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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian Пётр Ильич Чайковский 7th May 1840-6th November 1893 Old Style 25th April 1840–25th October 1893 Was A Russian Composer. He Wrote Some Of The World's Most Popular Concert And Theatrical Music In The Current Classical Repertoire Including The Ballets Swan Lake And The Nutcracker The 1812 Overture His First Piano Concerto Several Symphonies And The Opera Eugene Onegin. His Names Are Also Transliterated Piotr Petr Or Peter Ilitsch Ilich Il'ich Or Illyich And Tschaikowski Tschaikowsky Chajkovskij And Chaikovsky And Other Versions Russian Transliteration Varies Between Languages . Tchaikovsky Was Born In Kamsko-Votkinsk Russia To A Mining Engineer And The Second Of His Three Wives A Russian Woman Of French Ancestry. Musically Precocious He Began Piano Lessons At The Age Of Five. He Obtained An Excellent General Education At The School Of Jurisprudence And Was A Civil Servant Before Entering The St Petersburg Conservatory From 1862 The Year Of Its Foundation To 1865. In 1866 He Was Appointed Professor Of Theory And Harmony At The Moscow Conservatory Established That Year. He Held The Post Until Approximately 1878. From 1878 Tchaikovsky Focused Primarily On Composition. Tchaikovsky Toured The United States In 1891 Conducting Performances Of His Works. In 1893 Tchaikovsky Was Awarded An Honorary Doctor Of Music Degree From Cambridge University. Tchaikovsky Died Nine Days After The Premiere Of The Sixth Symphony The "Pathétique". Most Of His Biographers Have Considered His Death To Have Been Caused By Cholera Most Probably Contracted Through Drinking Contaminated Water Several Days Earlier. In Recent Decades However Various Theories Have Been Advanced By Some Sources That His Death Was A Suicide. However These Theories Have Not Yet Been Substantiated With Proof.

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian Пётр Ильич Чайковский 7th May 1840-6th November 1893 Old Style 25th April 1840–25th October 1893 Was A Russian Composer. He Wrote Some Of The World's Most Popular Concert And Theatrical Music In The Current Classical Repertoire Including The Ballets Swan Lake And The Nutcracker The 1812 Overture His First Piano Concerto Several Symphonies And The Opera Eugene Onegin. His Names Are Also Transliterated Piotr Petr Or Peter Ilitsch Ilich Il'ich Or Illyich And Tschaikowski Tschaikowsky Chajkovskij And Chaikovsky And Other Versions Russian Transliteration Varies Between Languages . Tchaikovsky Was Born In Kamsko-Votkinsk Russia To A Mining Engineer And The Second Of His Three Wives A Russian Woman Of French Ancestry. Musically Precocious He Began Piano Lessons At The Age Of Five. He Obtained An Excellent General Education At The School Of Jurisprudence And Was A Civil Servant Before Entering The St Petersburg Conservatory From 1862 The Year Of Its Foundation To 1865. In 1866 He Was Appointed Professor Of Theory And Harmony At The Moscow Conservatory Established That Year. He Held The Post Until Approximately 1878. From 1878 Tchaikovsky Focused Primarily On Composition. Tchaikovsky Toured The United States In 1891 Conducting Performances Of His Works. In 1893 Tchaikovsky Was Awarded An Honorary Doctor Of Music Degree From Cambridge University. Tchaikovsky Died Nine Days After The Premiere Of The Sixth Symphony The "Pathétique". Most Of His Biographers Have Considered His Death To Have Been Caused By Cholera Most Probably Contracted Through Drinking Contaminated Water Several Days Earlier. In Recent Decades However Various Theories Have Been Advanced By Some Sources That His Death Was A Suicide. However These Theories Have Not Yet Been Substantiated With Proof. read less

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Published: 04 Apr 2014, 17:25

Tracklist
Act I
1.01 Introduction 2 58
1.02 No.1 Scène Allegro Giusto 2 56
1.03 No.2 Valse Tempo Di Valse 6 55
1.04 No.3 Scène Allegro Moderato 3 54
No.4 Pas De Trois
1.05 A. Intrada Allegro 2 46
1.06 B. Andante Sostenuto 3 15
1.07 C. Allegro Semplice - Presto 1 24
1.08 D. Moderato 1 20
1.09 E. Allegro 1 25
1.10 F. Coda Allegro Vivace 1 40
No.5 Pas De Deux
1.11 A. Tempo Di Valse 1 52
1.12 B. Andante - Allegro - Moto Più Mosso 5 28
1.13 C. Tempo Di Valse 1 36
1.14 D. Coda Allegro Molto Vivace 1 57
1.15 No.6 Pas D'Action Andantino Quasi Moderato - Allegro 2 54
1.16 No.7 Sujet 1 00
1.17 No.8 Danse Des Coupes Dance With Goblets Tempo Di Polacca 6 10
1.18 No.9 Finale Andante 3 13
Act II
1.19 No.10 Scène Moderato 2 51
1.20 No.11 Scène Allegro Moderato - Moderato - Allegro Vivo 5 40
1.21 No.12 Scène Allegro - Moderato Assai Quasi Andante 3 50
No.13 Danses Des Cygnes The Swans' Dances 1.22 A. Tempo Di Valse 2 19
1.23 B. Moderato Assai - Molto Più Mosso 1 43
1.24 C. Tempo Di Valse 1 38
1.25 D. Allegro Moderato 1 26
1.26 E. Pas D'Action Andate - Andante Non Troppo - Tempo I - Allegro 7 32
2.01 F. Tempo Di Valse 1 28
2.02 G. Coda Allegro Vivace 1 36
2.03 No.14 Scène Moderato 2 57
Act III
2.04 No.15 Allegro Giusto 2 52
2.05 No.16 Danses Du Corps De Ballet Et Des Nains Dances Of The Corps De Ballet And The Dwarves Moderato Assai - Allegro Vivo 3 13
2.06 No.17 Scène. Sortie Des Invités Et Valse Arrival Of The Guests And Waltz Allegro - Tempo Di Valse 7 08
2.07 No.18 Scène Allegro - Allegro Giusto 1 46
No.19 Pas De Six 12 25
2.08a A. Intrada 2.08b B. Moderato Assai 2.08c C. Variation 1 Allegro 2.08d D. Variation 2 Andante Con Moto 2.08e E. Variation 3 Moderato 2.08f F. Variation 4 Allegro 2.08g G. Variation 5 Moderato - Allegro Semplice 2.08h H. Coda Allegro Molto Vivace 2.09 No.20 Danse Hongroise. Czárdás Hungarian Dance Moderato Assai - Allegro Moderato - Vivace 3 30
2.10 Danse Russe Russian Dance Moderato - Andante Semplice - Allegro Vivo - Presto 4 43
2.11 No.21 Danse Espagnole Spanish Dance Allegro Non Troppo. Tempo Di Bolero 2 53
2.12 No.22 Danse Napolitaine Neapolitan Dance Allegro Moderato - Andantino Quasi Moderato - Presto 2 11
2.13 No.23 Mazurka Tempo Di Mazurka 3 58
2.14 No.24 Scène Allegro - Valse - Allegro Vivo 3 51
Act IV
2.15 No.25 Entr'Acte Moderato 2 27
2.16 No.26 Scène Allegro Non Troppo 2 53
2.17 No.27 Danses Des Petits Cygnes Dances Of The Little Swans Moderato 6 58
2.18 No.28 Scène Allegro Agitato - Molto Meno Mosso - Allegro Vivace 3 04
2.19 No.29 Scène Finale Andante - Allegro Agitato - Alla Breve. Moderato E Maestoso - Moderato