Tchaikovsky

Mysterious, troubled, and brilliant--Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky created an emotional array of compositions that captured both his inner demons as well as the time period he lived through. While facts about his life, and particularly ...

The film centers on the 19th century composer's life. It demonstrates the inseparability of the composer's music from his life, his heart's innermost desires being expressed through the magnificent ballets, operas, symphonies, and love songs ...

Tchaikovsky's fantastically gorgeous ballet SWAN LAKE conjures up a feeling of warmth and joy. A pinnacle of classical dance, the ballet is performed here at Milan's world-famous Teatro della Scala in 2004. Starring two of the most lauded ballet ...

This classical performance release brings together two separate concerts by the English Chamber Orchestra, mounted at Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Aldeburgh, England. First on the bill is a June 16, 1968 set featuring Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ...

Choreographer Rudolf Nureyev offers an emotional and dreamlike interpretation of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, SWAN LAKE. It is performed with lyrical beauty by the Paris Opera Ballet's celebrated dancers. Agnes Letestu, Jose Martinez, and ...

Conductor Herbert Von Karajan is joined by the Berlin Philharmonic for this interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64; and Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74. The Symphonies were recorded ...

Celebrated pianist Yefim Bronfman and maestro Kurt Sanderling teamed up with the Berlin Philharmonic for this 1992 classical concert , presented in full here. Selections include: Camille Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 22, ...

Eugene Ormandy conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra with soloist Itzhak Perlman, live at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 1978 & 1979, in works by Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky.

Choreographer Peter Wright stages Swan Lake as a romantic Gothic tragedy.This invigorating version focuses on the heartbreaking role of the Prince in the dramatic classic, honoring the 1895 Petipa/Ivanov original of the Tchaikovsky ballet.

This musical release captures a live performance of conductor Claudio Abbado leading the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela through Sergei Prokofiev's "Scythian Suite, Op. 20", Alban Berg's "Lulu-Suite, and more. The concert was recorded ...

A RUSSIAN NIGHT marks the first recorded pairing of Helene Grimaud's masterful piano-playing and Claudio Abbado’s celebrated conducting. The work of three of Russia’s greatest composers--Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky--serves as a ...

Herbert Von Karajan conducts to the music of Tchaikovsky, his Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op.74 "Pathetique." Recorded January 1984 at the Grosser Musikvereinssaal in Vienna. 50 minutes.

Erich Leinsdorf conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in works by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.

Tchaikovsky's infamous Christmas story, THE NUTCRACKER is performed by The Royal Ballet in conjunction with The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Tchaikovsky's unforgettable score combines with the magical choreography inspired by Lev Ivanov ...

The Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam provides a fitting setting for this rendition of Tchaikovsky's THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. Shot in 2004, the Dutch National Ballet interprets the moves under the watchful tutelage of choreographer Sir Peter Wright, ...

Damian Smith, Elizabeth Powell, Davit Karapetyan, DAvid Arce, Yuan Yuan Tan, Pierre-Francois Vilanoba, Vanessa Zahorian, and Maria Kochetkova perform in this San Francisco Ballet production of the Tchaikovsky ballet conducted by Martin West ...

As a perennial event, the Berliner Philharmoniker routinely mounts a themed classical music concert at Berlin's Waldbühne, to cap off the end of the current season. The 2009 event, which appears in this home release, is woven around the theme ...

Two of the most celebrated dancers of this century appear in a dazzling performance of Tchaikovsky's much-beloved ballet, "Swan Lake." Nureyev dances the role of Prince Siegfried, and dame Margot Fonteyn is Odette, Queen of the Swans. The Vienna ...

This musical release from legendary conductor Valery Gergiev recorded in January, 2010 in Paris captures a live performance of the maestro, leading the Mariinsky Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 3", " Symphony No. 4", and more.

With Vladimir Redkin and Maria Gavrilova in lead roles, this performance of Tchaikovsky's EUGENE ONEGIN counts as one of the finest ever staged. Based on the novel by Alexander Pushkin, this three act opera tells the tale of Eugene Onegin (Redkin) ...

Pianist Daniel Barenboim and conductor Sergiu perform works by Schumann and Tchaikovsky with the Munich Philharmonic.

This collection presents recordings of Tchaikovsky's greatest ballets: THE NUTCRACKER, performed by the Royal Ballet with Evgenii Svetlanov conducting; SWAN LAKE, performed by the Royal Swedish Ballet with Michel Quéval conducting; and THE SLEEPING ...

The Metropolitan Opera plays host to an impressive cast of singers for this production of Tchaikovsky's EUGENE ONEGIN. Valery Gergiev conducts while Renee Fleming, Ramon Vargas, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky perform this famous opera, which is based ...

This production of Tchaikovsky's Maid of Orleans is famous for its magnificent crowd scenes, processions and battle scenes. With libretto by the composer, it is founded on Zhukovsky's Russian version of Schiller's tragedy. The Bolshoi Opera's ...

Tchaikovsky's classic opera is fully directed by Valery Gergiev in this stunning collaboration of opera and ballet. A political drama, the story concerns the love and family life of a Russian Tsar. The Kirov Opera and Ballet companies are on ...

Akadi Zenziper performs Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor op. 18. Following, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 is performed by the St. Petersburg State Orchestra, conducted by V. Tschemuschenko. An interview with ...

Tchaikovsky's most "Russian" opera as conducted by Sir Georg Solti. Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re.

Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis performs a variety of pieces in this title, including music from Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Bartok. Gitlis performs with Francseco Mander, T. Janopoulo, and G. Pludemacher on works by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Bartok, ...

Russia's Borodin String Quartet performs Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 1 in D major and String Quartet No. 2 in F major, as well as Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 3 in F major and String Quartet No. 8 in C minor in this recording from ...

This musical release captures a live performance of conductor Claudio Abbado leading the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela through Sergei Prokofiev's "Scythian Suite, Op. 20", Alban Berg's "Lulu-Suite, and more. The concert was recorded ...

Vladimir Fedoseyev conducts the Moscow Radio Symphony in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29; Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra in G major, op. 56; and excerpts from "Swan Lake." Mikhail Pletnev is the soloist. Vladimir Fedosevey ...

The haunting beauty of "Sleeping Beauty", "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake" resounds in the halls of the famed Russian Kirov Theater. From there take a journey amongst castles and landscapes filled with years of the spirit of the Russian people. This ...

Tchaikovsky's musical scores are lyrical, romantic and deeply emotional. This film endeavors to put the composer in context alongside Tolstoy as one of the most celebrated Russians of his time, examining his continuing significance in Russia ...

A significant event in the classical music world transpired circa 2009, when Sir Georg Solti's esteemed World Orchestra for Peace debuted in the Middle East. The setting was the Abu Dhai Festival, and the symphony received the invitation itself ...

This unique video series recognizes the impact of setting and natural beauty on the creative mind, and pays tribute to that by combining gorgeous classical music with a visual tour of the surroundings which inspired its creation. This release ...

This ballet is the magical tale of the beautiful Princess Aurora, condemned to sleep for one hundred years under a spell from the wicked Fairy Carabosse. She is awakened by a kiss from Prince Florimund, and there follows a joyous wedding celebration.

Works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov are brought to life by Igor Gruppman on violin and Mark Kosower on cello, with Adam Neiman and Ilya Itin on piano, in this program that was recorded live during the Miami International Piano Festival on March ...

Leopold Stokowski conducts Beethoven: Symphony # 7 with the Orchestra Internationale Giovanile and Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, 1969.

Guatemalan born soldier Jose Antonio Gutierrez was shipped out to Iraq at the beginning of the war in March 2003. Gutierrez was informed that he would receive a green card and U.S. citizenship on his return from Iraq, but his death, which came ...

This musical release from conductor Gennadi Rozhdestyensky captures a series of live performances, recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London, in July and August of 1981. Pieces in the performance include Tsaikovsky's "The Nutcracker", and Mikhail ...

Nina Ananiashvili, Alexei Fadeyechev, and Sergei Zagorulko perform in this 1992 Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet performance of the Tchaikovsky ballet in Tokyo with the Shinsei Nihon Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Sotnikov.

A celebrated cast and crew unites to produce this innovative interpretation of Tchaikovsky's NUTCRACKER. The popular ballet has been re-worked to encompass plenty of adult content and surrealist themes, and features performances from Leonid ...

Ludmila Vasilyeva and Alexander Gorbatsevich star in this performance of Tchaikovsky's NUTCRACKER by the Moscow Classical Ballet. Ludmila Vasilyeva, Alexander Gorbatsevich Tatyana Yatcenko, and Valery Trofemchuk perform the Tchaikovsky ballet ...

Acclaimed conductor Herbert Von Karajan, who helmed the Berlin Philharmonic from 1956 to 1989, is a legendary figure of the modern period of Classical music. This LEGACY series attempts to provide a comprehensive survey of his greatest performances. ...

Based on the short story by Alexander Pushkin, this 2005 staging of Tchaikovsky's PIQUE DAME ("The Queen of Spades") is directed by Lev Dodin with Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducting the Paris National Opera Orchestra. Vladimir Galouzine, Hasmik ...

Solti, one of the greatest conductors of his day, is profiled extensively here, both in the definitive profile, "Solti - The Making of a Maestro" and in exceptional performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Bavarian Radio Symphony ...

(DVD + CD set) Sir Malcolm Sargent conducts the London Symphony at Walthamstow Town Hall, London in a beautifully colorful interpretation of Tchaikovsky's infamous Fifth Symphony. The Fifth Symphony was at first considered a failure by the composer ...

This DVD-Audio re release of the classic 1978 recording of Tchaikovsky's infamous 1812 Overture uses the myriad capabilities of digital technology to great effect. Conducted by Erich Kunzel and performed by the Cincinatti Pops Orchestra, the ...

This 1992 concert includes Tchaikovsky's Manfred; tghe Pas de Deux from Nutcracker Act 2; Elgar's "Nimrod" variation from the Enigma Variations and Prokofiev's Death of Tybalt from "Romeo & Juliet.".