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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Composer of the Week: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Episode 4: Escape to the Country

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

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Episode 4: Escape to the Country

Escape to the Country

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Escape to the Country

Donald Macleod discusses Tchaikovsky's frequent escapes to the countryside.

Donald Macleod discusses Tchaikovsky's frequent escapes to the countryside, made before the composer eventually moved out of the city altogether.

Life in Moscow and St. Petersburg was hectic for the now famous composer. In 1883 he was asked to provide music for the coronation of the new Tsar. Donald Macleod describes how Tchaikovsky made frequent escapes to the countryside, eventually moving out of the city altogether.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Donald Macleod explores the life and works of Russia's most popular Romatic composer.

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