Product Name : Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Baryshnikov, Kirkland, Charmoli

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Product Review : Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Baryshnikov, Kirkland, Charmoli
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful ![]() By Rick "rss28" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews This review is from: Nutcracker (VHS Tape) I originally started out planning to write a frivolous and patronizing review of this title that would be sure to receive a lot of helpful votes. Here is how it went, "This is the best production of 'The Nutcracker' ever! There happens to be some distinguished dancing in this production! Baryshnikov's dancing of the battle scene with the Mouse King is far and away the best I have ever seen! Gelsey Kirkland, who plays Clara, is a gorgeous dancer, and she is excellent at portraying her emotions! All of the divertissements are quite well done (except that the Arabian dance has been omitted)! Plus, Tchaikovsky's music is wonderful and is some of the best ballet music ever! Everyone should buy this video! I LOVE THIS VIDEO! "While most of those things are true (all except for the first and last two statements), there is a lot else that should be said about this title--things that Baryshnikov's many zealous, partisan fans will not appreciate--and I'm too honest... Read more 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful ![]() By Josh Rappaport (Harrisburg PA, 17110) - See all my reviews This review is from: Nutcracker (VHS Tape) I really love the costuming here. Gelsey Kirkland,Mikhail Baryshnikov etc. all look gorgeous but I have a whole bunch of problems with this video. The orchestra sounds terrible including the percussion section, it seems like every other note has been cut down for certain numbers, if not all of them, and that they don't have a Sugar Plum Fairy. The Clown Dance and the Russian Dance sound pathetic and the orchestral quality simply drowns out the percussion section ands ruins the dance. The costuming in the divertissements looked good too. Kenneth Schermerhorn should respect Tchaikovsky's music if he wants to be a conductor. The only part orchestral-wise I liked was the part when the christmas tree grew enormous and the mouse king and his subjects appear toward that climax. There are better orchestral performances of The Nutcracker available. A more complete one would be the New York City Ballet with David Zinman conducting. The percussion section there is much larger than on here, and... Read more 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful ![]() This review is from: Nutcracker (VHS Tape) Despite it's missing some important bits from the original, I am compelled to embrace this Nutcracker as my favorite - I watch it throughout the year, not just at Christmas time. The casting is perfect, with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland taking the lead. Alexander Minz is perfect as Drosselmeyer, and the ABT company members portray the peripheral roles with skill and elan. Particular variations that stand out to my mind are that of Columbine and Harlequin, the Spanish dancers, and Dance of the Mirlitons. Why they left out the Arabian variation, I'll never know...but that doesn't ruin the viewing experience. I actually prefer this plot to that involving the Sugarplum Fairy - this, which I believe follows closer to the traditional Russian storyline, focuses moreso on the dream of Clara, and her adolescent awakening. Rather than planting her on a pillow (to stay from then on) upon her arrival in the Land of the Sweets, she remains involved, dancing a yearning pas de... Read more |
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