| recordings |
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| 1958-11 | The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture | | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet | 3:10 |
| 1959-03-30 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Ouverture | | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner | 3:08 |
| 1960 | Щелкунчик: Увертюра | | Оркестр Большого Театра, Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский | 3:24 |
| 1961-09 | The Nutcracker: Overture | | Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel | 3:28 |
| 1962-07 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture | | London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti | 3:06 |
| 1963-12-16 | The Nutcracker Ballet, op. 71: Overture | | The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 3:35 |
| 1972-05-01 – 1972-05-04 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture | | London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | 3:28 |
| 1972-09-25 – 1972-09-26 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Ouverture | | The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 3:40 |
| 1974-04-01 – 1974-04-06 | The Nutcracker: Overture | | National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | 3:29 |
| 1974 | The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Miniature Overture | | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Sergiu Comissiona | 3:21 |
| 1975-06 | The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture | | Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Antal Doráti | 3:10 |
| 1975-06 | The Nutcracker: Overture | | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antal Doráti | 3:13 |
| 1979 | The Nutcracker - Ouverture | | Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Davis | 3:19 |
| 1982-03-01 – 1982-04-19 | The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Overture | | Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery | 3:04 |
| 1985 | Overture | | Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | 3:09 |
| 1985 | The Nutcracker: Overture | | Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | 3:09 |
| 1986-01-29 – 1986-02-01 | The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn | 3:30 |
| 1986-05-13 – 1986-05-16 | The Nutcracker: Overture | | London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | 3:07 |
| 1988 | Nutcracker: Overture | | San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Denis de Coteau | 1:42 |
| 1989-05 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture | | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Mark Ermler | 3:15 |
| 1989-10 – 1989-11 | The Nutcracker: Ouverture | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy | 3:40 |
| 1989 | The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Overture | | Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Ondrej Lenárd | 2:50 |
| 1990-12 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture | | Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | 3:21 |
| 1991-10-17 – 1991-10-20 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture | | The London Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons | 3:13 |
| 1993-10 | Nutcracker: Overture | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Simonov | 3:32 |
| 1995-04-15 – 1995-04-16 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, David Maninov | 3:22 |
| 1998-08 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture | | Kirov Orchestra, Valery Gergiev | 3:14 |
| 2006-02 | The Nutcracker: Overture | | Оркестр Большого Театра, Александр Александрович Ведерников | 3:10 |
| 2009-12-29 – 2009-12-31 | Nutcracker: Miniature Overture | | Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle | 3:09 |
| 2011-03 | The Nutcracker: Overture | | Российский национальный оркестр, Михаил Васильевич Плетнев | 3:14 |
| 2013-12-09 – 2013-12-12 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Ouverture. Allegro giusto | | Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi | 2:59 |
| 2015-02-25 – 2015-02-27 | The Nutcracker: Overture | | Stewart Goodyear | 3:09 |
| 2015-06 – 2015-09 | The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture | | Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev | 3:27 |
| 2019-01 | The Nutcracker: Overture | live | State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, Vladimir Jurowski | 3:13 |
| Der Nussknacker op. 71 - Ouvertüre | | Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | 3:09 |
| Der Nußknacker op. 71 Ouvertüre | | Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Heinz Rögner | 3:08 |
| Der Nußknacker op. 71. Overtüre | | Staatskapelle Dresden, Hans Vonk | 3:30 |
| Der Nussknacker, op. 71: Overtüre | | Staatskapelle Dresden, Hans Vonk | 3:26 |
| Der Nussknacker: Ouvertüre | | Brandenburger Symphoniker, Heiko Mathias Förster | 4:11 |
| Nutcracker (Overture) | | Romanian State Philharmonic Orchestra, Johan Kleine | 6:04 |
| Nutcracker Suite (Part One): Overture Minature | | NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini | ?:?? |
| Nutcracker: Act I. Overture | | [unknown] | 3:21 |
| Ouvertüre („Nußknacker“) | | Staatskapelle Dresden, Hans Vonk | 3:27 |
| Ouverture: The Nutcracker | | Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra, Nodar Tsatishvili | 3:05 |
| Overture | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov | 3:14 |
| Overture | | The Northstar Orchestra | 3:14 |
| Overture to the Nutcracker | | [unknown] | 3:05 |
| Petite Overture | | Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, Emil de Cou | 3:11 |
| The Nutcracker, Ballet Op. 71: I. Overture: Allegro Giusto | | Moscow RTV Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseev | 3:01 |
| The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 1: "Overture" | | Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikel Toms | 3:04 |
| The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14: Overture | live | Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel | 3:14 |
| The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Artur Rodziński | 3:21 |
| The Nutcracker,Op. 71: Overture | | Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit | 3:16 |
| The Nutcracker: Act I, Scene I. Miniature Overture | | Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert | 3:13 |
| The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture | | Philharmonia Orchestra, John Lanchbery | 3:05 |
| The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture | | Pyotr Tchaikovsky | 3:04 |
| The Nutcracker: Overture | | Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России, Евгений Фёдорович Светланов | 3:14 |
| The Nutcracker: Overture | | Пётр Ильич Чайковский | 3:10 |
| The Nutcracker: Overture (3.0 Mix) | | London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti | 3:05 |
| Щелкунчик, op. 71: Увертюра | | Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch | 3:22 |
