Posted on 12/19/2015 10:32:46 PM PST by BluesDuke
Overture
Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Entr'acte (Mini-overture)
The Volga Vouty (Russian Dance)
Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance)
Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance)
Toot, Toot, Tootie, Toot (Dance of the Reed Pipes)
Dance of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
But it's still one of the most plain fun recordings you'll ever listen to during the Christmas season---enjoy!
I have always hoped that the little drummer boy wold beat the nutcracker to death with drum sticks while Frosty the Snowman cheered him on.
My three least favorite Christmas characters
Dukeâan American original.
Try again. Duke: an American original.
No matter what Ellington’s orchestra plays it comes across as goombah gangster music. Him and Basie. It’s just that the big band jazz sound for the most part evolved during a particular period in our history and resonated with it. It’s still fascinating stuff. High living by lowlifes, gun molls and strong arm tactics and deals where if you didn’t come through you didn’t get to stick around to see the rest of the ballgame and you ended up leaving under pretty horrific circumstances.
I have stayed away from lyrics for a couple of years now and this is most enjoyable Christmas music
Duke Ellington’s mind was overflowing with music his whole life. You really can’t hear any of that gangster culture in any of his or Billy’s compositions. It’s the same, in a different way, with Basie. Happy music for all his years.
The real thing.
The only ballet I watch, the only production I watch. Circa 1977
A shame they don’t have this on TV anymore.
Remaster and show the best.
The Nutcracker. Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland
The absolute best, and the most beautiful music in the Nutcracker ballet.
Grand Pas de Deux . Starts at 1:30 mark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsL5VzBqTFk
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.