Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers

One of the whimsical moments in Tchaikovsky's well-loved ballet, a string of beautiful flowers perform a dance.

The "Waltz of the Flowers" (1892) is a piece of orchestral music from the second act of The Nutcracker, a ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky told his fellow musicians he was working on a "fantastic" ballet called The Nutcracker: "It's awfully fun to write a march for tin soldiers, a waltz of the flowers, etc." The waltz is also the last number in his Nutcracker Suite.

The "Waltz of the Flowers" is very popular. It has been arranged for various instruments and for various combinations of instruments. Percy Grainger arranged the waltz for piano solo as Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky’s Flower Waltz. Walt Disney Studios animated the waltz for the movie Fantasia.

Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers from from Act 2, The Nutscracker

Composer: Tchaikovsky
Arranger: Willem Vogel
Artist: South-African Ballet Theatre
Instrumentalists: Brooklyn Theatre Salon Ensemble
CD: Polka

Choreography: Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Angela Malan, Karen Beukes, Ian MacDonald

Cast: Penelope Molfessis, Lisa Peneda, Shannon Glover, Angela Maree, Sarah King, Haydee Baker, Elizabeth Nienaber,
Claire Spector, Chloé Grové, Charlotte Daniel, Sanmarie Kreuzhuber

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