Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Grand Pas de Deux - Gergiev

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Grand Pas de Deux

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev

New York, January 2015

[AlsoSprach_Zarathustra]

The entire ballet is incredibly amazing, but this Pas de deux stands out. How could someone compose such a heavenly music? Simply I can't find the answer. It goes beyond my thinking. The only thing I can say with all my forces: A MILLION THANKS TCHAIKOVSKY!!!!

[itsnadaaaa]

No man but Tchaikovsky can make a downwards scale so majestical and elegant

[pianoman]

This piece is so hauntingly beautiful. Tchaikovsky wrote this in memory of his beloved sister who had passed away suddenly. The emotions of extreme grief, sorrow and sadness is definitely expressed in this most brilliant composition.

[johnodell]

I have listend to this over 500 times, and it still bring me to tears.

[jpkaneshida]

Humans are terrible creatures, committing all manner of horrific atrocities. And then I listen to this pas de deux and am reminded of the human capacity for great beauty. What creatures are we?!

[libraryquiet]

A friend of mine, who loves Tchaikovsky, told me about how his late brother loved playing the trumpet. He wasn't good at all he just loved playing it. People and classmates would make fun of his playing and they would tell him to give it up. My friend could tell it really hurt his brothers feelings. His brother was gentle and sweet. He was a little slow but that didn't stop him from always trying his best. My friend told me that after his brother passed away at a young age he found condolences in this piece. At the very end where the trumpets are in unison, holding that note, loud and bold, he always pictures his brother playing alongside them, proud and happy.

[PavelKomissarov]

This is the best rendition that I have listened to in my life.

[spobicity]

Tchaikovsky was the absolute master of the musical climax. Fabulous piece.

[apipar]

I tear up every time I hear this. It's just so beautiful 😢

[TigerPrawn_]

I just cried onto my homework...oops
I suddenly just had a realisation that this was created by a mere, yet not so mere human! This is the music of the gods!

[kirasgirl]

This brings me to tears every since time. I dont know what it is about this piece but it simply breaks my heart

[moshichan]

This is not simply a piece of music. It's an emotion.

[loewesandberg]

My dear friend had this playing at his funeral, along with Piano Trio (Shostakovich), and Piano Concerto No.2 (Rachmaninoff). He had a full orchestra in a cathedral, even though he wasn't religious. He likes these three Russians, as he would call them. "The golden trio." He was an exceptional young fellow, a gentleman. Always dapper, always spoke well, and read a lot too. He was 19 at the age of death, and he knew it was about to happen. Handled it very stoic. When people came around, he asked "Have they swept away the gravel?" (After winter). Or "Did the postman come as usual today?" He knew we all were in grief, but somehow I think he enjoyed it. But the funeral was beautiful, he had structured the songs in a particular order, first the Piano Trio (haunting violin tragedy), then this, and lastly Piano Concerto. He made someone read from the Illiad and some own poems. One of them was: We leave nothing to this world. Our life is for ourselves. And another one about a love of his, I don't know whom:
So you look out for the stars
Pay attention to the birds
And the oceans
And hope to glimpse her there
And that constant hope
Becomes you very reality.
He had so many friends you never thought about. It was us at his age, from school and childhood. But then there were people all around the world. Young as old. Men, women. He had a dozen people flying in from Italy that I never knew existed. And they all had such beautiful stories about him. There was a girl too, from the west coast. She loved him uncontrollably, and I knew this would never end for her. For me, the whole thing was so beautiful I wanted to die too.

[shawnstanley]

They crescendo at 3:57 made me sob!😢😭🥰😍 absolutely stunning!

[suzim]

This is the first rendition I have heard where the conductor does not absolutely and completely ruin this magnificent piece of music by going too fast. Nice work Mr. Gergiev.

[dzakyarkan]

this music is too beautiful and i can't stop crying

[NikkkitoNippongo]

The best example on how an elemental descending scale in G major ( g-f#-e-d-c-b-a-g) is turned in a glorious and lush music using another elemental chord progression (G-Em-Am-D-G)

[ilikehumans]

The harp player is cute. The conductor is badass for using a toothpick.

[magnusmortensen]

Without doubt the most beautiful piece ever ridden.

[katerina.parhomenko]

4:15 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Парень с тарелками довёл меня до истерики, реву, пересмотрела 10 раз! Какая красивая музыка, какой труд,