Tchaikovsky

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ANNOUNCING OUR NEW GAME APP: AHA! Classical is a fun way to learn to listen to classical music with Maestro Maull. Download the app in the Google or Apple app…

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Inside Music Radio Show episode entitled The Playful Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 3rd Movement on WWFM The Classical Music radio station

The Playful Tchaikovsky

When we mentionTchaikovsky, “playful and humorous” are not the first two words that usually come to mind.  We have his tragic Symphony No. 6, Pathétique,the final work he bequeathed us,…

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Inside Music with George Marriner Maull: A Cry of Despair Part 2 - Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6

A Cry Of Despair Part 2 

In this episode, host George Marriner Maull continues to focus on the incredible music to be found in the fourth movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6.  Taking up where he…

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Inside Music Radio Show episode entitled A Cry of Despair Part 1

A Cry Of Despair Part 1

Tchaikovsky composed his 6th symphony between February and August of 1893 and conducted the premiere on October 28th – just nine days before he died.  That Tchaikovsky’s life had a…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 183 – Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo & Juliet Overture-Fantasy”, Part 4 with Maestro Maull

In this final Chat, listen to Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Overture-Fantasy in its entirety with the Listening Guide on screen. It is highly recommended to watch and listen to the…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 182 – Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo & Juliet Overture-Fantasy”, Part 3 with Maestro Maull

This Chat begins with Maestro Maull exploring how a pair of ascending sequences can build emotional intensity, followed by the release of that tension. This emotional tension is a result…

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Marvelous job, Maestro, as always! Thank you for doing such a splendid, insightful and careful deep-dive into the art and craftsmanship that Tchaikovsky, after much effort, put into creating this work. There really is no greater portrayal of young love in music than his Romeo and Juliet, and your thoughtfulness demonstrates it so admirably.

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