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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Magical Performance of the Story, Nov 16 2004
By Alan Craig - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Nutcracker (Audio Cassette)
Chistopher Plummer's performance of E.T.A. Hoffman's story "
The Nutcrakcer and the Mouse King" is pure magic. He creates all
the voices for the characters and also narrates the story too.
Tchaikovsky's music is heard in the background done by Michael
Tilson Thomas and the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, in a
very good perfomance of excerpts from the ballet. Mr Plummers
reading is warm, involving, witty, and never boring. It would be
nice if this audio book were re-issued and released on CD, or
perhaps Audible.com could stock it on their web site.
The Translation by Ralph Manheim is quite good and easy on the
ear. The book version with illistrations by Maurice Sendak is
a classic and a must for every bookshelf. This audio book is a
must for everyones library too.