Originally posted by Peter
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I'm listening to it as I write, after centuries I did not hear it. -
Unforteneately I haven't heard Tchaikowsky much in recent time, but there were times when I was absolutely absorbed by him. Apart from his favourite works one of my favourite, full of this genuine Russian flavour are these variations in his 3rd orchestra suite at 27:00 and 31:44 of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QDz-LP8rkk
Then the ingenius slow movement from this 1st symphony with the wonderful main theme at 1:36 of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POAe1V4vAcs
(when I am in a sad mood I play on the piano mostly this melody...)
My favorite piano work of him is his Dumka:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAuOQ0tLPm0
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Some of his sacred music is also very beautiful:
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyFkPd6fEuI[/YOUTUBE]'Man know thyself'Comment
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