In this episode, we bring you excerpts of a concert held by the NHK Symphony Orchestra where it gave a complete performance of the Nutcracker. Russian maestro Vladimir Fedoseyev took the baton. He has performed with the NHK Symphony Orchestra several times, often taking up Russian music, since he led the orchestra for the first time in 2013. In the excerpts, you will hear, Overture, Divertissements: Chocolate (Spanish Dance), Coffee (Arabian Dance), Tea (Chinese Dance), Trepak (Russian Dance), Dance of the Reed-Pipes, Mother Gigogne and the clowns and (XIII) Waltz of the Flowers, (XIV) Pas de deux, Intrada, Variation 1 Tarantelle, Variation 2 Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, Coda and (XV) Waltz Finale and Apotheosis. Explore the world of the Nutcracker created by Fedoseyev.
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