Escape to the Country
Life in Moscow and St. Petersburg was hectic for the now famous composer. In 1883 he was asked to provide music for the coronation of the new Tsar. Donald Macleod describes how Tchaikovsky made frequent escapes to the countryside, eventually moving out of the city altogether.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
3rd movement; Scherzo (Pizzicato ostinato) (Allegro)
Performer: Anthony Goldstone. Performer: Caroline Clemmow.- Divine Art: 25020.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Act 2 no.10; O Maria, Maria [Mazeppa's aria/arioso]
Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Gothenburg S O.. Singer: Sergei Petrovich Leiferkus.- DG RECORDS : 439-906-2.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping beauty - ballet Op.66
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Mark Ermler.- R O H : ROHMC-306-8.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade in C major Op.48 for string orchestra
Orchestra: BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Deutsche Grammophon: 4637742.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1st movement; Pezzo elegiaco (Moderato assai)
Performer: Elvira Bekova. Performer: Eleonora Bekova. Performer: Alfia Bekova.- Chandos: CHAN9719.
- Chandos.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pezzo in forma di Sonatina, from Serenade for String Orchestra in C Op.48
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
- Deutsche Grammophon: 4637742.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pezzo elegiac, from Piano Trio Op.50
Performer: Elvira Bekova. Performer: Alfia Bekova. Performer: Eleonora Bekova.
- Chandos: CHAN9719.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mazeppa Aria from Mazeppa Act II
Singer: Sergei Leiferkus Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
- Deutsche Grammophon: 4399062.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Scherzo: Allegro, from Symphony No.4 Op.36
Performer: Anthony Goldstone. Performer: Caroline Clemmow.
- Divine Art:25020.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Scene & Rose Adagio from Sleeping Beauty Op.66
Conductor: Mark Elmer. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
- ROH:306/8.
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