The Tempest, Op. 18
This guide follows Tchaikovsky’s The Tempest, Op. 18 (1873) in one part.
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Follow all 8 sections as they play
– 0:06–24:58
The opens with the sea (section A), and the same music to the piece, as the printed programme begins and ends with the sea. In between, the timeline marks six changes of scene (sections B, C, D, E, D again and G). The programme lists the storm, the island, the first stirrings of love, Ariel, Caliban, the lovers' passion and Prospero's farewell to his magic. Listen for the grotesque Caliban music and for the love music, which recalls Romeo and Juliet.
- A
- B
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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