# Tchaikovsky's most famous works

Ballets, operas, symphonies and pieces heard all over the world: from Swan Lake to the Pathétique.

- 49 votes · 17 items
- May 10, 2021 · Иван Васильев
- https://even.best/en/l/3217/tchaikovsky-s-most-famous-works

## Top 17

1. **Swan Lake** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 1877. The most famous ballet in the world.
2. **Eugene Onegin** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 1879. The opera based on Pushkin's novel in verse.
3. **Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1893. His last symphony, premiered nine days before his death.
4. **The Sleeping Beauty** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1890. The ballet based on Perrault's tale.
5. **Piano Concerto No. 1** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1875. The famous opening with piano chords.
6. **Violin Concerto** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1878. One of the peaks of the violin repertoire.
7. **Album for the Young** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1878. Pieces for young pianists.
8. **The Nutcracker** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 1892. The Christmas tale and the "Waltz of the Flowers".
9. **The Queen of Spades** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1890. The opera about Hermann and the secret of the three cards.
10. **Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — One of the most famous love themes in music.
11. **Symphony No. 5** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1888. A fate theme leading to a triumphant finale.
12. **The Seasons** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1876. Twelve piano pieces, one for each month.
13. **Serenade for Strings** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1880. One of the composer's own favourites.
14. **Capriccio Italien** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 1880. Impressions of a trip to Rome.
15. **1812 Overture** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1880. With bells and cannon fire.
16. **Symphony No. 4** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1878. Dedicated to Nadezhda von Meck.
17. **Marche slave** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 1876. Written during the Serbian-Turkish War.

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