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Esther Birringer has chosen three great Russian ballets for her recital album. Petrushka and Romeo & Juliet are filled with drama, love and tragedy and The Nutcracker with fantasy. Tchaikovsky's suite from ballet was arranged for piano by Mikhail Pletnev. Prokofiev, a superb pianist, arranged numbers from his ballet Romeo & Juliet for piano, and Stravinsky took three sections from his ballet Petrushka and created the Three Pieces. It is a superb showcase for any pianist and makes great demands upon the performer. Album Tracks 1. Romeo and Juliet Pieces (10) for Piano, Op.75 2. Petrushka 3 Movements for Piano 3. The Nutcracker, Op.71 Concert Suite for Piano (Trans. Mikhail Pletnev)
