Great Composers in Words & Music - Tchaikovsky

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Naxos
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May 26, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Ildiko Raimondi, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfo
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 26, 2023
    • UPC
      747313836970
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8578369
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Introduction

    2. Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: By a Lake: Scene: The swans swim on the lake (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Halász

    3. Can there be music more instantly recognisable, more wildly popular, more beautifully scored? Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's 1876 ballet Swan Lake is nowadays considered a classic…

    4. Marche slave (Slavonic March), Op. 31 (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser

    5. We heard an extract from Tchaikovsky's 1876 orchestral piece Marche slave ('Slavonic March')…

    6. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 6: Aria: Vedrai, carino (excerpt)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

      Performer: Ildikó Raimondi

      Conductor: Michael Halász

    7. Tchaikovsky's arrival at the preparatory school in St Petersburg, some 1,000 miles from the family home in Alapayevsk…

    8. Moy geniy, moy angel, moy drug (My Genius, My Angel, My Friend)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, Ljuba Orfenova

    9. Tchaikovsky graduated from the School of Jurisprudence on 25 May 1859…

    10. Groza (The Storm), Op. 76 (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    11. On graduation at the end of 1865, Tchaikovsky was offered the role of music theory teacher at the soon-to-open Moscow Conservatory…

    12. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17, "Little Russian": I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern

      Conductor: Christoph Poppen

    13. Around this time, the early 1870s, Tchaikovsky enjoyed some success as an aspiring composer…

    14. Oprichnik (The Oprichnik), Act I: Pochudilis' mne budito golosa i shum shagov (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Cagliari Theatre Orchestra

      Performer: Elena Lassoskaya

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    15. Towards the end of 1874, the same year in which The Oprichnik premiered, Tchaikovsky began to work on what would become one of his most popular works…

    16. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Bernd Glemser

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    17. The mid-1870s witnessed the further development of Tchaikovsky's career, and his increasing popularity with listeners…

    18. Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Colorado Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    19. In the years that followed his ill-fated marriage, Tchaikovsky became reclusive…

    20. 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Theodore Kuchar

    21. In the mid-1880s, Tchaikovsky decided to return to the Moscow region and settle down…

    22. Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61, "Mozartiana": III. Preghiera: Andante non tanto (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

      Conductor: Stefan Sanderling

    23. In the final years of Tchaikovsky's life, his compositional pace seemed to increase…

    24. The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: Valse (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Mogrelia

    25. A second example from the ballet illustrates Tchaikovsky's characteristically atmospheric musical style…

    26. The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act II: Panorama (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Mogrelia

    27. Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892…

    28. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II Tableau 3: Coda

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

      Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev

    29. Although the Tsar, present at the final dress rehearsal, was complimentary towards Tchaikovsky and enthusiastic about The Nutcracker…

    30. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathétique": IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso (excerpt)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Antoni Wit


Is there any music more instantly recognisable and beautifully scored than Tchaikovsky’s wildly popular ballet Swan Lake? These and other works have become enduring classics, yet they were not uncontroversial in Tchaikovsky’s day, and there are those that still wonder if his style is fundamentally European or ardently Russian. Find out more about Tchaikovsky’s childhood obsession with music, his turbulent relationships with friends and colleagues, and how he overcame the deepest of personal crises to transcend all with a creative ambition that has left us with some of the greatest music ever written. The narrative is illustrated with musical excerpts from Piano Concerto No. 1, Symphonies Nos. 4 and 6, the 1812 Overture,The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, among others.