Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ in a full orchestra concert | RSNO | Classic FM 

The Nutcracker (Suite) has carved out a place of choice among the repertoire of all the major ballet companies. Coming from a fantastic tale by Hoffmann, it continues to make young and old alike dream. Tchaikovsky establishes himself as first of roped from the singular squad of composers at the origin of the rise of Russian ballet. Tchaikovsky composed three great ballets (Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker) considered to be the most beautiful of the 19th century, and which still form the basis of the repertoire of all classical ballet companies today. His trilogy also marked the beginning of an aesthetic renewal in the interpretation of dance, a renewal which, thanks in particular to the contributions of Rimsky-Korsakov, Khachaturian, Stravinsky and Prokofiev, would give Russian ballets first place in the world. The story of « The Nutcracker » set to music by Tchaikovsky is inspired by the adaptation by the French writer Alexandre Dumas because the origin of the tale is German. Clara, a little girl who, after receiving a pretty nutcracker with a human head as a gift, has a dream. During it, and after a fight against the mouse king, the nutcracker transforms into a prince, with whom the little girl takes a journey to mystical lands. This thin framework generates a series of dances as brief as they are charming, of an infinity of characters, but it certainly equals them in terms of melodic imagination as well as the richness harmonic and mastery orchestral. Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Merry Holy Christmas ! *Lucien*

21:44 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy 🎶 🎶 🎶 ❤

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26:42 Waltz of the Flowers

24:02 Dance of the Mirlitons (Flutes)

Beautiful!!! .... Have seen this so many times... Wonderful orchestra.... Thanks for posting this.... 🙏😃

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Merry Christmas Eve everyone! Hello from Hong Kong ❤

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Beautiful...simply beautiful! The conductor is having the time of his life and so are all the musicians. Brilliantly done!

0:03 Miniature Ouverture (Acte I) 10:05 Waltz Of the Snowflakes (Acte I) 17:40 Chocolate Spanish Dance (Acte II) 20:32 Trepak Russian Dance (Acte II) 21:45 Dance of Sugar Plum Fairy (Acte II) 24:02 Dance of the Mirlitons (Acte II) 26:39 Waltz of the Flowers (Acte II) 34:06 Grand Pas de Deux: Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier (Acte II) 39:12 Final Waltz and Apotheosis (Acte II)

34:06 Pas de deux

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39:13 the last waltz

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