What was Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky famous for?
Tchaikovsky wrote 11 operas, four concertos, six symphonies, a great number of songs and short piano pieces, three ballets, three string quartets, suites and symphonic poems, and numerous other works. Possibly his best known works include his Symphonie Pathétique, three ballets – The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty – and the 1812 Overture, which utilises a real cannon to bring the music to a final climax.
