This is barely scratching the surface! We didn't even look at "Mother ginger and the polichinelles". I highly recommend anyone interested in orchestration listen to the whole thing with a score sometime!
8:47 the stereo effect wasn't small. In Tchaikovsky's orchestra, the first and second violins were on opposite sides of the stage with violas and cellos in the middle. The stereo effect was quite pronounced back then. Tchaikovsky does the same thing in the fourth movement of his 6th symphony, giving first and second violins every other note of the theme.
It's unfortunate that because this ballet made such a significant cultural impact, it became... mundane. We've ended up desensitized to the magic. Pretty much all of us grew up with this music repeated every year in every kind of context; in fact, I will always think of Tom and Jerry whenever I listen to anything Nutcracker-related. Thanks for giving us all a closer look into what made this piece so magical in the first place!
Tchaikovsky is kind of not cool because he's so popular. If that makes sense. But he was definitely one of the greats, not just one of the popular greats.
This is barely scratching the surface! We didn't even look at "Mother ginger and the polichinelles". I highly recommend anyone interested in orchestration listen to the whole thing with a score sometime!
8:47 the stereo effect wasn't small. In Tchaikovsky's orchestra, the first and second violins were on opposite sides of the stage with violas and cellos in the middle. The stereo effect was quite pronounced back then.
Tchaikovsky does the same thing in the fourth movement of his 6th symphony, giving first and second violins every other note of the theme.
It's unfortunate that because this ballet made such a significant cultural impact, it became... mundane. We've ended up desensitized to the magic. Pretty much all of us grew up with this music repeated every year in every kind of context; in fact, I will always think of Tom and Jerry whenever I listen to anything Nutcracker-related.
Thanks for giving us all a closer look into what made this piece so magical in the first place!
What a nice video you've made here. Lucky for me, I didn't year much Tchaikovsky growing up - so it's still quite sparkly to me.
This channel is so great. Keep them coming Alex! 🙌
thank you, really great video, merry christmas!
The Nutcracker is loaded with certified bangers.
I love your videos!
Are you going to make an analysis of some Ravel's pieces?
Tchaikovsky is kind of not cool because he's so popular. If that makes sense. But he was definitely one of the greats, not just one of the popular greats.