The Tempest (Tchaikovsky)
- The Tempest (Tchaikovsky)
The Tempest ("Burya"), Symphonic Fantasia after Shakespeare, opus 18 is a symphonic poem in F minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed in 1873[cite web|title=Tchaikovsky Research : The Tempest|url=http://www.tchaikovsky-research.net/en/Works/Orchestral/TH044/index.html]
accessdate=2008-06-12] . It was premiered in December of 1873, conducted by Nikolai RubinsteinIt is based on the play "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare. Similar in structure to Tchaikovsky's better-known "Romeo and Juliet" fantasy overture, it contains themes depicting the stillness of the ship at sea, the grotesque nature of Caliban, and the love between Ferdinand and Miranda. The love music is particularly strong, being reminiscent of the love music from the "Romeo and Juliet" Fantasy Overture.
In addition to "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Tempest", Tchaikovsky also wrote an overture inspired by "Hamlet".
External links
* [http://www.tchaikovsky-research.org/en/Works/Orchestral/TH044/index.html Info at Tchaikovsky-research.org]
* [http://www.coski.com/docs/The%20Tempest,%20Symphonic%20Fantasia%20after%20Shakespeare,%20Op.%2018%20-%201.pdf Sheet music]
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