few original dukelike numbers tacked on at the and which failed to hit the mark, and arent really worth listening to.
Ellington strayhorn overture tchaikovsky march arr. Lawrence brown, juan tizol, johnny hodges, and harry carney. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. All compositions by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky overture 3. Duke ellingtons nutcracker and holiday concert jazz ensemble dr. Nutcracker suite songs i have a considerable number of ellington recordings, but have not heard this one until now.
The nutcracker suite hd remastered by duke ellington. The real attraction of the album, though, is the jazz version of the nutcracker suite devised by jazz greats duke ellington and billy strayhorn. In the 1990s there was the harlem nutcracker, which also used the. Ellingtons nutcracker at the jazz corner all about jazz. The nutcracker suite, for jazz band tchaikovskyellingtonstrayhorn. The nutcracker highlights philharmonia orchestra, michael tilson thomas on allmusic 1998 michael tilson thomas and the philharmonia.
Besides holidaythemed music attendees will enjoy visual accompaniments to saturdays performance, and both concerts will be followed by a reception for the entire audience. I suppose it helps that ellington wrote mainly dance numbers, and tchaikovsky. Having recorded impressive recreations of such musical icons as gershwingrofewhiteman and miles davisgil evans, the ellington strayhorn treatment of tchaikovsky s nutcracker suite was a logical next step. Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a jazz version, even members of dukes orchestra expressed. Personnel duke ellington piano willie cook, fats ford, ray nance. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky was born in votkinsk, a small town in vyatka governorate presentday udmurtia in the russian empire, into a family with a long line of military service. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. In addition to housing ten resident organizations and presenting more than 200 performances, art exhibitions, and educational and community events each year, overture offers a variety of venues for performances, corporate meetings, conventions, trade shows, weddings. Overture music download by the boston pops, arthur fiedler.
Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers, nutcracker suite. A holiday concert tradition, the orchestra will perform the complete nutcracker suite as arranged for jazz ensemble by the incomparable duke ellington and billy strayhorn, along with other holiday favorites. Duke ellington composer the nutcracker suite, for orchestra tchaikovsky ellington strayhorn wise music classical. This authentic edition of tchaikovsky s nutcracker suite, as arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian institutions national museum of american history. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Toot toot tootie toot dance of the mirlitons, or reedpipes peanut brittle brigade march sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy entracte. The story was based on a childrens fairy tale by e. Duke ellingtons nutcracker with duke ellington orchestra. In its original setting, this cheerful curtain raiser has a very unique sound to it, because it is scored for winds and high strings only, without cellos and double basses. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His father, ilya petrovich tchaikovsky, had served as a lieutenant colonel and engineer in the department of mines, 3 and would manage the kamskovotkinsk ironworks. Ironically, ellington never much cared for the work he did on nutcracker, never playing it in concert. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite episode 1 on this podcast i do a side by side comparison between the original by tchaikovsky and the ellingtonstrayhorn version.
Overture center for the arts is a stunning architectural landmark in the heart of madisons thriving cultural arts district. Heres a clever, wellexecuted album with a clever, wellexecuted plan. This edition of tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite, arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection.
Seeing as how it is christmas, i figured that another mass upload would be an appropriate gift to give out on youtube, and what better to start with, then duke ellington s rendition of the. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovsky s nutcracker suite on the same disc. In 1960 the american pianist, composer, and bandleader arranged the suite with his collaborator, billy strayhorn. Duke ellington s nutcracker suite peter ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 originally composed the nutcracker as a ballet during the years 189192 the idea of the ballet was inspired by e t a hoffmanns 1816 story, the nutcracker and the mouse king. The sequence in the ellington strayhorn nutcracker runs. The nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra. It features a number of dance pieces that have wonderful melodies and have been etched into all our memories by disneys fantasia.
Visions of sugar rum cherries tap dance in her head the. The nutcracker suite for orchestra peter ilyich tchaikovsky wise. Duke ellingtons nutcracker baltimore symphony orchestra. Ellington and strayhorns the nutcracker suite at studenaker. Bill easleys clarinet is the star of this one, although he gets plenty of help from the other horns along the way. Duke could play about anything and jazz it up and it would be instantly likable and cooler than most other covers of that song. A2, toot toot tootic toot dance of the reedpipes, 2. Enter your email address to keep up to date with the latest news and special offers from wise music classical. Almost anything by the ellington band is a genuine aural banquet, and this is no exception. The acclaimed chicago jazz orchestra cjo will debut a new holiday music tradition in chicago when it presents duke ellington and billy strayhorns the nutcracker suite, a jazzinfused.
Overture, a song by duke ellington, harmonie ensemblenew york, steven richman on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Reviving the art of swinging the classics, steven richman and the harmonie ensemblenew york present two different versions of the beloved nutcracker suite, sidebyside on the same album for the first time. Philharmonic society of orange county duke ellingtons. Swingin nutcracker featuring the nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky 1892 the nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky, arr. Cw 14, is a fairy ballet in 2 acts and 3 scenes, written and orchestrated by tchaikovsky between february 1891 and april 1892. Unforgettable big band performs the duke ellington billy strayhorn interpretation of tchaikovsky s nutcracker suite at the big band christmas spectacular, december 10, 2017 in york, pa.
However this cd is very disappointing because 1 it is taken from a vinyl source you can hear the surface noise 2 the ending of the last movement is chopped off, and 3 there is only 31 mins of music on the whole cd cds take 75 mins with ease. Ellington s band is not keen on tackling it, but he is not dissuaded. I suppose it helps that ellington wrote mainly dance numbers, and tchaikovsky s piece is a ballet. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. It is a bit startling that, as conductor steven richman observes in his booklet notes, that the ellington strayhorn nutcracker has apparently never until now been paired with the tchaikovsky version on a single album. This is ellington s take on the classic nutcracker suite, and they are jazzed up big band versions of the main songs.
The bso will delight the entire family with the peanut brittle brigade and dance of the floreadors and a few old favorites too. Dec 03, 2015 the story behind the jazzedup nutcracker. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovsky s the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellington s most important albums of the 1960s. Wise music group, solar music rights management, sony atv publishing, cmrra, and 2. Washingtonlee jazz big band duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. Aso features holiday concert with suites by tchaikovsky. Dec 25, 2009 seeing as how it is christmas, i figured that another mass upload would be an appropriate gift to give out on youtube, and what better to start with, then duke ellington s rendition of the. In the traditional nutcracker, the march is the second movement, but ellington and strayhorn composed a piece titled toot toot tootie toot dance of the reed pipes to follow overture. Justin varnes the jazz corner hilton head island, sc december 15, 2017 every christmas is the nutcracker season for ballet aficionados. The blistering trepak of tchaikovsky s russian dance becomes the energetic bounce of the volga vouty. The tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn duke ellington and his orchestra.
Doing so pays a lot of dividends, even if the tchaikovsky suite, played by new yorks harmonie ensemble, is extremely unorthodox. Tchaikovsky the nutcracker ballet trumpet excerpts. Few musicians can handle the demands of both classical and big band jazz conducting with such facility as does steven richman. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn. This edition of tchaikovsky s the nutcracker suite, arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo by duke ellington and his orchestra on deezer. When ellington signs a record contract in 1960, he teams up with fellow musician billy strayhorn, and the two composers create a new spin on tchaikovsky s nutcracker suite. Featuring brand new choreography from dcbased dance troupe step afrika. Overture first movement of the jeff tyzik adaptation of the ellingtonstrayhorn arrangement of music from the nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky.
Dec 16, 2017 florida wind symphony jazz orchestra will present an ellington nutcracker in the university theatre. Ellington and strayhorn seem to acknowledge their artifice in chinoiserie, which meanders, wheezes, and pops, compared to tchaikovsky s swift, chattering chinese dance, where his unironic orientalism is on full display. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington on spotify. Michelle dorrance makes a tap nutcracker to duke ellington s swinging riffs on tchaikovsky s classic score. The nutcracker suite remastered licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of harrison james music. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960, vinyl. Ellington strayhorn peanut brittle brigade tchaikovsky dance of. Since its debut, fortunately, plenty of other people have played and recorded it, none of them any better than what we have here.
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