{"id":21725,"date":"2026-11-08T07:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T06:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letrat.eu\/?p=21725"},"modified":"2026-11-08T07:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T06:21:39","slug":"tchaikovsky-swan-lake-suite-scene-1900","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letrat.eu\/?p=21725","title":{"rendered":"Tchaikovsky &#8211; Swan Lake Suite, Scene, 1900"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"soft\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21725-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/the-greatest-classical-music-2021\/20.%20David%20Parry%20-%20Swan%20Lake%20Suite%2C%20Op.%2020a_%20I.%20Sc%C3%A8ne.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/the-greatest-classical-music-2021\/20.%20David%20Parry%20-%20Swan%20Lake%20Suite%2C%20Op.%2020a_%20I.%20Sc%C3%A8ne.mp3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/the-greatest-classical-music-2021\/20.%20David%20Parry%20-%20Swan%20Lake%20Suite%2C%20Op.%2020a_%20I.%20Sc%C3%A8ne.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\nTchaikovsky &#8211; &#8220;Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: 1. <strong>Scene<\/strong>&#8220;, 1900 <em>(Audio: David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span class=\"logios-inline-term\"><strong>Swan Lake - Scene<\/strong><\/span><br><span class=\"logios-inline-definition\">Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: 1. Scene, 1900<br \/> <br \/> 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.<br \/> 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<br><div class=\"logios-read-more-inline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/letrat.eu\/?page_id=19099&amp;logios_view=Swan+Lake+-+Scene&amp;type=music&amp;return=https%3A%2F%2Fletrat.eu%2F%3Fp%3D21725\">|\u2794|<\/a><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<span class=\"logios-inline-term\"><strong>Tchaikovsky<\/strong><\/span><br><span class=\"logios-inline-definition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/letrat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/int_a_tchaikovsky_ph_1_opt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letrat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/int_a_tchaikovsky_ph_1_opt.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/letrat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/int_a_tchaikovsky_ph_1_opt-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/letrat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/int_a_tchaikovsky_ph_1_opt-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/letrat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/int_a_tchaikovsky_ph_1_opt-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letrat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/int_a_tchaikovsky_ph_1_opt-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>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.<br \/> <br \/> Tchaikovsky's output spans symphonies, ballets, operas, concertos, and chamber<br><div class=\"logios-read-more-inline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/letrat.eu\/?page_id=19099&amp;logios_view=Tchaikovsky&amp;type=music&amp;return=https%3A%2F%2Fletrat.eu%2F%3Fp%3D21725\">|\u2794|<\/a><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" style=\"background: transparent none; background-color: transparent; border: none;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/letrat.eu\/z-mmed\/flags\/skyd.svg\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" align=\"left\" \/>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #919191;font-size: 11px\"><em>Sky Division &#038; <span class=\"logios-tooltip\">Logios<span class=\"logios-tooltip-text\">'Logios' represents an AI entity, helping with data, stats, knowledge, words, calculations, helping human creator in exploring and developing content. 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