Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

A rousing hymn of ringing chimes, cannon fire and a brass fanfare finale

Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien

The music of warm Italian nights and animated conversations

Twenty Minutes - Your First 1812

Children from Amersham Music Centre prepare to perform Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Polonaise)

Surprisingly jaunty, considering that Onegin's just killed his best friend

Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op 32

A musically intense works about doomed couples

Composer of the Week - Tchaikovsky

Donald Macleod explores the rich vein of fairy tale and fantasy in Tchaikovsky's music

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

A rich banquet of sound

Tchaikovsky: Manfred symphony, Op 58

Echoing horns and sound rainbows signal a journey into the Alps

Discovering Music - Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

Stephen Johnson separates storytelling & autobiography in Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony

Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op 11

A test passed with flying colours

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers in sound

Composer of the Week - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Donald Macleod explores tensions and mysteries in the life of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op 66a

The best bits from a fairytale battle between good and evil

Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op 70

A musical postcard from an Italian inspiration

The Story of Music in Fifty Pieces - Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite

Swans may be serene, but there is frantic paddling below the surface

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op 17, 'Little Russian'

A joyful journey into the east

Discovering Music - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Stephen Johnson explores Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op 36

Fate versus hope in the battle for happiness

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op 74, 'Pathetique'

Rage against the dying of the light

Discovering Music - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 'Pathetique'

Stephen Johnson considers Tchaikovsky's final and most personal symphony, the Pathetique

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite

A Christmas cracker!

Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Op 18

Inspired by Shakespeare's island masterwork

Sound of Dance - The Nutcracker

Katie Derham presents discussion on a seasonal favourite - The Nutcracker

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op 35

The precious gift his lover rejected

Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor, Op 50

A composer cries in public

Composer of the Week - Tchaikovsky

Donald Macleod investigates a little-known 'lost decade' in Tchaikovsky's life