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

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Nicholas Boulton

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May 26, 2023

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

Nicholas Boulton

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Songwriters (2)

Composer

Piotr IlyichTchaikovsky

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Lyricist

Lorenzo da Ponte

Piotr IlyichTchaikovsky

Musicians (2)

Instrumentation

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Russian National Orchestra

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ildiko Raimondi

Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

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FOCUS MUSIC PUB LTD.

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Producers (1)

Conductor

Stephen Gunzenhauser

Mikhail Pletnev

Stefan Sanderling

Andrew Mogrelia

Theodore Kuchar

Michael Halász

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Christoph Poppen

Engineers (0)

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Songwriters (2)

Composer

Piotr IlyichTchaikovsky

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Lyricist

Lorenzo da Ponte

Piotr IlyichTchaikovsky

Producers (1)

Conductor

Stephen Gunzenhauser

Mikhail Pletnev

Stefan Sanderling

Andrew Mogrelia

Theodore Kuchar

Michael Halász

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Christoph Poppen

Musicians (2)

Instrumentation

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Russian National Orchestra

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ildiko Raimondi

Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

Engineers (0)

Visual (0)

Management (0)

Organizations (2)

Publisher

FOCUS MUSIC PUB LTD.

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1

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

2

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: By a Lake: The swans swim on the lake (Excerpt)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Michael Halasz, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

3

Can there be music more instantly recognisable, more wildly popular, more beautifully scored?…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

4

Marche slave, Op. 31 (Excerpt)

Stephen Gunzenhauser, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

5

We heard an extract from Tchaikovsky's 1876 orchestral piece Marche slave…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

6

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 6: Aria. Vedrai, carino (Excerpt)

Ildiko Raimondi, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michael Halasz

7

Tchaikovsky's arrival at the preparatory school in St Petersburg…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

8

Moy geniy, moy angel, moy drug

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, Ljuba Orfenova

9

Tchaikovsky graduated from the School of Jurisprudence on 25 May 1859…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

10

Groza, Op. 76 (Excerpt)

Antoni Wit, Pyotr Iljc Tchaikovsky, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

11

On graduation at the end of 1865, Tchaikovsky was offered the role of music theory teacher at the soon-to-open Moscow Conservatory…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

12

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian": I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo (Excerpt)

Christoph Poppen, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, German Radio Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra

13

Around this time, the early 1870s, Tchaikovsky enjoyed some success as an aspiring composer…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

14

Oprichnik, Act I: Pochudilis' mne budito golosa i shum shagov (Excerpt)

Pyotr Iljc Tchaikovsky, Cagliari Theatre Orchestra, Elena Lassoskaya, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

15

Towards the end of 1874, the same year in which The Oprichnik premiered…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

16

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)

Bernd Glemser, Antoni Wit, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

17

The mid-1870s witnessed the further development of Tchaikovsky's career…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

18

Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima (Excerpt)

Marin Alsop, Colorado Symphony, Pyotr Iljc Tchaikovsky

19

In the years that followed his ill-fated marriage, Tchaikovsky became reclusive…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

20

1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (Excerpt)

Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Theodore Kuchar

21

In the mid-1880s, Tchaikovsky decided to return to the Moscow region and settle down…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

22

Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": III. Preghiera. Andante non tanto (Excerpt)

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Stefan Sanderling

23

In the final years of Tchaikovsky's life, his compositional pace seemed to increase…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

24

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: Valse (Excerpt)

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Andrew Mogrelia

25

A second example from the ballet illustrates Tchaikovsky's characteristically atmospheric musical style…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

26

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama (Excerpt)

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Andrew Mogrelia

27

Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

28

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II Tableau 3: Coda

Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

29

Although the Tsar, present at the final dress rehearsal…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

30

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (Excerpt)

Antoni Wit, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra