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Composer

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

About

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born at Votkinsk, Vyatka Province, on May 7, 1840, and died in St. Petersburg on November 6, 1893.

Works

1812 Overture
Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy after Shakespeare
Symphony No. 2, Little Russian
Francesca da Rimini
Manfred, Opus 58, Symphony in four scenes after the dramatic poem by Byron

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Opus 23
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G, Opus 44
Swan Lake, Grand Ballet in 4 Acts, Opus 20
Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Opus 64
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, Pathétique
Variations on a Rococo Theme
Violin Concerto in D