The Story of Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Artist), Edouard van Remoortel (Artist), Arthur Hannes (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B000001KD9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,833 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #31 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Languages > Russian
  • #48 in Music > Children's Music > Stories

Track Listings

1. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: Finale

2. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Overture

3. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: June (Bacarolle)

4. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: Andante cantiabile

5. Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48: Waltz

6. Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions): Excerpt

7. None but the lonely heart, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/6: No.6, None But the Lonely Heart

8. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: Allegro No troppo

9. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Waltz

10. String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Andante cantabile

11. Chanson triste, for piano, Op. 40/2: No 2, Chanson triste

12. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: Allegro con grazia

13. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: Andante sostenuto

14. Capriccio Italien, for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands), Op. 45

15. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: Finale

16. Slavonic March, for orchestra, Op. 31

17. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a

18. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74

19. The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a: Scène

20. The Swan Lake, suite, Op. 20a: Valse

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This hour long CD intersperses about 30 minutes narration of the composer s life with his most important pieces of music, followed by about 30 minutes of uninterrupted music. Recommended by Laura Berquist Syllabus Grades 2and 3Author: Music Masters SeriesGrade 1 - 8 Audio CD Publisher: Vox Music MastersUPC 0-47163-85122-3

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TSCHAIKOWSKI: 50% POLISH, 50%RUSSIAN and 100% GREAT!!!, May 28, 2008

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Forhasta (Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Story of Tchaikovsky (Audio CD)

Excellent story of Tchaikovsky. All the classics with an engrossing story. Not a dull moment. Fun Fact: Did you know that his name is really spelled: TSCHAIKOWSKI (Polish name spelled in a Polish way, the Russians wanted him all to themselves,so slowly and through the years, the name was Russified, and not by TSCHAIKOWSKI). CD is Great!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars sooooo dry, March 17, 2010

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AR Mommy (AR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Story of Tchaikovsky (Audio CD)

This series is soooooo dry. It does give plenty of information on the composers and includes excerpts of their music. But even being a degreed music educator, I myself found it completely uninteresting. Way to bore them to tears! There has to be a better series. You might be able to stomach it if you were an adult or older teen but even then only when you HAD to. Works like this are why people think music history is borrow. What a shame.