Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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- The Basics
Russian romantic Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky remains, quite simply, one of the world's most popular classical composers. Technically outstanding, emotionally powerful, and identifiably Russian, his output is loved for its peerless combinations of melody, harmony, and orchestration. Here, we dive straight into his best known pieces, including his first ballet, Swan Lake (the fabulous and famous "Waltz In A Major" from Act 1); the spirit-stirring first movement from his Piano Concerto No.1; and an excerpt from his gorgeous, Shakespeare-inspired symphonic poem, Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky transports us from sombre elegy to energetic dance, in Next Steps.
£11.67 The BasicsName Artist Time Price 1 The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66a: Waltz Alexander Lazarev & The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra 4:37 £0.99 View in iTunes 2 The Nutcracker - Suite from the Ballet Op.71A: II. Danse Des Mirlitons (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 2:42 £0.79 View in iTunes 3 The Seasons: June - Barcarolle Ilona Prunyi 4:51 £0.79 View in iTunes 4 Symphony No. 5 in E Minor Op. 64: III. Valse - Allegro moderato Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Masur 6:13 £0.99 View in iTunes 5 The Nutcracker - Suite from the Ballet Op.71A: II. Marche (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 2:32 £0.79 View in iTunes 6 Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo - Pizzicato Ostinato - Allegro Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Masur 5:28 £0.99 View in iTunes 7 The Nutcracker - Suite from the Ballet Op.71A: III. Valse Des Fleurs (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 7:16 £0.79 View in iTunes 8 Marche Slave, Op. 31 Berlin Symphony Orchestra & Leopold Hager 9:21 £0.79 View in iTunes 9 Symphony No.6 in B minor Op.74, 'Pathétique' : III Allegro molto vivace Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Masur 8:27 £0.99 View in iTunes 10 Invocation to Sleep, Op. 27, No. 1 Jan De Gaetani & Gilbert Kalish 3:19 £0.79 View in iTunes 11 1812 Ouverture Solennelle, Op. 49: Largo - Allegro Vivace Claudio Abbado & Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1:57 £0.99 View in iTunes 12 Tchaikovsky : Andante cantabile for 'cello and string orchestra in D major Op.11 (1886-88) Alexander Kniazev, Constantine Orbelian & Moscow Chamber Orchestra 8:04 £0.99 View in iTunes 13 Symphony No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams": III. Scherzo. Allegro Scherzando Giocoso Claudio Abbado & Chicago Symphony Orchestra 7:28 £0.99 View in iTunes 13 Songs - Next Steps
Here, we begin to truly comprehend Tchaikovsky's range, by setting "Tea (Chinese Dance)" — a perky divertissement from Act 2 of the Nutcracker — alongside a sweeping excerpt from the pre-Romantic orchestral suite Capriccio italien (which was inspired by a trip to Rome), and the reverential, unfailingly beautiful Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ("The Mercy of Peace"). And for simple, affecting brilliance, try his Elegy in G. Major, dedicated to the memory of celebrated actor Ivan Samarin, also used as the entr'acte to Act IV of his music for Hamlet. Discover the composer's superb "programme music" in Deep Cuts.
£7.31 Next StepsName Artist Time Price 1 Symphony No.3 In D Major, Op.29 "Polish" : Finale (Allegro Con Fuoco-Tempo Di Polacca) London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult 7:59 £0.79 View in iTunes 2 The Sleeping Beauty - Suite from the Ballet Op.66A: I Introduction: La Fee Des Lilas (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 4:44 £0.79 View in iTunes 3 The Sleeping Beauty - Suite from the Ballet Op.66A: II. Adagio: Pas D Action (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 6:49 £0.79 View in iTunes 4 Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op.48: I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina Philippe Entremont & Vienna Chamber Orchestra 9:32 £0.79 View in iTunes 5 Nutcracker: Act 2: Trepak Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra 1:10 £0.79 View in iTunes 6 Tchaikovsky : Twelve Romances - 2. 'Lullaby' in d minor Alexander Kniazev, Constantine Orbelian & Moscow Chamber Orchestra 4:58 £0.99 View in iTunes 7 The Sleeping Beauty - Suite from the Ballet Op.66A: IV. Panorama (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 3:49 £0.79 View in iTunes 8 Grand Sonata In G Op 37: II Andante Non Troppo Quasi Moderato (Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky) Anton Kuerti 9:41 £0.79 View in iTunes 9 Oprichnik Overture USSR State Symphony Orchestra & Evgeny Svetlanov 6:06 £0.79 View in iTunes 9 Songs - Deep Cuts
During his career Tchaikovsky made a distinction between two different types of symphonic composition — one in which the artist expresses his own feelings and emotions (in the manner of a lyric poet) and a more objective process based on inspiration from an external source. The latter method produced his "programme music", of which the unjustly overlooked Manfred Symphony — based on the poem of the same name by Byron — is a splendid example. Here we've included the second movement, as performed by Vasily Petrenko and the Liverpool Philharmonic.
£7.90 Deep CutsName Artist Time Price 1 The Maid of Orleans: Danse des Polichinelles et des Histrions (Act II) National Symphony Orchesra of Ukraine & Theodore Kuchar 4:21 £0.79 View in iTunes 2 My Genius, My Angel, My Friend! Christianne Stotijn & Julius Drake 1:55 £0.79 View in iTunes 3 Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2, No. 3 Song Without Words (1867) Valery Boyev 2:59 £0.79 View in iTunes 4 Manfred, Op. 58: II. Vivace Con Spirito Vasily Petrenko & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 9:32 £0.79 View in iTunes 5 Glazki Vesni Golubiye (The Eyes of Spring Are Blue) Ljuba Kazarnovskaya & Ljuba Orfenova 2:58 £0.79 View in iTunes 6 String Quartet In D Major, Op. 11, No.1: II. Andante Cantabile Ruysdael Quartet 6:49 £0.79 View in iTunes 7 Blessed Is He Who Smiles The Moscow Academy Of Choral Singing, Choirmaster: Viktor Popov 2:11 £0.79 View in iTunes 8 Dumka. Russian Village Scene Polina Fedotova 8:46 £0.79 View in iTunes 9 Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": IV. Theme Et Variations. Allegro Giust Alexander Gauk & USSR Radio Grand Symphony Orchestra 3:05 £0.79 View in iTunes 10 String Quartet No. 3 In e Flat Minor, Op. 30, Finale: Allegro Non Troppo e Risoluto Kopelman Quartet 6:36 £0.79 View in iTunes 10 Songs - Complete Set
The greatest composer in 19th-century Russia, Tchaikovsky remains an all-time favourite, thanks to the melodic masterpieces that are ingrained in the DNA of music lovers the world over. Just cue up any movement from one of his signature ballets, and an instant sense of wonder will be matched by an unshakable familiarity. That's because he balanced the technical brilliance he learned from a formal conservatory training against inexhaustible depths of emotion, and explored Western classical attitudes without ever losing his distinctly Russian identity, making his work truly popular. Our Essentials offers a wide view over the vast breadth of his catalogue, from his folk-rooted solo piano piece Dumka, "Russian Village Scene", to the sonic fireworks of the 1812 Overture, and his incredibly powerful sixth and final symphony, a.k.a. Pathétique.
£26.88 Complete SetName Artist Time Price 1 The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66a: Waltz Alexander Lazarev & The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra 4:37 £0.99 View in iTunes 2 The Nutcracker - Suite from the Ballet Op.71A: II. Danse Des Mirlitons (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 2:42 £0.79 View in iTunes 3 The Seasons: June - Barcarolle Ilona Prunyi 4:51 £0.79 View in iTunes 4 Symphony No. 5 in E Minor Op. 64: III. Valse - Allegro moderato Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Masur 6:13 £0.99 View in iTunes 5 The Nutcracker - Suite from the Ballet Op.71A: II. Marche (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 2:32 £0.79 View in iTunes 6 Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo - Pizzicato Ostinato - Allegro Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Masur 5:28 £0.99 View in iTunes 7 The Nutcracker - Suite from the Ballet Op.71A: III. Valse Des Fleurs (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 7:16 £0.79 View in iTunes 8 Marche Slave, Op. 31 Berlin Symphony Orchestra & Leopold Hager 9:21 £0.79 View in iTunes 9 Symphony No.6 in B minor Op.74, 'Pathétique' : III Allegro molto vivace Gewandhausorchester & Kurt Masur 8:27 £0.99 View in iTunes 10 Invocation to Sleep, Op. 27, No. 1 Jan De Gaetani & Gilbert Kalish 3:19 £0.79 View in iTunes 11 1812 Ouverture Solennelle, Op. 49: Largo - Allegro Vivace Claudio Abbado & Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1:57 £0.99 View in iTunes 12 Tchaikovsky : Andante cantabile for 'cello and string orchestra in D major Op.11 (1886-88) Alexander Kniazev, Constantine Orbelian & Moscow Chamber Orchestra 8:04 £0.99 View in iTunes 13 Symphony No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams": III. Scherzo. Allegro Scherzando Giocoso Claudio Abbado & Chicago Symphony Orchestra 7:28 £0.99 View in iTunes 14 Symphony No.3 In D Major, Op.29 "Polish" : Finale (Allegro Con Fuoco-Tempo Di Polacca) London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult 7:59 £0.79 View in iTunes 15 The Sleeping Beauty - Suite from the Ballet Op.66A: I Introduction: La Fee Des Lilas (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 4:44 £0.79 View in iTunes 16 The Sleeping Beauty - Suite from the Ballet Op.66A: II. Adagio: Pas D Action (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 6:49 £0.79 View in iTunes 17 Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op.48: I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina Philippe Entremont & Vienna Chamber Orchestra 9:32 £0.79 View in iTunes 18 Nutcracker: Act 2: Trepak Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra 1:10 £0.79 View in iTunes 19 Tchaikovsky : Twelve Romances - 2. 'Lullaby' in d minor Alexander Kniazev, Constantine Orbelian & Moscow Chamber Orchestra 4:58 £0.99 View in iTunes 20 The Sleeping Beauty - Suite from the Ballet Op.66A: IV. Panorama (Tchaikovsky) The Russian Philharmonia & Alexander Vedernikov 3:49 £0.79 View in iTunes 21 Grand Sonata In G Op 37: II Andante Non Troppo Quasi Moderato (Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky) Anton Kuerti 9:41 £0.79 View in iTunes 22 Oprichnik Overture USSR State Symphony Orchestra & Evgeny Svetlanov 6:06 £0.79 View in iTunes 23 The Maid of Orleans: Danse des Polichinelles et des Histrions (Act II) National Symphony Orchesra of Ukraine & Theodore Kuchar 4:21 £0.79 View in iTunes 24 My Genius, My Angel, My Friend! Christianne Stotijn & Julius Drake 1:55 £0.79 View in iTunes 25 Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2, No. 3 Song Without Words (1867) Valery Boyev 2:59 £0.79 View in iTunes 26 Manfred, Op. 58: II. Vivace Con Spirito Vasily Petrenko & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 9:32 £0.79 View in iTunes 27 Glazki Vesni Golubiye (The Eyes of Spring Are Blue) Ljuba Kazarnovskaya & Ljuba Orfenova 2:58 £0.79 View in iTunes 28 String Quartet In D Major, Op. 11, No.1: II. Andante Cantabile Ruysdael Quartet 6:49 £0.79 View in iTunes 29 Blessed Is He Who Smiles The Moscow Academy Of Choral Singing, Choirmaster: Viktor Popov 2:11 £0.79 View in iTunes 30 Dumka. Russian Village Scene Polina Fedotova 8:46 £0.79 View in iTunes 31 Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": IV. Theme Et Variations. Allegro Giust Alexander Gauk & USSR Radio Grand Symphony Orchestra 3:05 £0.79 View in iTunes 32 String Quartet No. 3 In e Flat Minor, Op. 30, Finale: Allegro Non Troppo e Risoluto Kopelman Quartet 6:36 £0.79 View in iTunes 32 Songs