Schostakovich's Concerto op.102 no.2 first movement

Hi all, sorry for being quiet from this blog lately cause i have many assignment to do :D first of all, i gonna have a piano concert on 23th September. the place of venue still haven't decided yet but i'm gonna tell y'all soon. the concert theme is playing songs from 16th period until 20th period. And i'll gotta play the 20th century song which is Schostakovich's Concerto op.102 no.2 first movement. i really excited! cause it's a funny and kinda have a weird melody.

one day, i found out that the song i gonna play is played on fantasia 2000, a short movie that based on classical songs, made by disney. i searched it on youtube and i watched it clearly. the story is about one-leg toy soldier who fought for love. he's in loved with a beautiful ballerina doll. but, there's a vicious jokerman who loved that ballerina too. the jokerman tried to get rid the soldier and he was bad! he treated the beautiful ballerina rudely. but in the end, the soldier saved the beautiful ballerina from the jokerman and the jokerman was thrown to the fireplace :D it's a happy ending story! and lately i realize that the story is based on Hans Christian Andersen's story.

the first part is very funny. the melody shows that the story is on the toy store and the toy soldiers were awake. then the second part, which the romantic one, the soldier met the beautiful ballerina and they dance together. suddenly the third part, it was shocking moment when the jokerman took the ballerina from the soldier away. the forth part, the story tell about the soldier that really sad because he can't helped the ballerina. but on the fifth part he fought for the ballerina and against the jokerman. after the fifth part, the jokerman was died and they lived happily ever after. the end of the songs have a really cute and happy melody :D

i wish i can play that song really well. it's a shame if i can't understand that story and the deep feeling of that song. i have to learn hard! FIGHTING!