This angelic yet sinister oboe theme

Описание к видео This angelic yet sinister oboe theme

Another one of Tchaikovsky's intriguing melodies, where so much is achieved with so little. Here, the blend between folk melody and classical tradition is so seamless that it creates something infinitely iconic and recognisable. Tchaikovsky's orchestration in Swan Lake is minimal but effective, with a reedy oboe solo over a glimmering texture of string tremolos which to me evokes an image of ghostly moonlight over a lake. The almost immediate contrast with an orchestra tutti with the same theme is tragic and shows the depth of Tchaikovsky's orchestration genius.

recording (Fedoseyev):    • Swan Lake Suite Piter Tchaikovesky  

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