Analekta
Saint-Saens & Tchaikovsky / Gabel, Tetreault, Quebec Symphony
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Details
- Composer
- SAINT-SAENS TCHAIKOVSKY
- Artist
- Gabel, Tetreault
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Analekta
- Released
- Oct 30, 2012
- Catalog #
- AN29881
- UPC
- 774204988128
About
The early 1870s saw Saint-Saëns driven by a constant desire to surpass himself, which led to several powerful compositions, including the Cello Concerto No. 1. His creative decisions—the expressive treatment of the solo part, the thematic concentration, the concise orchestral developments, the juxtaposition of contrasts, the lack of a traditional orchestral introduction, and the merging of the usual three movements into one—place this concerto in a class of its own.
When German cellist Wilhelm Fitzenhagen—a colleague of Tchaikovsky’s at the Moscow Conservatory who took part in the premieres of three of the latter’s string quartets—received the Variations on a Rococo Theme in 1877, which he had commissioned from Tchaikovsky, he immediately took it on tour.
Quickly realizing how deeply moving audiences found the third variation, “Andante” (they frequently applauded it), Fitzenhagen decided to rework the score by moving this variation to the end and rewriting certain transitions. Tchaikovsky was unaware of this until the work was published in 1889.
Although outraged, the composer let the publication stand, and Tchaikovsky’s original version would not be heard again before 1941; indeed, most cellists did not start playing the original version until the late 1970s.
When German cellist Wilhelm Fitzenhagen—a colleague of Tchaikovsky’s at the Moscow Conservatory who took part in the premieres of three of the latter’s string quartets—received the Variations on a Rococo Theme in 1877, which he had commissioned from Tchaikovsky, he immediately took it on tour.
Quickly realizing how deeply moving audiences found the third variation, “Andante” (they frequently applauded it), Fitzenhagen decided to rework the score by moving this variation to the end and rewriting certain transitions. Tchaikovsky was unaware of this until the work was published in 1889.
Although outraged, the composer let the publication stand, and Tchaikovsky’s original version would not be heard again before 1941; indeed, most cellists did not start playing the original version until the late 1970s.
Tracklist 14 tracks
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1 I. Allegro non troppo 05:30
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro non troppo
- Duration
- 05:30
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
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2 II. Allegretto con moto 05:08
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Allegretto con moto
- Duration
- 05:08
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
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3 III. Allegro non troppo 08:41
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegro non troppo
- Duration
- 08:41
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
4 Theme: Moderato quasi andante 02:31
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Theme: Moderato quasi andante
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
5 Variation 1 00:59
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Variation 1
- Duration
- 00:59
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
6 Variation 2 01:17
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Variation 2
- Duration
- 01:17
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
7 Variation 3 03:51
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Variation 3
- Duration
- 03:51
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
8 Variation 4 02:03
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Variation 4
- Duration
- 02:03
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
9 Variation 5 04:08
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Variation 5
- Duration
- 04:08
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
10 Variation 6 02:37
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Variation 6
- Duration
- 02:37
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
11 Variation 7 - Coda 02:12
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Variation 7 - Coda
- Duration
- 02:12
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
12 Allegro appassionato in B Minor, Op. 43 03:55
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Allegro appassionato in B Minor, Op. 43
- Duration
- 03:55
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
13 Pezzo capriccioso in B Minor, Op. 62 07:03
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Pezzo capriccioso in B Minor, Op. 62
- Duration
- 07:03
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel
-
14 Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan (arr. for cello, harp and orchestra) 03:30
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan (arr. for cello, harp and orchestra)
- Duration
- 03:30
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Performer
- Stéphane Tétreault, Isabelle Fortier
- Ensemble
- Orchestre symphonique de Québec
- Conductor
- Fabien Gabel