National Orchestra of Wales - Sugar Plum Fairy

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, play the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky
Join the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in fourteen special interactive music clips introduced by Grant Llewellyn and Andy Pidcock using Makaton signing and Widgit symbols. Find more details at www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/
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[@mmaybrown]

These kids made it more special!

[@whdstudios2441]

@M Brown .....It is special......It's part of the Christmas Music Classics!

[@chrispham6599]

The Celesta! Such a beautiful keyboard instrument. I REALLY wanna learn how to compose for that particular keyboard

[@griffinepps9071]

I love it too!!!!!!

[@AI-di7ll]

Look at those kids mesmerised by the beauty of music

[@Theshakingfist]

The best part is the audience. Their reactions to the music are genuine and undiluted. They don't put airs and demand that certain kind of music has to be appreciated in a certain way. Even the musicians look happier with this raunchy crowd. I rather dance with the little boy in the hall and be taken away by the music than to listen the proper way with a bunch of bitter scrooges. And I am not going to re-read you lame comments, you are not going to steal my Christmas!

[@Methylglyoxal]

Thanks for this comment. There are too many people in the comment section with a giant stick up their arse who unfortunately fail to understand this.

[@ryugamingultrapromax]

i thought that the audience were like.. idk.. not behaving? but i frealized my mistake and i think the children are special? no wonder.. but so great that they have a chance to listen to a classical piece, in an orchestra, IN PERSON!

[@362436yy]

2:45 Beautiful, simply beautiful

[@ashleyva1461]

Ah, the early 21st century. The time when children were interested in orchestral music. Well maybe not just children but everyone!

[@cdscissor]

To be fair, what other genre of music was really available at the time? Aside from someone local, traditional folk music, I doubt there's really any type of music at the time, especially considering the kind of music that would be international. Orchestral was it.

[@soptamer]

skip to 2:45 if you wanna hear it with no audience

[@6infinity8]

Some heroes don't wear capes.

[@harrowingseer]

@@6infinity8 The hero that we don't deserve, but the one that we need.

[@emmasaquariums2947]

I didn’t know I needed that than’ you ! 😁

[@wertywertys80]

this is my nan's ring tone so I'm gonna play it randomly lol

[@danielblandi7707]

Bellissimo

[@jdog19185]

made my day

[@classicalricky]

2:04 you can tell thatt\ the conductor is laughing his ass off. by the way, the celestist is a very good pianist.

[@NobodyNowhereKnowhow]

*keyboardist

[@edibletwix]

*shows no bass clarinet* THATS IT

[@pangpengmaster]

the bass clarinetist did a pretty job. needs credit.

[@niraatae-nkyou8134]

Ikr! I'm like wtf the bass clarinet is the most important

[@moondust1841]

YESSSSS BASS CLARINET FOR THE WIN

[@miarose2286]

0:31 My favorite part of the song.

[@Radushinskiy]

POSITIV!!!

[@ernestogasulla7763]

I can imagine the camera director five minutes before the start: "Celesta? What the hell is that? Where is it?"

[@martinst-louis5475]

Pinguoin running at batman and mister freeze to that music :)

[@huongnguyenthilan4254]

Ahhhh im knew this

[@Skyla22222]

Me at 2 mins: "Why am I crying!!!"

[@sovietic_gamingantigaconta1911]

adorei a música mas pra que o homem a dançar balé

[@afshinmnavid]

why cant they do this years

[@nicklavorata1653]

What is the name of the piano thingy she is playing

[@modchik78]

That is a celesta - such a cool timbre,

[@kathyfulkerson2415]

3:47 conductor

[@classicalricky]

who's the conductor?

[@RichardaHeavenly]

Grant

[@emmettchong1958]

Piano always look harder than other instrument (yea i'm grade 8 abrsm and i still suck)

[@prescyl12]

you take abrsm? wow I take that too but still grade 3

[@graces1486]

Because piano is the hardest You have to read 2 different keys and play it at the same time doing different techniques with both hands try it and tell me what you think reading bass and treble clef is hard because they basically the complete opposite making it hard to read both and play both at the same time, everyone says that piano is easy until they try it themselves and have a 10 or 11 year experience and try playing those pieces.

[@prescyl12]

Grace Sott yep true

[@tanncheevasit2398]

Celesta* not piano

[@Avery_Piano]

+Grace Sott I've played for less than a year and I'm self taught and its not hard to play the piano or read the notes

[@kellymorris2006]

ok

[@thescorpion904]

There is a lot of herry potah

[@Eyeda25]

saxophones???

[@wrathfulpanda6833]

Stardustmoon There are no saxophones in an orchestra

[@Eyeda25]

sometimes

[@wrathfulpanda6833]

Stardustmoon There ARE no saxophones in an orchestra

[@a.k.a.notoriousbigpoppa9487]

@@Eyeda25 no saxophones in a classical orchestra!

[@Eyeda25]

its only they volins

[@wrathfulpanda6833]

Stardustmoon Most of the time Strings are the melody

[@Eyeda25]

its kind of not fair

[@wrathfulpanda6833]

Darkfang wolf yea but some songs have some other instruments solos

[@Rewski]

Great playing the crowd ruined it

[@Ariannajgarza]

Rewski they are special needs kids, please be respectful. It was just for laughs

[@achatmaster95]

they absolutely didnt.

[@salliexx7631]

@@AriannajgarzaI absolutely agree with you on that 🎉

[@xsithos]

Song was great, audience dumped shit all over it.

[@zacharymckinon5656]

U do no the audience is full of kids with Down Syndrome. It was a concert detonated to them.

[@jagc1998]

"Detonated"

[@xsithos]

***** LOL!

[@xsithos]

Actually, not at all. Ever hear the saying don't cast pearls before swine? No offence intended, but IF you're going to do something for them, the simpler the better. They'll be able to appreciate a gym full of nerf balls and foam tubes or a reserved pool to play in 10 times more than something like this. When you were a kid would you enjoy being dragged to this by your parent? What if you were one of these kids? They're clearly doing their best to get the kids into it but I just feel like it was a misguided effort and that they won't really be appreciating it for what it is... all while there are much better suited entertainment for them to enjoy. Again no offence intended. There is a right shoe for each foot. The wrong shoe, no matter how fancy, decorated, and well crafted, isn't enjoyable to wear if it doesn't fit.