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Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Op. 23, was composed in November 1874 - February 1875 at the instigation of piano virtuoso Nikolai Rubinstein, director of the Moscow Conservatory. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in December 1888. The concerto is the most famous of the three piano concertos written by Tchaikovsky. More »
Piano Concerto No. 3 (Tchaikovsky)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. post. 75, proved one of the more troublesome of its composer's musical progeny. Birthed as a symphony, then discarded, it returned as a three-movement concerto, only to become a single-movement ''Allegro brilliante'' when published posthumously. Controversy remains, despite the composer's stated intentions, as to what form this concerto would have taken had Tchaikovsky lived to complete it to his satisfaction. More »
Variations on a Rococo Theme
The ''Variations on a Rococo theme'' for violoncello and orchestra in A major Op.33 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a concert-piece for solo cellist and orchestra. Though not really a concerto, it was the closest Tchaikovsky ever came to writing a full concerto for cello. The style is inspired by Mozart, Tchaikovsky's role model, and makes it clear that Tchaikovsky admired the Classical style very much. However, one should note that the ''Thema'' is not Rococo in origin, but actually an... More »
Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky)
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a musical work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, subtitled ''Overture-Fantasy''. Like other composers such as Berlioz and Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky was deeply inspired by Shakespeare and by Shakespeare's play of the same name. More »
Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky)
The Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ''Pathétique'', Op. 74 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's final symphony. It was premiered nine days before his death in 1893. Tchaikovsky said of it, "Without exaggeration, I have put my whole soul into this work." More »
Symphony No. 4 (Tchaikovsky)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, was written 1877 – 1878. It is in four movements: # ''Andante Sostenuto—Moderato con anima '' # ''Andantino in modo di canzona '' # ''Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato '' # ''Allegro con fuoco '' During the composition of the symphony, Tchaikovsky wrote to his patron, Madame Nadezhda von Meck, that he wanted "very much" to dedicate it to her, and that he would write on it "Dedicated to My Best Friend". More »
The Oprichnik (opera)
''The Oprichnik'' or ''The Guardsman'' is an opera in 4 acts and 5 scenes by Pyotr Tchaikovsky to his own libretto after the tragedy "The Oprichniks" by Ivan Lazhechnikov . More »
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker , Op. 71, is a fairy-ballet in two acts, three tableaux, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1891–1892, and based on ''The Nutcracker and the Mouse King'' , a story by E. T. A. Hoffmann . Alexandre Dumas, père's adaptation of the story was set to music by Tchaikovsky . In Western countries, this ballet has become among the most popular ballets performed, primarily around Christmas time. A selection of eight of the more popular numbers from the ballet was made by the... More »
Manfred Symphony
Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58 is a symphony composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky between May and September 1885. It is based on the poem Manfred written by Lord Byron in 1817. It is the only one of Tchaikovsky's symphonies that is not numbered; it was written between the fourth and fifth symphonies. Some regard it as one of Tchaikovsky's most brilliant and inspirational works; conductor Arturo Toscanini considered it the composer's greatest work. However, others despise it. More »
Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky presented in either four Acts, four Scenes or three Acts, four Scenes , based on an ancient German legend. It was originally choreographed by Julius Reisinger to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky . First presented as ''The Lake of the Swans'' by the Ballet of the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre on February 20/March 4 1877 in Moscow, Russia. Although the ballet is presented in many different versions, most ballet companies base their... More »
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