The Sleeping Beauty Waltz (Tchaikovsky) - Piano 4 Hands, Arr. Rachmaninoff

Rachmaninoff’s arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Waltz from the Sleeping Beauty, arranged for four hands. Performed by the Aurora Duo. Sheet music: In 1890, Alexander Siloti was approached to arrange the music for piano duet. He declined, but suggested his then 17-year-old cousin Sergei Rachmaninoff would be more than competent. This offer was accepted, although Siloti supervised the arrangement. Rachmaninoff himself arranged the entire score for piano solo. This is one of those melodies we’ve all heard since we were children, timeless in its beauty. It was famously featured in Disney’s “The Sleeping Beauty“, where Aurora waltzes along with her Prince to the piece. Truly one of my favorites since I was a child. I recently had the chance to perform this with a friend, and it’s an extremely fun piece to play. It’s not very virtuosic either and falls under the fingers well, so grab a friend and try it!