Boris Tchaikovsky

Short bio Boris Tchaikovsky

Birthday: 1925 in Moscow, Russia

Died: 1996 in Moscow, Russia

Genre: Classical

Period: Modern

Full biography Boris Tchaikovsky

Boris Tchaikovsky was a Soviet and Russian composer, born on September 10, 1925, in Moscow. He came from a musical family, where his father was an opera singer who worked at the Bolshoi Theatre.

Tchaikovsky began his career as a composer in the late 1940s, and he had a successful debut with his orchestral work "Symphony No. 1." He went on to compose many works in various genres, including operas, ballets, symphonies, chamber music, and film scores.

One of Tchaikovsky's most notable works was his opera, "The Merchant of Venice," which was based on the play by Shakespeare. The opera premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 1973 and was well-received by audiences and critics alike.

Tchaikovsky's style of composition was characterized by a mix of modernism and tonality. He often used dissonant harmonies and complex rhythms, which served as a reflection of the turbulent times in which he lived. However, he balanced these elements with a strong sense of melody, which made his music accessible to a wider audience.

Tchaikovsky was also a prominent teacher of composition, and many of his students went on to have successful careers in music. He was awarded numerous prizes and accolades for his contributions to music, including the title of People's Artist of the USSR.

Overall, Boris Tchaikovsky was an accomplished composer who left behind a rich legacy of music. He passed away on June 7, 1996, at the age of 70.

Compositions featuring Boris Tchaikovsky

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	From Kipling, for mezzo-soprano & viola (or piano)	7:33 min	Vocal Music	1994
2	Pentatonica, 6 light pieces for piano	4:36 min	Keyboard	1993
3	Natural Modes, 7 miniatures for piano	5:29 min	Keyboard	1993
4	Pieces (2), for balalaika & piano		Chamber Music	1991
5	Music for Orchestra	21:40 min	Orchestral	1987
6	Preludes (4) for chamber orchestra	12:31 min	Orchestral	1984
7	The Wind of Siberia, symphonic poem	16:35 min	Orchestral	1984
8	The Last Spring, for mezzo-soprano, piano, flute & clarinet	29:07 min	Vocal Music	1980
9	Sebastopol Symphony	34:51 min	Symphony	1980
10	Etude for piano in E major	0:33 min	Keyboard	1980
11	String Quartet No. 6	13:50 min	Chamber Music	1976
12	Études (6) for strings & organ	26:47 min	Orchestral	1976
13	Signs of the Zodiac, cantata for soprano, harpsichord & string orchestra	23:41 min	Vocal Music	1974
14	String Quartet No. 5	14:09 min	Chamber Music	1974
15	Theme and eight variations, for orchestra	17:46 min	Orchestral	1973
16	Sonata for 2 pianos	15:52 min	Keyboard	1973
17	Lyrics of Pushkin, for soprano & piano		Vocal Music	1972
18	String Quartet No. 4	18:49 min	Chamber Music	1972
19	Etude (Allegro) for piano in B flat major	0:58 min	Keyboard	1972
20	Violin Concerto	44:13 min	Concerto	1969
21	String Quartet No. 3	20:18 min	Chamber Music	1967
22	Symphony No. 2	50:33 min	Symphony	1967
23	Chamber Symphony	20:09 min	Symphony	1967
24	Aibolit-66, vocal symphonic suite based on the music to the film	46:39 min	Vocal Music	1966
25	Partita for cello, piano, harpsichord, electric guitar and percussion	24:17 min	Chamber Music	1966
26	Poems (4) by Josef Brodsky, for soprano & piano		Vocal Music	1965
27	Balzaminov's Marriage, suite based on the music to the film	21:13 min	Orchestral	1964
28	The War Suite, for clarinet & string quartet	30:04 min	Chamber Music	1964
29	Cello Concerto	36:47 min	Concerto	1964
30	Quintet for piano, 2 violins, viola & cello	36:27 min	Chamber Music	1962
31	String Quartet No. 2	23:17 min	Chamber Music	1961
32	Suite for solo cello in D minor	12:48 min	Chamber Music	1960
33	Sonata for violin & piano	17:31 min	Chamber Music	1959
34	Galoshes of Fortune, suite for chamber orchestra	21:32 min	Orchestral	1958
35	Sonata for cello in E minor	22:18 min	Chamber Music	1957
36	Concerto for clarinet & chamber orchestra	12:45 min	Concerto	1957
37	String Trio		Chamber Music	1955
38	Andersen Fairy Tales, suite for chamber orchestra	12:09 min	Orchestral	1955
39	The Swineherd, suite for chamber orchestra	10:08 min	Orchestral	1954
40	Capriccio on English Themes, for orchestra	8:29 min	Orchestral	1954
41	String Quartet No. 1	18:52 min	Chamber Music	1954
42	The Murmuring Forest, suite for orchestra	13:23 min	Orchestral	1953
43	Sinfonietta for string orchestra	19:18 min	Orchestral	1953
44	Piano Trio in B minor	25:16 min	Chamber Music	1953
45	Piano Sonata No. 2	17:52 min	Keyboard	1952
46	Pieces (8) for Children, for piano	10:09 min	Keyboard	1952
47	After the Ball, suite for orchestra	16:44 min	Orchestral	1952
48	Slavonic Rhapsody, for orchestra		Orchestral	1951
49	Symphony No. 1	32:19 min	Symphony	1947
50	Sonatina for solo piano	3:42 min	Keyboard	1946
51	March for piano	2:10 min	Keyboard	1945
52	Prelude (Moderato) for piano in G major	2:00 min	Keyboard	1945
53	Pieces (3) for piano	7:32 min	Keyboard	1945
54	Piano Sonata No. 1	13:01 min	Keyboard	1944
55	Poems (2) by Mikhail Lermontov, for soprano & piano	4:33 min	Vocal Music	1940
56	Pieces (5), for piano	8:51 min	Keyboard	1938
57	Preludes (5) for piano	4:47 min	Keyboard	1936
58	Etude (Con moto), for piano in F sharp minor	0:48 min	Keyboard	1935
59	Pieces (5) for piano	3:36 min	Keyboard	1935
60	Fantasia on Russian Folk Themes, for orchestra	16:31 min	Orchestral	-
61	Piano Concerto	34:43 min	Concerto	-
62	The Bells, prelude for orchestra (orch. Pyotr Klimov)	3:06 min	Orchestral	-
63	Sextet for winds & harp in F major	17:13 min		-

Albums featuring Boris Tchaikovsky

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Boris Tchaikovsky, Christopher Marwood, Haik Kazazyan, Olga Solovieva – Piano Trio(CD, Album)	2018	Naxos
2	Rostropovich, Boris Tchaikovsky – Suite · Partita · Concerto(15×File, MP3)	2017	Warner Classics
3	Boris Tchaikovsky, Olga Solovieva, Dmitry Korostelyov, Marina Dichenko – Piano And Chamber Works(CD, Album)	2016	Grand Piano (2)
4	Boris Tchaikovsky • Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra • Kirill Ershov – Andersen Fairy Tales • Four Preludes For Chamber Orchestra	2010	Naxos
5	Boris Tchaikovsky - Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra - Kiril Kondrashin – Symphony No.2 - Pieces For Piano(CD, Album)	2010	Profil Medien GmbH
6	Boris Tchaikovsky, Olga Filonova, Svetlana Nikolayeva, Olga Solovieva, Kirill Ershov, Alexey Khutoriansky, Lev Serov, Marina Archakova – Song-Cycles And Chamber Music(CD, Album)	2009	Toccata Classics
7	Boris Tchaikovsky / Prokofiev Quartet, Natalia Burnasheva, Sergey Bubnov, Alexander Ivanov (11) – Piano Quintet / The Last Spring(CD, Compilation, Remastered)	2008	Forum (12)
8	Complete String Quartets(2×CD, )	2008	Northern Flowers
9	Dmitry Shostakovich, Boris Chaykovsky, Staatskapelle Dresden, Kyrill Kondrashin – Shostakovich • Chaykovsky(CD, Album)	2007	Profil Edition Günter Hänssler
10	Shostakovich, B. Tchaikovsky, Weinberg – Johannes Moser, Paul Rivinius – Cello Sonatas(CD, Club Edition)	2006	Hänssler Classic
11	Boris Tchaikovsky, Russian Academy Of Music Chamber Orchestra, Timur Mynbaev – Piano Concerto, Clarinet Concerto, Signs Of The Zodiac(CD, )	2006	Naxos
12	Boris Tchaikovsky, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich – Partita For Cello And Chamber Ensemble, Sonata For Cello And Piano In E minor, Lyrics Of Pushkin(CD, Compilation)	2005	Мелодия
13	Boris Tchaikovsky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev – The Wind of Siberia, Sebastopol Symphony, Music For Orchestra(CD, Compilation)	2005	Chandos
14	Georgy Sviridov, Boris Tchaikovsky, Lyudmila Shkirtil, Yuri Serov – A Russia Flying Away / The Last Spring(CD, )	2005	Northern Flowers
15	Boris Tchaikovsky, Olga Solovieva – Boris Tchaikovsky Edition Vol. 2: Piano Sonatas, Eight Pieces for Children, Natural Modes, Pentatonica, Sonatina(CD, Album)	2005	Albany Records
16	Boris Tchaikovsky, Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Rudin – Chamber Symphony / Sinfonietta For Strings(CD, Album)	2004	Hyperion
17	L. Boccherini • P. Tchaikovsky • B. Tchaikovsky – Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Of Moscow Radio / Vladimir Fedoseyev – 'Cello Concerto • Nocturne \| Pezzo Capriccioso • 'Cello Concerto(CD, Compilation)	2001	Musical Heritage Society
18	Борис Чайковский, The Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra, Amin Khachaturian – Aibolit 66 / Balzaminov's Marriage(CD, )	1999	Boheme Music (BMR)
19	Vainberg, Boris Tchaikovsky – Alla Vasilieva – Cello Sonatas	1994	Russian Disc (3)
20	Boris Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian – Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin – B. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, Khachaturian: Ode To Lenin(CD, Compilation, Stereo)	1994	Russian Disc (3)
21	Rostropovich – B. Tchaikovsky, Babadjanyan – Cello Concerto(CD, Album, Stereo)	1993	Russian Disc (3)
22	B. Tchaikovsky, V. Fedoseyev – Juvenile, Symphonietta(CD, Album)	1991	Мелодия
23	B. Tchaikovsky - Conductor Eduard Serov – Chamber Symphony / Concerto For Clarinet And Orchestra / Four Preludes For Orchestra(LP)	1986	Мелодия
24	Борис Чайковский = Boris Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 3 Sevastopol = Симфония N3 Севастопольская(LP)	1984	Мелодия
25	B. Tchaikovsky - USSR TV And Radio Large Symphony Orchestra , Conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev – Theme And Eight Variations / Piano Concerto(LP, Mono)	1981	Мелодия
26	Marcela Machotková, Smetana, Dvořák, Foerster, Čajkovskij, Verdi, Puccini – Marcela Machotková(LP, Stereo)	1978	Panton
27	Лидия Захаренко / Михаил Мунтян - Борис Чайковский / Sergei Prokofiev – Лирика Пушкина, вокальный цикл / Обработки русских нар. песен из соч. 104(LP, Stereo)	1978	Мелодия
28	Концерт Для Виолончели С Оркестром / Квартет № 5	1978	Мелодия
29	Борис Чайковский - М. Мирошникова, Г. Корчмар, Ленинградский Оркестр Старинной И Современной Музыки, Э. Серов, Квартет Имени Прокофьева – Знаки Зодиака / Квартет № 3(LP)	1978	Мелодия
30	Виктория Яглинг, Юлия Гушанская - Б. Чайковский / С. Прокофьев – Соната Для Виолончели Соло / Сюита Для Виолончели Соло / Соната Для Виолончели И Фортепиано(LP)	1976	Мелодия
31	Борис Чайковский - Квартет Имени Бородина – Квинтет Для Фортепиано, Двух Скрипок, Альта И Виолончели (Ля Минор)(LP, Stereo)	1976	Мелодия
32	Борис Чайковский, Виктор Пикайзен, Евгений Альтман, Алла Васильева – Трио для фортепиано, скрипки и виолончели (си минор) / Соната для виолончели и фортепиано (ми минор)(LP, Album)	1975	Мелодия
33	Борис Чайковский - Московский Камерный Оркестр , Дирижер Рудольф Баршай – Концерт Для Фортепиано С Оркестром	1975	Мелодия
34	モスクワわが愛 = Москва Любовь Моя(LP, Album)	1974	Tam
35	Boris Tchaikovsky, Victor Pikaizen, Kiril Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra – Violin Concerto / Violin Sonata	1973	Мелодия
36	Лев Евграфов, Марина Дроздова - С. Прокофьев / Б. Чайковский – Соната Для Виолончели И Фортепиано До Мажор / Соната Для Виолончели И Фортепиано Ми Минор(LP, Mono)	1969	Мелодия
37	М. Вайнберг / Б. Чайковский - Московский Камерный Оркестр – Симфония № 7 / Камерная Симфония	1969	Мелодия
38	Симфония № 2	1969	Мелодия
39	Igor Oistrach, Natalia Zertsalova, Борис Чайковский, Алексей Александрович Николаев – Соната для скрипки и ф-но ля мажор / Соната для скрипки и ф-но до мажор, соч. 18(LP, 10", Mono)	1966	Мелодия
40	Симфониетта / Фантазия На Русские Темы(LP, 10", Mono)	1956	Апрелевский Завод
41	Борис Чайковский, Квартет Им. Бородина – Квинтет Для Фортепиано, Двух Скрипок, Альта И Виолончели (Ля Минор)(LP, 10", Mono)	-	Аккорд
42	Boris Tchaikovsky, Valentin Feigin – Boris Tchaikovsky Edition - Volume 1(CD, Stereo, Mono)	-	Albany Records
43	Trio / Quartet No. 6 / Sextet(CD, Stereo)	-	Boheme Music