An arrangement of Taeggio's "La Porta" a Canzone in eight parts for double sting orchestra.  

A beautiful slow movement.

A beautiful slow movement from the master of melody.

The suite derived and abridged from the ballet became more popular for a time than the ballet itself, partly due to its inclusion in Walt Disney's Fantasia.   Chinese Dance      

Did you know? In 1979, a stop-motion puppet version, entitled Nutcracker Fantasy, was released, using some of the Tchaikovsky music. This version featured the voices of Christopher Lee as Drosselmeyer, and Melissa Gilbert as Clara.  

In Act 2 of The Nutcracker, Clara and the Prince arrive at the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy. The Sugar Plum Fairy and the people of the Land of Sweets dance for Clara and the Prince in the dances of Dew Drop Fairy, the Spanish dancers (sometimes Chocolate ...