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Introduction (0:08) -- Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: By a Lake: The swans swim on the lake (Excerpt) (1:17) -- Can there be music more instantly recognisable, more wildly popular, more beautifully scored?… (6:44) -- Marche slave, Op. 31 (Excerpt) (0:52) -- We heard an extract from Tchaikovsky's 1876 orchestral piece Marche slave… (4:20) -- Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 6: Aria. Vedrai, carino (Excerpt) (1:11) -- Tchaikovsky's arrival at the preparatory school in St Petersburg… (4:55) -- Moy geniy, moy angel, moy drug (1:53) -- Tchaikovsky graduated from the School of Jurisprudence on 25 May 1859… (6:44) -- Groza, Op. 76 (Excerpt) (2:01) -- On graduation at the end of 1865, Tchaikovsky was offered the role of music theory teacher at the soon-to-open Moscow Conservatory… (5:40) -- Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian": I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo (Excerpt) (1:34) -- Around this time, the early 1870s, Tchaikovsky enjoyed some success as an aspiring composer… (4:27) -- Oprichnik, Act I: Pochudilis' mne budito golosa i shum shagov (Excerpt) (1:22) -- Towards the end of 1874, the same year in which The Oprichnik premiered… (2:52) -- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Excerpt) (2:38) -- The mid-1870s witnessed the further development of Tchaikovsky's career… (5:02) -- Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima (Excerpt) (1:07) -- In the years that followed his ill-fated marriage, Tchaikovsky became reclusive… (1:10) -- 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (Excerpt) (1:30) -- In the mid-1880s, Tchaikovsky decided to return to the Moscow region and settle down… (2:55) -- Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": III. Preghiera. Andante non tanto (Excerpt) (1:23) -- In the final years of Tchaikovsky's life, his compositional pace seemed to increase… (1:37) -- The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: Valse (Excerpt) (1:10) -- A second example from the ballet illustrates Tchaikovsky's characteristically atmospheric musical style… (0:42) -- The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama (Excerpt) (1:24) -- Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892… (1:20) -- The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II Tableau 3: Coda (1:18) -- Although the Tsar, present at the final dress rehearsal… (4:18) -- Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (Excerpt) (1:52)