Tchaikovsky is one a famously brilliant orchestral composer. He knows in intimate detail what each instrument is capable of. So I was genuinely shocked to learn that one of the most famous moments in one of his most celebrated works—the harp cadenza in the Waltz of the Flowers from the ballet The Nutcracker— isn’t actually what Tchaikovsky originally wrote. In this video I explore why. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/davidbruce MERCH: The harmonic series t-shirt https://david-bruce-composer.creator-spring.com/listing/new-harmonic-series?product=937&variation=103890 other merch: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/david-bruce-composer Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbrucecomposer Follow me on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/davidbrucecomposer.bsky.social David Bruce Composer Spotify Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/y798swcy My 2nd YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHjcEVdMjIOOlVhtTRq4sDw David Bruce Scores Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsT6uWNp0UUZMpa5zRZsdNQ My album The North Wind was a Woman contains both the title piece and 'The Consolation of Rain': https://open.spotify.com/album/1E2T6NwkC4GgQEim6OtXmV #nutcracker #tchaikovsky #harp SPECIAL THANKS TO TANNE HARDER https://www.tanneharder.nl/ https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/69832 Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers: the harp cadenza, Different versions and traditions BRIDGET KIBBEY https://www.bridgetkibbey.com/ https://bridgetkibbey.bandcamp.com/album/crossing-the-ocean "Performance Practice of Three Tchaikovsky Ballet Cadenzas: A Discussion of the Current Editing Practice Rose Adagio Harp Cadenzas Sara Cutler The Russian language article https://uz.gnesin-academy.ru/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Zapiski%203(46)2023_maket.pdf#page=83 George Balanchine´s The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKcZL8q1eBw Svetlana Zakharova and Roberto Bolle, White Adagio from Swan Lake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjMXPlhFo5A https://www.youtube.com/ @daniellekuntz Danielle Kuntz New Music Harpist Danse sacrée et danse profane / Claude Debussy / Birgitte Volan Håvik / Klaus Mäkelä / Oslo Phil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pIFmoyt9EM Introduction and Allegro / Maurice Ravel / Birgitte Volan Håvik / Oslo Philharmonic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv5vXFaKkIg Limerick Early Music https://www.youtube.com/ @limerickearlymusic David Bruce : Consolation of Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to0tDlSIgHo