Waltz of the Flowers by CHAYKOVSKIY / Vals de las flores/ Valse des fleurs / 花のワルツ

“Waltz of the Flowers“ is an immortal musical composition from the ballet “The Nutcracker“, which creates a magical and festive atmosphere for the audience. The music for the ballet The Nutcracker (1892) was written by the Russian composer to a libretto by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by the German storyteller . Hoffmann (1816). The ballet premiered in December 1892 at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. The fairy tale story takes place during the Christmas holidays, and therefore music from the ballet is traditionally most popular on Christmas and New Year’s. Here “Waltz of the Flowers“ is performed by the Orpheus Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sergei Kondrashev. This is a fragment of the “Territory of Classics“ festival dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the radio station “Orpheus“, November 24, 2016, Column Hall of the House of Unions. “Vals de las fl