The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (1892) ACT 2. No. 12 - Divertissement: I. Chocolate: Spanish Dance.

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (1892) ACT 2. No. 12 - Divertissement: I. Chocolate: Spanish Dance (Шоколад: Испанский танец) Allegro brillante. The Nutcracker (Щелкунчик), Op. 71 (TH 14 ; ČW 14), is a fairy ballet in 2 acts and 3 scenes, written and orchestrated by Tchaikovsky between February 1891 and April 1892. The story was based on a children&fairy tale by E. T. A. Hoffmann, adapted by Alexandre Dumas. This was Tchaikovsky&last ballet, from which he compiled a famous Suite of eight numbers for concert performance. Synopsis: The story is set in eighteenth-century Germany and revolves around a girl named Clara, often known as Marie or Maria and in most of Russian productions is affectionately called Masha. Act I. It is Christmas Eve in the home of President Silberhaus of the Town Council and his children, Clara and Fritz (Scene 1). The parents are decorating the tree. Nine o&strikes, on a clock consisting of an owl which flaps its wings at each stroke. The children burst into the room with some friends, and all join in a lively march round the room, before breaking into a galop. Then the other children&parents enter, dressed as fops and dandies. A general dance follows, which is interrupted by the arrival of Councillor Drosselmeyer, who is Clara&godfather. The children are alarmed at his odd appearance, until they see that he has brought them toys: a mechanical doll, a toy soldier, Harlequin and Colombine. He produces these from a large cabbage and from a...