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

1. 1.Introduction0:08
2. 2.Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: By a Lake: The swans swim on the lake (Excerpt)1:18
3. 3.Can there be music more instantly recognisable, more wildly popular, more beautifully scored?…6:44
4. 4.Marche slave, Op. 31 (Excerpt)0:53
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)1:12
7. 7.Tchaikovsky's arrival at the preparatory school in St Petersburg…4:56
8. 8.My Genius, My Angel, My Friend1:54
9. 9.Tchaikovsky graduated from the School of Jurisprudence on 25 May 1859…6:44
10. 10.Groza, Op. 76 (Excerpt)2:01
11. 11.On graduation at the end of 1865, Tchaikovsky was offered the role of music theory teacher at the soon-to-open Moscow Conservatory…5:41
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…4:28
14. 14.Oprichnik, Act I: Pochudilis' mne budito golosa i shum shagov (Excerpt)1:22
15. 15.Towards the end of 1874, the same year in which The Oprichnik premiered…2:52
16. 16.Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)2:38
17. 17.The mid-1870s witnessed the further development of Tchaikovsky's career…5:02
18. 18.Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima (Excerpt)1:08
19. 19.In the years that followed his ill-fated marriage, Tchaikovsky became reclusive…1:10
20. 20.1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (Excerpt)1:30
21. 21.In the mid-1880s, Tchaikovsky decided to return to the Moscow region and settle down…2:55
22. 22.Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": III. Preghiera. Andante non tanto (Excerpt)1:23
23. 23.In the final years of Tchaikovsky's life, his compositional pace seemed to increase…1:38
24. 24.The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: Valse (Excerpt)1:10
25. 25.A second example from the ballet illustrates Tchaikovsky's characteristically atmospheric musical style…0:42
26. 26.The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama (Excerpt)1:25
27. 27.Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892…1:20
28. 28.The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II Tableau 3: Coda1:18
29. 29.Although the Tsar, present at the final dress rehearsal…4:18
30. 30.Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (Excerpt)1:53