1. THE 1812 OVERTURE (ABRIDGED VERSION) 00:05:39 OPENS WITH HORN CALLS AND SWEEPING STRINGS. AT 0.59 LIGHT ROMANTIC MELODY REFERENCES TO 'LA MARSEILLAISE' BEFORE ATMOSPHERE BUILDS TO HUGE CLIMAX AT 2.27 FOLLOWED BY CASCADING STRINGS SLOWING TO BROAD FULL ORCHESTRATION AND CHIMES AT 3.19. HEAVY CHORDS AND POPULAR THEME AT 4.28 FOLLOWED AT 4.42 BY REFERENCES TO CZAR'S NATIONAL ANTHEM KNOWN AS 'GOD THE OMNIPOTENT'. TCHAIKOVSKY WROTE THIS WORK AS AN HOMAGE TO THE PLIGHT OF THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE DURING THE NAPOLEONIC WARS

2. ROMEO AND JULIET FANTASY OVERTURE (ABRIDGED VERSION) 00:06:33 GENTLE ROMANTIC OPENING BY STRINGS AND HARP WITH POPULAR LOVE THEME AT 0.50. CUTTING POINT AT 2.34 BRIGHT DRAMATIC ORCHESTRATION WITH RETURN OF LOVE THEME AT 3.36. ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE DRAMATIC TO HEAVY ENDING

3. THE NUTCRACKER - BALLET SUITE OP 71A -OVERTURE 00:03:09 UP TEMPO BRIGHT PLAYFUL STRINGS AND WOODWIND

4. THE NUTCRACKER - BALLET SUITE OP 71A -MARCH 00:02:28 POPULAR MEDIUM TEMPO WORK. INTERPLAY BETWEEN BRASS FANFARES AND STRINGS. HAPPY LIGHT MELODY

5. THE NUTCRACKER - BALLET SUITE OP 71A -DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY 00:01:48 SLOW TEMPO STEALTHY SURREPTITIOUS ATMOSPHERE CELESTE STRINGS AND WOODWIND

6. THE NUTCRACKER - BALLET SUITE OP 71A -RUSSIAN DANCE 00:01:10 UP TEMPO BRIGHT LIVELY FOLK DANCE. FULL ORCHESTRA WITH STRONG ENDING

7. THE NUTCRACKER - BALLET SUITE OP 71A -ARABIC DANCE 00:02:53 SLOW TEMPO SOFT WOODWIND AND STRINGS

8. THE NUTCRACKER - BALLET SUITE OP 71A -CHINESE DANCE 00:01:09 MEDIUM TEMPO LIGHT-HEARTED HAPPY WOODWIND AND PLUCKED STRINGS

9. THE NUTCRACKER - BALLET SUITE OP 71A -DANCE OF THE MIRLITONS 00:02:28 MEDIUM SLOW TEMPO LIGHT-HEARTED WOODWIND AND STRINGS. AGITATED BRASS AND PERCUSSION IN MIDDLE SECTION RETURNS TO MAIN THEME. POPULAR TUNE

10. THE NUTCRACKER - BALLET SUITE OP 71A -DANCE OF THE FLOWERS (ABRIDGED VERSION) 00:03:28 SLOW TEMPO PRETTY OPENING BY WOODWIND BRASS AND HARP. AT 1.13 MAIN WALTZ THEME FLOWING ROMANTIC MOOD. STRINGS TAKE MELODY AT 1.48. FULL ORCHESTRATION AT 2.44 TO END

11. CAPRICCIO ITALIEN - OP 45 ABRIDGED VERSION 00:10:00 PROUD CEREMONIAL BRASS FANFARE TO SLOW TEMPO QUIETER SECTION BY STRINGS AND WOODWIND AT 0.50. POPULAR MAIN THEME AT 1.40. HEAVY ORCHESTRATION AT 3.20 TO UP TEMPO POPULAR GALLOPING BRASS AND STRING THEME. SOMBRE MOOD BY STRINGS AT 4.40. SPRIGHTLY WOODWIND AND UP TEMPO STRINGS AT 6.03. HEAVY ORCHESTRATION AT 7.18. RETURN TO POPULAR MAIN THEME AT 7.51 BY FULL ORCHESTRA IN FORCEFUL SLOW TEMPO. MOOD CHANGES AT 8.45 TO SPRIGHTLY STRINGS AND WOODWIND BUILDING TO UP TEMPO HEAVY FULL ORCHESTRAL ENDING

12. SERENADE FOR STRINGS IN C MAJOR OP 48 00:03:59 MEDIUM TEMPO LIGHT POPULAR WALTZ THEME

13. SYMPHONY NO 4 IN F MINOR OP 36 1) ANDANTE SOSTENUTO 00:04:50 HEAVY BRASS DRAMATIC FANFARE OPENING. ATMOSPHERE SOFTENS AND BUILDS AGAIN TO STRONG CHASE-LIKE HEAVY FULL ORCHESTRAL ENDING

14. SYMPHONY NO 4 IN F MINOR OP 36 2) ANDANTINO IN MODO DI CANONZA (ABRIDGED VERSION) 00:02:59 SLOW TEMPO SOFT WOODWIND OPENING TO WARM ROMANTIC PASSIONATE ATMOSPHERE BY STRINGS. QUIET ENDING

15. SYMPHONY NO 4 IN F MINOR OP 36 3) SCHERZO - PIZZICATO OSTINATO (ABRIDGED VERSION) 00:03:18 OPENS WITH PIZZICATO STRINGS ANIMATED FEEL. LIGHT-HEARTED PLAYFUL WOODWIND AT 1.45 JAUNTY MOOD

16. SYMPHONY NO 4 IN F MINOR OP 36 4) FINALE ALLEGRO CON FUOCO 00:04:15 OPENS WITH UP TEMPO LARGE ORCHESTRAL RALLY PROUD DRAMATIC. AT 1.36 SOFTER ATMOSPHERE TO HEAVY ENDING

17. CONCERTO NO 1 IN B FLAT MINOR FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA OP 23 1 ALLEGRO NON TROPPO E MOLTO MAESTOSO(ABRIDGED VERSION) 00:08:27 STRONG FORCEFUL OPENING. HEAVY CHORDS AND ORCHESTRATION TO MEDIUM TEMPO FLOWING ROMANTIC THEME. SOLO PIANO SECTION. AT 2.27 STRINGS REJOIN. AT 3.56 BUILD TO UP TEMPO SECTION. AT 4.26 SOFT WOODWIND THEME ANSWERED BY PIANO. AT 7.14 SOFT LOVE THEME BEFORE HEAVY ENDING

18. SONG WITHOUT WORDS 00:03:34 MEDIUM TEMPO MELODIC THEME BY STRINGS AND HARP

19. SWAN LAKE ACT 2 OP 20(MONO) NO 11 SCENE TEMPO MODERATO 00:02:23 STRONG POWERFUL ROMANTIC POPULAR THEME. DRAMATIC WITH QUIET ENDING

20. SWAN LAKE ACT 2 OP 20(MONO) NO 13(I) DANCE OF THE SWANS - TEMPO DI VALSE 00:02:12 POPULAR WALTZ THEME FEATURING STRINGS AND WOODWIND

21. SWAN LAKE ACT 2 OP 20(MONO) NO 13(IV) ALLEGRO MODERATO 00:01:35 LIGHT DANCE ATMOSPHERE BY WOODWIND AND STRINGS IN PLAYFUL MOOD