Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Eli (class of 2024) and features music by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).

Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Tchaikovsky was unquestionably one of the greatest composers to walk the Earth. Even those who turn up their nose at ‘boring’ classical music can find something in Tchaikovsky’s massive repertoire. Here is a sampling of some of his less mainstream (but still masterpiece) works.

Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante cantabile

Marche slave, Op. 31, TH 45

Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto

Eugene Onegin (Lyrical scenes in three acts), Act 1: Introduction

Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13 “Winter Dreams”: I. Allegro tranquillo

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio

Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70, TH 118: I. Allegro con spirito

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZeyRH7Dyv29EsxGtmHRWgzCP