Petr Ilich Tchaikovsky(1840-1893)
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.
Now Playing: Petr Ilich Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake-act II-Prelude
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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