Scene from: Great Composers: Tchaikovsky
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov
The programme was filmed on location in Russia and America and includes extracts with: Yuri Temirkanov conducting the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of Symphonies No.2, 4, 5 & 6 'Pathétique', the Characteristic Dances, The Voyevoda, Romeo and Juliet Overture, the Piano Concerto No.1 with soloist Mikhail Rudy and the Violin Concerto with soloist Maxim Vengerov; Glyndebourne Festival Opera production of Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades. Critical commentary from Evgeny Kissin, Valéry Gergiev, Natalia Makarova, David Brown, Graham Vick, Polina Vaidman, Homa Yoffe, Valery Sokolov, Alexandra Orlova, Alexander Poznansky.
Catalogue: 5101154512