His first symphony depicts the "Land of Desolation, Land of Mists" and is nicknamed "Winter Daydreams."
This composer's time in Clarens, Switzerland saw the writing of his D major violin concerto. His first symphony depicts the "Land of Desolation, Land of Mists" and is nicknamed "Winter Daydreams." His last symphony in B minor contains a bassoon solo marked pppppp. A poem by Lord Byron inspired this man's unnumbered Manfred Symphony. This man's Marche Slave was inspired by the piece "God Save the Tsar," which also can be heard in this man's piece celebrating the defense of the French invasion of Russia. The last of this man's symphonies is the Pathetique. For 10 points, name this composer of the 1812 Overture and the ballet The Nutcracker.
This composer's time in Clarens, Switzerland saw the writing of his D major violin concerto.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky