Tschaikovsky And His Orchestral Music
Louis Biancolli
Read by David Wales
Included in this little book are analyses and backgrounds of most of Tschaikowsky’s standard concert music. A short sketch of Tschaikowsky’s life precedes the section devoted to the orchestral music. Yet, the personal outlook and moods of Russia’s great composer are so inextricably bound up with his music, that actually the whole booklet is an account of his strangely tormented life. In the story of Tschaikowsky, life and art weave into one closely knit fabric. It is hoped that this simple narrative will aid music lovers to glimpse the great pathos and struggle behind the music of this sad and lonely man. - Summary by Author's Foreword (1 hr 27 min)
Chapters
Foreword | 1:12 | Read by David Wales |
Part 1: Opening Biography; Marches, Overtures, Fantasias, Etc.; Overture 1812, … | 26:22 | Read by David Wales |
Part 2: Overture-Fantasy, Romeo and Juliet; Francesca da Rimini, Fantasie For O… | 33:48 | Read by David Wales |
Part 3: Symphonies: Symphony In F Minor, No. 4, Opus 36 – symphony In E Minor, … | 25:49 | Read by David Wales |
Reviews
Tschaikovsky And His Orchestral Music
Eliza
Excellent and enlightening. Thank you.