Recess 6 Answer

In all three cases, the classical composer was Peter Tchaikovsky and each of the pieces mixed a movement from that composer's Nutcracker Ballet suite with a song by The Beatles (Lennon & McCartney). They were movements of the Beatlecracker Suite and it was created by English composer Arthur Wilkinson. The first movement combined March, from The Nutcracker with the song When I'm 64.

The second combined the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy with the song Can't Buy Me Love.

The third mixed the Waltz of the Flowers with From Me to You.

If you need to hear them again, the links are below.

Listen to No. 1

Listen to No. 2

Listen to No. 3

Album title: Halcyon Days: A Treasury of English Light Music; Various ensembles; Label: ASV Living Era (Note: This is a 5-CD boxed set.)

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