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P. Tchaikovsky - Pas de Deux ('The Nutcracker')

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This is composing genius: who else could take a simple descending major scale and make it sound so grand and thrilling? I've conducted this many times, in the full ballet and at pops concerts and it's a scorcher - never fails to elicit strong emotions from both orchestra and audience (and conductor!).