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| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1876 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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La Roque d'AnthéronHayato Sumino / Lionel Bringuier / Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice
Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky
Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice; Lionel Bringuier; Hayato Sumino
AmsterdamEmanuel Ax plays John Williams
Tchaikovsky, Williams, Dvořák
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Petr Popelka; Emanuel Ax
ViennaVienna Symphony Orchestra
Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Petr Popelka; Francesco Piemontesi
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Shock, spectacle and endurance: Yuja Wang and Thomas Adès at full tilt
If Prokofiev’s original intention in his Second Piano Concerto was shock and awe, Yuja Wang gives exactly the right performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Concerto Budapest delivers Beethoven with high-octane fire in Dublin
András Keller’s orchestra offers intensity, finesse and sheer dramatic sweep, from Tchaikovsky’s infernal tragedy to a Beethoven Fifth Symphony driven with exhilarating momentum.
Whiplash! To hell and back with Thomas Adès and the LPO
“Abandon hope all ye who enter here” could have been the strapline for this brilliantly constructed, brilliantly played concert featuring music by Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Thomas Adès himself.
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Prelude to a kiss: Rachmaninov’s Francesca da Rimini
The tale of Francesca and Paolo in Dante’s Inferno has inspired as many musical settings as paintings. Here, Mark Pullinger explores Rachmaninov’s neglected opera, Francesca da Rimini.
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Mark and Elisabeth descend to Hell to find the right soundtrack for Dante Week and to mark the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death.