One of the most popular of composers among concert audiences, the Russian composer Tchaikovsky's unique style successfully combined the Western symphonic traditions of Beethoven and Schumann with a Russian heritage inherited through Glinka. Born a miner's son in the Vyatka province in 1840, Tchaikovsky's early talent for languages and music was recognised and encouraged...
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Recordings
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Greatest Works
Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Symphony No. 5, Piano Concerto No. 1, 1812 Festival Overture

 
Greatest Performers
Conductors: Evgeny Mravinsky, Yehudi Menuhin, Soloists: Emil Gilels, Ruth Laredo, Nicolai Ghiaurov

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