In honor of the 116th anniversary of Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's death, which was yesterday, here is the third movement of his last symphony. Enjoy.
BTW, I don't buy the conspiracy theory that Tchaikovsky was forced to commit suicide after being blackmailed by a rump jury of former classmates over his homosexuality. Alexander Poznansky makes a convincing case debunking that myth in "Tchaikovsky's Last Days."
And, what happened to Ozawa's trademark turtlenecks? I guess now that he's old enough to have one, he doesn't need to wear one.
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My all-time favorite composer. Thanks for posting this. Have you ever heard The Nice's version of this from way back in the late '60s or early '70s with Keith Emerson playing on keyboards? Pretty astounding.
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