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The Enchantress
''The Enchantress'', also ''The Sorceress'' or ''Charodeyka'' is an opera in 4 acts by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The opera was set to the libretto by Ippolit Shpazhinsky after his drama of the same title. It was composed between September 1885 and May 1887 in Maidanovo . It was first performed in St Petersburg, at the Mariinsky Theatre on November 1 , 1887, conducted by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and with stage directions by O. O. Palechek. The set was created by M. I. More »
Undina (Tchaikovsky)
:''For disambiguation see Undine'' ''Undina'' More »
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Tchaikovsky)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44, was written in 1879-1880 and dedicated to Nikolai Rubinstein. Nikolai Rubinstein died in March 1881, however, and so its premiere performance, which took place in Moscow on May 22, 1882, was conducted by Anton Rubinstein and featured Tchaikovsky's pupil, Sergei Taneyev, at the piano. The piano concerto consists of three movements: *''Allegro brillante e molto vivace'' *''Andante non troppo'' *''Allegro con fuoco'' The... More »
Vakula the Smith
''Vakula the Smith'' is an opera in 3 acts and 8 scenes, Op. 14 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. More »
Iolanta
:''This article describes the'' Tchaikovsky ''opera. For the similarly named comic opera by'' Gilbert and Sullivan, ''see'' Iolanthe. ''Iolanta'' is a lyric opera in one act by Pyotr Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based the Danish play ''Kong Renés Datter'' by Henrik Hertz. The play was translated by Fyodor Miller and adapted by Vladimir Rafailovich Zotov. First performance: Maryinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, 1892. More »
Pezzo Capriccioso (Tchaikovsky)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky composed his ''Pezzo capriccioso'' for cello and orchestra in a single week in August 1887. Belying its title, this work is written in the somber key of B minor, the same key as the ''Pathetique'' symphony. The ''Pezzo'' is not capricious in a lighthearted sense. The ''capriccioso'' aspect comes from Tchaikovsky's fanciful treatment of various aspects of the work's simple theme. Despite some rapid passages and a turn to the major key, Tchaikovsky preserves the basic pulse... More »
The Queen of Spades (opera)
''The Queen of Spades'' is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short story by the poet Alexander Pushkin. The lavish premiere was held at the Maryinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg on December 19th, 1890. In 1902, Gustav Mahler conducted it at the Vienna State Opera, and by 1910 most of the major opera houses had staged a production. For a period the opera was commonly performed in French under the... More »
The Seasons (Tchaikovsky)
''The Seasons'', Op. 37b is a set of twelve short character pieces for solo piano by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky . The work is also sometimes heard in orchestral arrangements by other musicians. The 12 pieces with their titles are: * January: ''At the Fireside'' * February: ''Carnival'' * March: ''Song of the Lark'' * April: ''Snowdrop'' * May: ''Starlight Nights'' * June: ''Barcarolle'' * July: ''Song of the Reaper'' * August: ''Harvest'' * September: ''The Hunt'' *... More »
Symphony No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 in G minor, Op. 13, is also known as ''Winter Daydreams''. The composer's brother Modest claimed this work cost Tchaikovsky more labor and suffering than any of his other works. Nevertheless, Tchaikovsky maintained a fondness for this work. He admitted to friend several years after writing it, "For all its glaring deficiencies, I have a soft spot for it." He wrote Nadezhda von Meck in 1883 that "although it is in many ways very immature, yet fundamentally it has... More »
1812 Overture
The ''1812 Overture'' is an orchestral overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, commemorating the unsuccessful French invasion into Russia, and the subsequent withdrawal that devastated Napoleon's Grande Armée, an event that marked 1812 as the major turning point of the Napoleonic Wars. The work is best known for the sequence of cannon fire, which is sometimes performed, especially at outside festivals, using one or more real cannons. When performed indoors, orchestras may use computer... More »
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