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Nicholas Boulton

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

Nicholas Boulton

30 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES • MAY 26 2023

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Introduction
00:08
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Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: By a Lake: The swans swim on the lake (Excerpt)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Michael Halasz
01:18
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Can there be music more instantly recognisable, more wildly popular, more beautifully scored?…
06:44
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Marche slave, Op. 31 (Excerpt)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Stephen Gunzenhauser
00:53
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We heard an extract from Tchaikovsky's 1876 orchestral piece Marche slave…
04:20
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Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 6: Aria. Vedrai, carino (Excerpt)
Ildikó Raimondi, Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia & Michael Halasz
01:12
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Tchaikovsky's arrival at the preparatory school in St Petersburg…
04:56
8
My Genius, My Angel, My Friend
Ljuba Kazarnovskaya & Ljuba Orfenova
01:54
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Tchaikovsky graduated from the School of Jurisprudence on 25 May 1859…
06:44
10
Groza, Op. 76 (Excerpt)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Antoni Wit
02:01
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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…
05:41
12
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian": I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo (Excerpt)
German Radio Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra & Christoph Poppen
01:34
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Around this time, the early 1870s, Tchaikovsky enjoyed some success as an aspiring composer…
04:28
14
Oprichnik, Act I: Pochudilis' mne budito golosa i shum shagov (Excerpt)
Elena Lassoskaya, Cagliari Theatre Orchestra & Gennady Rozhdestvensky
01:22
15
Towards the end of 1874, the same year in which The Oprichnik premiered…
02:52
16
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)
Bernd Glemser, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Antoni Wit
02:39
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The mid-1870s witnessed the further development of Tchaikovsky's career…
05:02
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Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima (Excerpt)
Colorado Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop
01:08
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In the years that followed his ill-fated marriage, Tchaikovsky became reclusive…
01:10
20
1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (Excerpt)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra & Theodore Kuchar
01:30
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In the mid-1880s, Tchaikovsky decided to return to the Moscow region and settle down…
02:55
22
Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": III. Preghiera. Andante non tanto (Excerpt)
Ireland National Symphony Orchestra & Stefan Sanderling
01:23
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In the final years of Tchaikovsky's life, his compositional pace seemed to increase…
01:38
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The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: Valse (Excerpt)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice & Andrew Mogrelia
01:10
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A second example from the ballet illustrates Tchaikovsky's characteristically atmospheric musical style…
00:42
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The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama (Excerpt)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice & Andrew Mogrelia
01:25
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Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892…
01:20
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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II Tableau 3: Coda
Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev
01:18
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Although the Tsar, present at the final dress rehearsal…
04:18
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Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (Excerpt)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Antoni Wit
01:53
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