The Nutcracker, Act 2 Tableau III: Part III.Divertissement: Coffee (Arabian Dance)

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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[spectrophotography]

When that oboe comes in, it's like pulling at the heart strings.

[iceandballet]

this song is in like double time! but this is my favorite:)

[EnvoyOfTheBlackAbyss]

Enchanting . . .

[GlenHelenGHOfeeder]

@iceandballet No, not every school/company uses the same music, this was the tempo our arabian was at.

[ballet901ami]

@iceandballet not really......

[SupernalOne]

nicely played, but too fast; should be more langorous, dreamy, trancelike

[emmyisannoyed21]

I play first part in my band and i don't play the main melody... :/

[mylifeonbroadway]

I am playing this in band, but at like half time. It is beautiful

[bunnehlover13]

Ahh! YAY! I've been looking EVERYWHERE for the same exact music as my dance studio to practice! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! :D

[UsurperDunamis]

@littlefiddlesticks The Rat King :P he wanted to do it seven times, but I guess he was just too fat and lazy after Christmas to do it...