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Composer of the Week: Tchaikovsky: 3: Marriage

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3/5. Donald Macleod looks at how Madame von Meek helped Tchaikovsky through the breakdown that followed his marriage.

Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet (excerpt) RPO, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy
Romance in F, Op 5 Mikhail Pletnev (piano)

Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor (2nd mvt) Martha Argerich, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado

Tatyana's Letter Scene (Eugene Onegin, Act 2) Julia Varady (soprano), Daphne Evangelatos (mezzo), Munich Radio Orchestra, conductor Roman Kofman

Violin Concerto in D (1st mvt) Kyung-Wha Chung, Montreal SO, Charles Dutoit

(Repeated on Tuesday 28 December at 12 midnight)

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Presenter:
Donald Macleod
Source: Radio Times

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