The Nutcracker Connection
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From the Houston Ballet production of The Nutcracker
It may be the most popular ballet score ever written, but it almost didn’t happen.
“If ever Tchaikovsky wrote an ill-starred work,” writes biographer Roland John Wiley, “it was The Nutcracker. Had he known what miseries he would endure while writing it, he surely would have refused.”
But he didn’t—and from adversity created a beloved masterpiece.
In this hour, the story behind this perennial holiday classic.
4:00 p.m.
Waltz of the Flowers
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:01 p.m.
Iolanta: Introduction
Gergiev - Gorchakova
4:02 p.m.
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
Marche Miniature
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati.; Antal Dorati, conductor
4:05 p.m.
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:08 p.m.
Iavnana
Kahaberi & Khanums
4:09 p.m.
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
Caucasian Sketches no.2 - Berceuse
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Arthur Fagen; Antal Dorati, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Arabian Dance
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:14 p.m.
Papillons - #12 Finale
Marc-Andre Hamelin
4:16 p.m.
Grandfather Dance
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:17 p.m.
Bon Voyage, Monsieur Dumollet
Jean Francois Alexandre & Mathieu Lenestour
4:18 p.m.
Children's Galop
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:19 p.m.
Girofle, Girofla
Yves Montand
4:20 p.m.
Cadet Rousselle
Andr� Claveau and Math� Alt�ry
4:20 p.m.
Polchinelle (The Clown)
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:23 p.m.
March
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:26 p.m.
Miniature Overture
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:27 p.m.
Apotheosis
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:29 p.m.
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
Marche Miniature
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati.; Antal Dorati, conductor
4:30 p.m.
Miniature Overture
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:34 p.m.
The Decoration of The Christmas Tree
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:38 p.m.
Waltz of the Snowflakes
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:45 p.m.
Waltz of the Flowers
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:46 p.m.
Dance of the Reed Pipes
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:49 p.m.
Trepak
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:51 p.m.
Waltz of the Flowers
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
4:58 p.m.
Miniature Overture
Berlin Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov.
