Philharmonia Orchestra ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Walter Legge, producer
Recorded July 31 and Dec. 1, 1952 and Jan. 7, 1959 at Kingsway Hall, London.
The nutcracker. Miniature overture ; March ; Dance of the sugar-plum fairy ; Trepak (Danse russe) ; Arab dance ; Chinese dance ; Dance of the reeds ; Waltz of the flowers -- Swan lake. Scene (Swan theme) ; Waltz in A major (Act 1) ; Dance of the little swans (Act 2) ; Introduction to scene and second dance of the queen of the swans ; Hungarian dance (Czardas) -- The sleeping beauty. Introduction & fée des lilas ; Pas d'action ; Adagio (Acte I) ; PAs de caractère ; Le chat botté (Acte III) ; Panorama (Acte II) ; Valse (Acte I)