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TCHAIKOVSKY: "THE NUTCRACKER"

This ballet failed at its premiere, and it took a long time to catch on with the public. Today it's one of the most beloved orchestral and dance works in the repertory, a holiday perennial. The story is by E. T. A. Hoffmann, the great German fantasist of the early 19th Century.

The first act advances the plot, and the purpose of the second act is to show off the dancers' moves.

This is the complete ballet, all 105 minutes of it, a Russian production from St. Peterburg taped in 2012.

Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker"

[Kathy in Alaska]

Loved The Nutcracker...thanks, Publius.

[left that other site]

Although I have seen and listened to “The Nutcracker” about twenty million times, i really like this conductor! He has an incredible light touch and the music just “bounces” along. I really like it! All 105 minutes.