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Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.

Listen to the BBC Orchestras perform Tchaikovsky's music

Charles Hazlewood

The following works are featured during the drama documentaries about the life of Tchaikovsky presented by Charles Hazlewood.




Part One - The Creation of Greatness


Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

Performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Grant Llewellyn.

Romeo and Juliet - complete (21 minutes)
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Swan Lake
Swan Lake

Performed by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Vassily Sinaisky.

Swan Lake - extracts (51 minutes)
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St Petersburg Gates
Eugene Onegin - Polonaise

Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste.

Eugene Onegin - Polonaise (5 minutes)
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Piano keyboard
Piano concerto no. 1

Performed by Lukas Vondracek with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.

Piano Concerto no. 1 - complete (34 minutes)
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Part Two - Fortune and Tragedy

violin
Violin Concerto

Performed by James Ehnes with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Violin Concerto - complete (35 minutes)
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Dancers
Sleeping Beauty

Performed by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Vassily Sinaisky.

Sleeping Beauty Act 1 - complete (37 minutes)
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Madame Tchaikovsky played by Alice Glover
Symphony no. 4

Performed by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Vassily Sinaisky.

Symphony no. 4 - complete (42 minutes)
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soldier
1812 Overture

Performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Grant Llewellyn.

1812 overture - complete (17 minutes)
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Ed Stoppard as Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 6 'Pathetique'

Performed by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Vassily Sinaisky.

Symphony no. 6 'Pathetique' - complete (50 minutes)
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