The soloist enters with crashing D-flat major chords in his Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor.
A "Pezzo Elegiaco" and a massive set of variations are the two movements of his A minor piano trio, and he also wrote a set of Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra. He wrote a symphonic poem based on the fifth canto from Dante's Inferno, Francesca da Rimini. The soloist enters with crashing D-flat major chords in his Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor. His third symphony is sometimes known as the "Polish," and his last, whose second movement is a waltz-like piece in 5/4 time, is a B minor work usually referred to as the "Pathetique." FTP, identify this Russian composer also known for the 1812 Overture and ballets like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
A "Pezzo Elegiaco" and a massive set of variations are the two movements of his A minor piano trio, and he also wrote a set of Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky