Composer of the Week

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Part Five

Friday 16 December 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)

Repeated: Friday 30 December 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)

Donald Macleod looks at the most fundamental dilemma Tchaikovsky faced - whether to live or to die.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist

Softly the Spirit flew up to Heaven Op 47 No. 2
Nina Rautio (soprano) and Semion Skigin (piano)
Conifer 75605512692
Track 1

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op 74 "Pathetique"
Leningrad PO conducted by Evgeny Mravinsky
Deutsche Grammophon 447 423 2
CD2 Tracks 3-6

None But The Lonely Heart Op 6. No. 6
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) and Oleg Boshniakovich (piano)
Philips 4321192
Track 12

Composer of the Week

Episode and Playlist Information

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
  • Part One
  • Part Two
  • Part Three
  • Part Four
  • Part Five