The sounds of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's “Waltz of the Flowers” have become a holiday standard, but this family favorite began as a dance of rebellion, embraced by teens and sneered at by parents. When the ...

Peter Tchaikovsky has written more waltzes than you can count on one hand. The New York Philharmonic performs a famous one, from the ballet Sleeping Beauty.

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