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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. Trepak, Russian Dance
by André Previn
About This Song
About "Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. Trepak, Russian Dance" by André Previn
Trepak is a Russian firecracker, all stomping boots and whirling dervish energy. Previn drives the orchestra to a breathless pitch, the folk melody a runaway sleigh. The joy is frantic, almost violent—a celebration that threatens to collapse into chaos but never quite loses its footing.