Winter Daydreams: Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra share the seasonal freshness of Tchaikovsky’s magical First Symphony.

Classics with NOW: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Dreams' A young Tchaikovsky began composing his first symphony in 1866, whilst he was at the Moscow Conservatory. It was a landmark ...

From the wintery flute melody at the beginning of the first symphony, to the weighty strings at the end of the third, Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra prove Tchaikovsky's earlier ...

Tchaikovsky’s First (Winter Daydreams) and Second (Little Russian) Symphonies, written when he was 26 and 32, are minnows in the popularity stakes compared with the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth. They ...

You’ll need to wear headphones to experience this immersive 3D sound, so pop them on, and close your eyes. Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Ben ...

The public verdict on Tchaikovsky’s symphonies long ago placed the first three well below the last three. And the composer himself, though he retained a special affection for the First (which carries ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. With two Russians at the helm of rival London orchestras, it was only going to be a matter of time before their ...