Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite, Scene, 1900

Tchaikovsky – “Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: 1. Scene“, 1900 (Audio: David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra)

Swan Lake - Scene
Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: 1. Scene, 1900

The suite was assembled by Tchaikovsky himself (with later editorial adjustments) from his 1877 ballet "Swan Lake", and this opening movement draws on the ballet's Act II music - the lakeside scene where Prince Siegfried first encounters Odette and her company of swans.
The "Scene" functions as an effective curtain-raiser for the suite: it establishes the work's central mood of enchantment and tragedy while showcasing Tchaikovsky's

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Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was a Russian composer and one of the most popular figures in classical music. Born in Votkinsk and trained at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, he initially worked as a civil servant before devoting himself to music. He later taught at the Moscow Conservatory, where he developed a close (and turbulent) relationship with his patron, Nadezhda von Meck, who funded him for over a decade.

Tchaikovsky's output spans symphonies, ballets, operas, concertos, and chamber

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