Petr Ilich Tchaikovsky(1840-1893)

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Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, he was the first Russian composer to establish a reputation with Western audiences. His strong sense of melody, personal expression and brilliant orchestration are clear throughout his lare output; this includes 6 symphonies, 3 piano concertos, a violin concerto, symphonic poems, the ballets Swan Lake 1877, The Sleeping Beauty 1890, and Nutcracker 1892, and the opera Eugene Onegin 1879.

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Now Playing: Petr Ilich Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture
Some of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky's works:

1812 Overture

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Piano Concerto No. 1

Russian Dance Trepak

Swan Lake-act II-Prelude

Waltz of the Flowers

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