Synopses & Reviews
Commissioned to create a ballet based on E. T. A. Hoffmann's
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Tchaikovsky set to work on a subject he disliked and ended up creating a beloved classic. This suite features such gems as
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy,
Trepak (Russian Dance),
Arabian Dance, and
Waltz of the Flowers.
Synopsis
Commissioned to create a ballet based on E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Tchaikovsky set to work on a subject he disliked and ended up creating a beloved classic. This suite features such gems as Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, Trepak (Russian Dance), Arabian Dance, and Waltz of the Flowers.