S2.E25. Mozart and Chopin in the clutch of a Nutcracker. Mozart, La c darem,and Chopin's variations on it, Tchaikovsky Miniature Overture and Waltz of the Flowers.

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Welcome back to Perfect Pitch with Nick Healy Hutchinson and his fresh approach to the world of classical music. Whether you're an expert or a beginner, old or young. Perfect Pitch has something for everyone.

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Whether you're a subscriber to the Christmas story or not, it's nevertheless a time of year which invites the playing of cheerful music. And that's what I shall be doing for the next couple of weeks before the break. We've listened to only one Aria from this masterpiece a long time ago, so I think it's time we revisited with the Don't production attempt on Zedina. The third scene of the first act is celebrating her engagement to the secret. The more detail and the obstacle to Gervard. The music which was set to be called in just a few minutes. And then after the word and down set the dots, that's something called. So don't do one is attempt to lead her spray are forted by its prey and let away instead. So finally on Kate Royal, I'll let it tell in the Glynborn twenty ten production. Already at this age, you have all the hallmarks of this material style. The charm, the width, the melancholy, the acrobatics, at least one of which features in all of its competitions. Originally, it had some orchestral backing, and you could still hear that today. But I prefer it with a piano on its own. I looked at the music recently, and it's staggering that anybody could have this kind of information in their head and write it all down at 17 without the luxury of a backspace or delete button. On top of that, his meticulous musical script is a thing of beauty in itself. The variations are played here by Daniel Trifanoff. We're going to finish today the same way we began, with Tchaikovsky. Having opened with his miniature overture to the Nutcracker, we'll conclude fittingly with the final part of the tweet, The Waltz of the Flowers. When looking for the sound I wanted, I had to go back quite a long way. What struck me is how slowly so many very eminent conductors take this. But the combination of waltz and flowers, to me anyway, cries out for freshness. Finally, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra came up with what I was looking for.

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