Vladimir Rebikov : Waltz from ’ The Christmas Tree ’ Op. 21

Russian title : Ёлка (Yolka) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rebikov (1866-1920) was a Russian modernist composer, and this piece comes from his ’musico-psychological’ drama from 1901 which was very popular in Russia and Eastern Europe. This particular instrumental interlude is traditional and could have been written by Tchaikovsky. Although there are other versions on YouTube (some very good) I have recorded it at the request of a viewer who wan