Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892…
Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892… a song by Davinia Caddy on
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Introduction
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Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: By a Lake: The swans swim on the lake (Excerpt)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
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Michael Halasz
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Can there be music more instantly recognisable, more wildly popular, more beautifully scored?…
by
Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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Marche slave, Op. 31 (Excerpt)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
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Stephen Gunzenhauser
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We heard an extract from Tchaikovsky's 1876 orchestral piece Marche slave…
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Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 6: Aria. Vedrai, carino (Excerpt)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Ildiko Raimondi
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Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
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Michael Halasz
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Tchaikovsky's arrival at the preparatory school in St Petersburg…
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Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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Moy geniy, moy angel, moy drug
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Ljuba Kazarnovskaya
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Ljuba Orfenova
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Tchaikovsky graduated from the School of Jurisprudence on 25 May 1859…
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Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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Groza, Op. 76 (Excerpt)
by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Antoni Wit
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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…
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Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian": I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo (Excerpt)
by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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German Radio Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra
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Christoph Poppen
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Around this time, the early 1870s, Tchaikovsky enjoyed some success as an aspiring composer…
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Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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Oprichnik, Act I: Pochudilis' mne budito golosa i shum shagov (Excerpt)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Elena Lassoskaya
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Cagliari Theatre Orchestra
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Gennady Rozhdestvensky
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Towards the end of 1874, the same year in which The Oprichnik premiered…
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Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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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)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Bernd Glemser
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Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Antoni Wit
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The mid-1870s witnessed the further development of Tchaikovsky's career…
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Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima (Excerpt)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Colorado Symphony
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Marin Alsop
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In the years that followed his ill-fated marriage, Tchaikovsky became reclusive…
by
Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (Excerpt)
by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra
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Theodore Kuchar
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In the mid-1880s, Tchaikovsky decided to return to the Moscow region and settle down…
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Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": III. Preghiera. Andante non tanto (Excerpt)
by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
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Stefan Sanderling
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In the final years of Tchaikovsky's life, his compositional pace seemed to increase…
by
Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: Valse (Excerpt)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice
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Andrew Mogrelia
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A second example from the ballet illustrates Tchaikovsky's characteristically atmospheric musical style…
by
Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama (Excerpt)
by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice
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Andrew Mogrelia
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Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892…
by
Davinia Caddy
,
Nicholas Boulton
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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II Tableau 3: Coda
by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Russian National Orchestra
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Mikhail Pletnev
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Although the Tsar, present at the final dress rehearsal…
by
Davinia Caddy
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Nicholas Boulton
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Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (Excerpt)
by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Antoni Wit
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