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Nina Kotova plays Tchaikovsky
Delos

Nina Kotova plays Tchaikovsky

$18.99

Details

Composer
TCHAIKOVSKY, PIOTR ILYICH
Artist
Kotova, Fedoseyev
Format
CD
Label
Delos
Released
Sep 08, 2017
Catalog #
DE 3531
UPC
013491353128

About

“… a strong and individual artist whose depth of feeling and technical control are never in doubt.” (Gramophone) This lush and lovely album offers beguiling masterpieces for cello and orchestra by Russia’s most revered composer- played to perfection by the musical team of renowned Russian-American cellist Nina Kotova, with the legendary Russian maestro Vladimir Fedoseyev leading Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra- all musicians who have these soulful pieces in their very bones. Kotova and company begin with Tchaikovsky’s lively Pezzo capriccioso before serving listeners the main course: one of the world’s most beloved works for cello and orchestra, the gorgeous Variations on a Rococo Theme. Then the cellist bows out as we are treated to one of the composer’s greatest orchestral pieces of smaller scale, the shimmering Serenade for Strings. In all, it’s a program filled with soaring melodies and sheer musical delight.

REVIEW:

What’s so singularly impressive about Kotova’s interpretation and exposition of Tchaikovsky is her awareness of the music’s meaning. This allows her to eschew exhibitionism and translate Tchaikovsky’s musical purpose with pensive meticulous introspection.

Her understanding and elucidation of Tchaikovsky is nonpareil, flamboyant yet measured, but still emanating the turbulence of the music’s emotional impact. Her technique is immaculate and, in combination with her intuitive feel for Tchaikovsky, the end result is a confection of pure elegance.

– Huffington Post

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Pezzo capriccioso in B Minor, Op. 62 06:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    Pezzo capriccioso in B Minor, Op. 62
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Nina Kotova
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  2. 2 Theme: Moderato quasi andante 02:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    Theme: Moderato quasi andante
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Nina Kotova
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  3. 3 Variation 1: Tempo della thema 00:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Variation 1: Tempo della thema
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Nina Kotova
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  4. 4 Variation 2: Tempo della thema 01:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    Variation 2: Tempo della thema
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Nina Kotova
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  5. 5 Variation 3: Andante sostenuto 03:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    Variation 3: Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Nina Kotova
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  6. 6 Variation 4: Andante grazioso 01:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    Variation 4: Andante grazioso
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Nina Kotova
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  7. 7 Variation 5: Allegro moderato 03:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    Variation 5: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Nina Kotova
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  8. 8 Variation 6: Andante 02:42
    Track
    8
    Title
    Variation 6: Andante
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Nina Kotova
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  9. 9 Variation 7 - Coda: Allegro vivo 02:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Variation 7 - Coda: Allegro vivo
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Nina Kotova
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  10. 10 I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina 10:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina
    Duration
    10:44
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  11. 11 II. Walzer 04:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Walzer
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  12. 12 III. Elegie 10:27
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Elegie
    Duration
    10:27
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev
  13. 13 IV. Finale 08:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Finale
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vladimir Fedoseyev