Discovering Tchaikovsky
- Synopsis
- Conductor Charles Hazlewood explores two of Tchaikovsky’s composer’s key works, The Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet and the Sixth Symphony, The Pathetique.
In the first programme he examines the Fantasy Overture from Romeo And Juliet, considered Tchaikovsky’s first mature masterpiece. Working with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Hazelwood explores how Tchaikovsky distilled the essence of Shakespeare’s tragedy into music. He also looks at the composer’s earliest versions of the piece.
The second programme focuses on the first movement of Tchaikovsky’s final work - the Sixth Symphony, ‘The Pathetique’, which premiered only a week before his death.
For each piece of music, Charles Hazlewood dissects the score itself, working through the music and explaining and analysing key points in the material with the orchestra performing fragments of the score to illustrate his points. There then follows a full performance of the score, filmed at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2007
- Duration
- 120 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Charles Hazlewood
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Music
- Keywords
- music - classical; music composition; Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840-1893); Shakespeare, William
Notes
- Notes
- Broadcast in 2 parts on BBC4 on 27/1/2007 and 3/2/2007
Sections
- Title
- Discovering Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
- Duration
- 60 mins
- Title
- Discovering Tchaicovsky: Pathetique Symphony
- Duration
- 60 mins
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.ouw.http://www.ouwcb.co.uk/viewerdefault.asp?CompID=12327&Baudrate=0
- Online price
- £34.99
- Online format
- Download
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Name
Open University
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Distributor
- Name
Open University Worldwide
- Web
- http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 1908 274066
- Address
- Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
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- Name
Open University Bespoke DVD - Clips & Bits
- Web
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Discovering Tchaikovsky". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68260 (Accessed 14 Nov 2024)