Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Masterpieces
Russian composer (1840–1893)
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- piano
- symphony, opera, ballet, classical music, Romantic music
- Russian Empire
- composer, librettist, conductor, choreographer, music teacher, pianist, autobiographer, music critic, diarist, conceptual artist, translator, university teacher
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: most famous pieces
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) left a body of work of more than 150 compositions. To discover his repertoire, the question is: where to start? Perhaps with his main compositions and most famous works. But what are best known or most important works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky? How do they fit into his career, throughout his creative activity? Which genre dominates: instrumental music, vocal music or other? And beyond that, in what artistic and musical context: what other composers were at the same time, famous contemporaries of Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
soclassiq offers you here, without bias, a selection of 5 major works to discover and listen to, like “The Nutcracker” or “Swan Lake”. This selection is completed by 5 other compositions that are also quite famous. For sure the best of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, to make you want to go further with his other pieces or with the work of other composers who have significant similarities with the work of Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Creative activity
based on dated works only
Duration of the works
(average or estimed)
Number of works
1854
40 years
1893
Number of works
Duration of the works (average or estimed)
Work for choir (23)
Song, lied (22)
Opera (10)
Work for soloist (27)
Work for chamber orchestra (8)
Work for orchestra (29)
Work for orchestra with soloist (10)
not qualified (3)
Ballet (3)
Theatrical music (1)
Other renowned works
1888 - Symphony No. 5 in E minor
1880 - 1812 Overture
1880 - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
1877 - Eugene Onegin
1877 - Symphony No. 4 in F minor
This selection of works is not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinion. Selected works come from an exclusive data analysis method developed by soclassiq.
The dating of the works can be precise or sometimes approximate. It may correspond to the premiere date or publication year or completion of the composition (that can be several years after its first public execution).
1840 .. 1890 : the essential composers
1810-1849 Frédéric Chopin °
1882-1971 Igor Stravinsky °
1833-1897 Johannes Brahms °
1860-1911 Gustav Mahler °
1840-1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky °
1843-1907 Edvard Grieg °
1813-1883 Richard Wagner °
1838-1875 Georges Bizet °
1841-1904 Antonín Dvořák °
1813-1901 Giuseppe Verdi °
1865-1957 Jean Sibelius °
1862-1918 Claude Debussy °
° : Masterpieces listed
On stage or recorded, listen these essential works Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Meet the greatest works of classical music
Currently, 25000+ works are listed for a small selection of 101 composers among thousands listed here. Many composers are missing of which some are essential: J. Rodriguo, C. Franck, H. Gorecki, C. Nielsen, J.Corigliano, P. Hindemith, C. Ives, A. Webern ... New catalogues will be processed later to complete this experience of the discovery of the classical music masterpieces. Thus this selection of works will be updated.
Vocal music
Incidental music
Through the ages
Some major genres or forms among the 150 listed
Concerto, Symphony, Rhapsody, Sonata, Lied, Mass, Suite, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Waltz, March, Operetta, ...
Composed for piano, harpsichord, organ, violin, cello, viola, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, string orchestra, string quartet, ...
The purpose of these pages is to point out few relevant works only among tens of thousands and to provide some chronological references.