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Sir thomas beecham emi his masters voice asd 258 uk stereo pressing. Was i applying the wrong standards, knowing only the orchestral suite. Petersburg branch of the musical society on march 19, 1892. Little russian, waltz of the flowers from nutcracker suite, op.
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How tchaikovskys nutcracker became a holiday tradition. Dec 18, 2017 the nutcracker made its world premiere in st. Dec 23, 2016 18 years after his kirov recording, the controversial russian conductor returned to the land of the sweets to record the nutcracker in the very hall where the ballet had its 1892 premiere. Following the redesign of the rca records logo in 1968, the victor moniker and nipper the dog trademark were deemphasized, giving way to rca red seal. Artur rodzinski nutcracker suite columbia masterworks set mm627.
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