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

Nicholas Boulton

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• Artistes principaux : Nicholas Boulton
• Genre : Classique

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1 Introduction

Nicholas Boulton 00:00:08

Nicholas Boulton, Narrator, MainArtist - Davinia Caddy, Composer, Lyricist, Author

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

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra 00:01:17

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Halasz, Conductor, MainArtist

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

Nicholas Boulton 00:06:44

Nicholas Boulton, Narrator, MainArtist - Davinia Caddy, Composer, Lyricist, Author

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4 Marche slave, Op. 31 (Excerpt)

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra 00:00:52

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stephen Gunzenhauser, Conductor, MainArtist

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

Nicholas Boulton 00:04:20

Nicholas Boulton, Narrator, MainArtist - Davinia Caddy, Composer, Lyricist, Author

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

Ildiko Raimondi 00:01:11

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Lyricist - Michael Halasz, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ildiko Raimondi, Soloist, MainArtist

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

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8 Moy geniy, moy angel, moy drug

Ljuba Kazarnovskaya 00:01:53

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Afanasy Fet, Lyricist - Ljuba Orfenova, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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

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10 Groza, Op. 76 (Excerpt)

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra 00:02:01

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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11 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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12 Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian": I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo (Excerpt)

German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra 00:01:34

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Christoph Poppen, Conductor, MainArtist - German Radio Saarbrucken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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

Nicholas Boulton 00:04:27

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

Elena Lassoskaya 00:01:22

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer, Lyricist - Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Conductor, MainArtist - Cagliari Theatre Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elena Lassoskaya, Soloist, MainArtist

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

Nicholas Boulton 00:02:52

Nicholas Boulton, Narrator, MainArtist - Davinia Caddy, Composer, Lyricist, Author

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

Bernd Glemser 00:02:38

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bernd Glemser, Soloist, MainArtist

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

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

Colorado Symphony Orchestra 00:01:07

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Marin Alsop, Conductor, MainArtist - Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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

Nicholas Boulton 00:01:10

Nicholas Boulton, Narrator, MainArtist - Davinia Caddy, Composer, Lyricist, Author

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20 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (Excerpt)

Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra 00:01:30

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Theodore Kuchar, Conductor, MainArtist

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

Nicholas Boulton 00:02:55

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

Ireland National Symphony Orchestra 00:01:23

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Ireland National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stefan Sanderling, Conductor, MainArtist

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

Nicholas Boulton 00:01:37

Nicholas Boulton, Narrator, MainArtist - Davinia Caddy, Composer, Lyricist, Author

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

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice 00:01:10

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Andrew Mogrelia, Conductor, MainArtist - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Orchestra, MainArtist

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

Nicholas Boulton 00:00:42

Nicholas Boulton, Narrator, MainArtist - Davinia Caddy, Composer, Lyricist, Author

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

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice 00:01:24

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Andrew Mogrelia, Conductor, MainArtist - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Orchestra, MainArtist

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

Nicholas Boulton 00:01:20

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

Russian National Orchestra 00:01:18

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor, MainArtist - Russian National Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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29 Although the Tsar, present at the final dress rehearsal…

Nicholas Boulton 00:04:18

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

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra 00:01:52

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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