Tuesday, November 27, 2007
The Nutcracker Suite
What's Christmas time without some music from the Nutcracker Suite. It's SO festive!! But, if you're me, you can't easily spell those Russian names like Tchaikovsky or Baryshnikov. But I had it in my head that today's blog post was to be a scene from the Nutcracker, and Mikhail is my absolute favorite ballet dancer. Well, I finally figured out the spellings (thanks to YouTube (aka Google) and their spelling suggestions). Enjoy watching the best ballet dancer who has ever graced the stage.
Some other Nutcracker videos that you might also enjoy:
* Part One and Part Two of a special symphonic presentation of the Nutcracker music. Pay special attention to the tympanist. :-)
* Waltz of the Flowers - of course, if you're a French horn player like I am, you LOVE this piece!
* Trepak - my favorite Nutcracker music is The Russian Dance. This guy is amazing!!
I have to add that when you do YouTube searches for music from the "Nutcracker" you get some cheesy stuff. I mean, there is one video of a guitar ensemble ... guitars? But the worst (as in cheesiest) is the accordion duet! Amazing the stuff that's out there!!
(P.S. The entire (ENTIRE) time I've been typing this I have been on the phone with Geico's property insurance department about my stuff in storage and my personal property that is with me here in NY. I did the YouTube research earlier ... but the typing during the "hold" periods on the phone. UGH!!)
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i GREW UP watching this like some kids watched lion king or whatever. i played the entire ballet a couple of weeks ago. absolutely amazing. youtube also has the whole royal ballet nutcracker which is also fantastic.
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