Final Years
Donald Macleod looks at what occupied Tchaikovsky towards the end of his life: his last operas, one more ballet, and a final symphony, plus a new musical pursuit as the ageing composer took lessons in conducting.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Scene and Duet, from Act III Scene II of The Queen of Spades Op.68
Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Singer: Tamara Milashkina. Conductor: Mark Ermler. Singer: Vladimir Atlantov.Singer: Tamara Milashkina. Singer: Vladimir Atlantov. Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Ermler.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
9 Sacred pieces - no.6; Otche nash [Our Father] [a 4]
Performer: Corydon Singers. Conductor: Matthew Best.- HYPERION : CDA-66498.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.74 (Pathetique)
Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi. Orchestra: Gothenburg S O..- BIS : CD-1897/98.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker - ballet Op.71 - Waltz of the flowers
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Mark Ermler.- R.O.H : 304-/5.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Florence Op.70, arr. for string orchestra [orig. for string sextet]
Choir: Georgian Chamber Orchestra.- Orfeo: C307921.
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