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A Fairy Tale
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(DVD - Code 2)
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Peter Tchaikovsky:
The nutcracker
An animated picture based on E.T.A. Hoffmann s The nutcracker and the mouse king featuring the music of Peter Tchaikovsky s ballet The nutcracker .
Russia is not onIy famous for its cIassicaI music. The former Soviet Union boasted of an abundance of taIented animation artists who took great pride in their Russian heritage. They created masterpieces which teIl beautifuI stories without a word being said.
The nutcracker is one of them. This wonderful work is based on the fairytaIe The nutcracker and the mouse king by E.T.A. Hoffmann, in which an enchanted nutcracker has to do battIe with a mean mouse king in order to break the spelI he is under.
Peter Tchaikovsky s baIlet The nutcracker is aIso based on Hoffmann s tale. The combination of his music with a beautifuIIy drawn animated movie makes this dvd very special. Contents:
Animated movie: The nutcracker
With excerpts from the ballet The nutcracker by Peter Tchaikovsky. Based on the fairytaIe The nutcracker and the mouse king by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
Running time dvd appr. 27 minutes |
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