The Nutcracker, Overture

Music composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ballet written by Marius Petipa and commissioned by the director of the Imperial Theatres Ivan Vsevolozhsky in 1891. Based on Alexandre Dumas père's adaptation of the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Richard Bonynge: National Philharmonic Orchestra.

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[parodycreator25]

this is the best ballet overture ever

[ICanShootRealGoodly]

I love this ballet, my mother took me to see it when I was little. Since then, I've dreamed about being a ballerina.

[ri394]

man, i wish i lived in a fairy/fantasy world. :(

[noniez011]

i keep repeating it over and over

[superbirdlover111]

@broadwaymelody33 It's not weird at all.

[civreal]

@catgirl954 The violin part is better and hard as hell haha

[queenoftheuniverse]

@cochranexyz I played >500 times and never got tired of it. I'm a bassist so I had the joy of just listening to my colleagues play the overture.

[usabritcouple]

Tchaikovsky's masterpiece! Exquisite!!

[broadwaymelody33]

Is it weird that THIS is my favorite selection from the ballet? It's so nostalgic.

[cochranexyz]

I listen to this all year. I never get tired of it.

[PanthereMauV]

I just came from the opera. The choregraph was created by John Neumeier. And it was so damn beautiful that the tears were falling without me noticing it.. :')

[XxGoddessofSorrowxX]

I Love the Nutcracker. In gr5 my teacher gave me the story for xmas...n every year i read it over the christmas holiday. n i havnt missed a year since ^_^ 9 years n still going!