Tchaikovsky - one of the giants of world music

Often it is only by experiencing historical phenomena in person that it becomes possible to appreciate their full significance. I always understood that Tchaikovsky was one of classical music's giants, but until I saw his statue in the grounds of his house in Klin, I had no idea just what an enormous man he really was. Tanya is shown here enjoying a joke with the composer of the theme tune for On the Beach, the film of Neville Shute's novel about nuclear winter. Dah, dah, dah, dah, dun, daaah, di, dun, di, dun, di, dun, dah... и так далее