Stewart Goodyear - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (arr. for solo piano) (2015)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:22:21 | 356 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Steinway & Sons | Catalog: 30040
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:22:21 | 356 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Steinway & Sons | Catalog: 30040
A quick glance at the cover of this recording of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker might cause some to mistake it for the original orchestral music, because the words "arranged for solo piano" are in the smallest print. Stewart Goodyear's piano arrangement of the complete ballet is a fascinating example of the art of transcription, and the pianist deserves credit not only for his ingenious handling of Tchaikovsky's orchestration in terms of the keyboard's sonorities, but also for playing with close attention to details and tone colors that give the music its fantastic character.