2Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: By a Lake: The swans swim on the lake (Excerpt)
3Can there be music more instantly recognisable, more wildly popular, more beautifully scored?…
4Marche slave, Op. 31 (Excerpt)
5We heard an extract from Tchaikovsky's 1876 orchestral piece Marche slave…
6Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 6: Aria. Vedrai, carino (Excerpt)
7Tchaikovsky's arrival at the preparatory school in St Petersburg…
8My Genius, My Angel, My Friend
9Tchaikovsky graduated from the School of Jurisprudence on 25 May 1859…
1011On graduation at the end of 1865, Tchaikovsky was offered the role of music theory teacher at the soon-to-open Moscow Conservatory…
12Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian": I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo (Excerpt)
13Around this time, the early 1870s, Tchaikovsky enjoyed some success as an aspiring composer…
14Oprichnik, Act I: Pochudilis' mne budito golosa i shum shagov (Excerpt)
15Towards the end of 1874, the same year in which The Oprichnik premiered…
16Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)
17The mid-1870s witnessed the further development of Tchaikovsky's career…
18Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima (Excerpt)
19In the years that followed his ill-fated marriage, Tchaikovsky became reclusive…
201812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (Excerpt)
21In the mid-1880s, Tchaikovsky decided to return to the Moscow region and settle down…
22Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": III. Preghiera. Andante non tanto (Excerpt)
23In the final years of Tchaikovsky's life, his compositional pace seemed to increase…
24The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: Valse (Excerpt)
25A second example from the ballet illustrates Tchaikovsky's characteristically atmospheric musical style…
26The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama (Excerpt)
27Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892…
28The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II Tableau 3: Coda
29Although the Tsar, present at the final dress rehearsal…
30Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (Excerpt)
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