Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky’s famed 1812 Overture was first performed, outdoors, at the base of the majestic Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. His beloved ballet, the Nutcracker, was introduced ...

This time, I would like to take up the orchestral work based on Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet," the same as last time, which is the Fantasy Overture "Romeo and Juliet" composed by ...

Over the last few years, Valery Gergiev's releases on the London Symphony Orchestra's own label have centred upon his cycle of the Mahler symphonies, with rather variable results. But back in the ...

With another symphonic series currently under way – devoted to Vaughan Williams, conducted by Andrew Manze and enthusiastically received – the RLPO has now launched a new one, also bursting with ...

Symphony No. 1, 'Winter Daydreams' Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer Neeme Järvi, Conductor Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (The) Snow Maiden, Movements: Introduction Neeme Järvi, Conductor Pyotr ...

From the wintery flute melody at the beginning of the first symphony, to the weighty strings at the end of the third, Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra prove Tchaikovsky's earlier ...

Winner of the People’s Choice award and overall 2nd prizewinner of the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition, Rem Urasin’s brilliant performance of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto catapulted ...

Tchaikovsky's just a cheap sentimentalist? Not so, writes Arminta Wallace. He's the man who carried classical harmonies and a simplicity of melodic line into the dark heart of romantic sensibility. Is ...

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Symphony No. 1, 'Winter Daydreams' London Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer Valery Gergiev, Conductor Symphony No. 2, 'Little Russian' Valery Gergiev, Conductor London Symphony ...