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Initially damned with faint praise by the Tsar upon its first performance in 1890, Tchaikovsky’s most famous work has become an enduring favorite and appears here in its entirety, performed by Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker. This recording version of the Nutcracker is already a milestone in the discography and one of Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker best-selling albums together; last but not least, Christmas is definitively the best period to have this repertoire.