Great Composers In Words & Music: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

1. 1
   Introduction
   0:08
2. 2
   Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: By a Lake: The swans swim on the lake (Excerpt)
   1:17
3. 3
   Can there be music more instantly recognisable, more wildly popular, more beautifully scored?…
   6:44
4. 4
   Marche slave, Op. 31 (Excerpt)
   0:52
5. 5
   We heard an extract from Tchaikovsky's 1876 orchestral piece Marche slave…
   4:20
6. 6
   Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 6: Aria. Vedrai, carino (Excerpt)
   1:11
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   Tchaikovsky's arrival at the preparatory school in St Petersburg…
   4:55
8. 8
   Moy geniy, moy angel, moy drug
   1:53
9. 9
   Tchaikovsky graduated from the School of Jurisprudence on 25 May 1859…
   6:44
10. 10
    Groza, Op. 76 (Excerpt)
    2:01
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    On graduation at the end of 1865, Tchaikovsky was offered the role of music theory teacher at the soon-to-open Moscow Conservatory…
    5:40
12. 12
    Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian": I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo (Excerpt)
    1:34
13. 13
    Around this time, the early 1870s, Tchaikovsky enjoyed some success as an aspiring composer…
    4:27
14. 14
    Oprichnik, Act I: Pochudilis' mne budito golosa i shum shagov (Excerpt)
    1:22
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    Towards the end of 1874, the same year in which The Oprichnik premiered…
    2:52
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    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)
    2:38
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    The mid-1870s witnessed the further development of Tchaikovsky's career…
    5:02
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    Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima (Excerpt)
    1:07
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    In the years that followed his ill-fated marriage, Tchaikovsky became reclusive…
    1:10
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    1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (Excerpt)
    1:30
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    In the mid-1880s, Tchaikovsky decided to return to the Moscow region and settle down…
    2:55
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    Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": III. Preghiera. Andante non tanto (Excerpt)
    1:23
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    In the final years of Tchaikovsky's life, his compositional pace seemed to increase…
    1:37
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    The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: Valse (Excerpt)
    1:10
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    A second example from the ballet illustrates Tchaikovsky's characteristically atmospheric musical style…
    0:42
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    The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama (Excerpt)
    1:24
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    Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892…
    1:20
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    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II Tableau 3: Coda
    1:18
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    Although the Tsar, present at the final dress rehearsal…
    4:18
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    Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (Excerpt)
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