With Alexander Därr’s transcription of the “Nutcracker Suite”, this famous and fascinating ballet music is now supposed to give organists the opportunity to present the organ from a different, rather unusual and surprising side and thus entertain the audience in a pleasant way.

Content:
Ouverture miniature (Little overture)
Marche (March)
Danse de la Fée-Dragée (Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy)
Danse russe Trepak (Russian dance)
Danse des Mirlitons (Dance of the reed flutes)
Valse des Fleurs (Waltz of the flowers)

“The … music is well composed and easy to play, you don’t have to be a virtuoso for it. … The organ should have two maunuals and a pedal (with a 4′ stop). A swell is not absolutely necessary. The organ version makes the player a lot of fun and will also delight the audience (for example at a New Year’s Eve concert). … Well thought-out registration suggestions and fingerings round off the edition.” Ars Organi, June 2020

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