Tchaikovsky: Hamlet, Etc / Simon, Kelly, London So, Et Al

$13.99
Label
Chandos
Release Date
August 1, 2003
Format
Added to Cart! View cart or continue shopping.


    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      TCHAIKOVSKY, PYOTR IL'YICH
    • PERFORMER
      Janis, Derek, Kelly, Geoffrey, London So, Hammond-Stroud, Simon
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 01, 2003
    • UPC
      095115110829
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 10108 X
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Festival Overture on the Danish National Hymn, Op. 15

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    2. Overture

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    3. Act I Scene 1: Melodrame: First appearance of Ghost

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    4. Act I Scene 4: Fanfare: A Flourish of Trumpets

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    5. Act I Scene 4: Melodrame: Appearance of Ghost to Hamlet

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    6. Act I Scene 5: Melodrame: The Ghost tells Hamlet of his father's murder

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    7. Act II: Entr'acte: Prelude to Scene 1 and first appearance in the play of Ophelia

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    8. Act II Scene 2: Fanfare: A Room in the Castle - Flourish

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    9. Act III: Entr'acte: Prelude to Scene 1 which features Hamlet's soliloquy

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    10. Act III Scene 2: Fanfare: A Flourish

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    11. Act III Scene 2: Fanfare: The Dumb Show enters

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    12. Act III Scene 2: Melodrame: The Players enact the Scene of the Poisoning

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    13. Act IV: Entr'acte: Prelude to Scene 1 - A Room in the Castle

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    14. Act IV Scene 5: Scene d'Ophelie: Elsinore - Ophelia's Mad Scene

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Janis Kelly

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    15. Act IV Scene 5: Deuxieme scene d'Ophelie: Re-enter Ophelia, fantastically dressed with straws and flowers

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Janis Kelly

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    16. Act V: Entr'acte: Prelude to Scene 1 - A Churchyard

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    17. Act V Scene 1: Chant du Fossoyeur

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Derek Hammond-Stroud

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    18. Act V Scene 1: Marche funebre

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    19. Act V Scene 2: Fanfare: Trumpets sound

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    20. Act V Scene 2: Marche finale

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon


"One of the recurring pleasures of the introduction of the Compact Disc is the unexpected appearance of rare repertoire—here for instance some virtually unknown music of Tchaikovsky—when not all the symphonies are yet available in that format. I praised the original LP set from all points of view—enterprise, first-rate performances (Geoffrey Simon is a splendid Tchaikovskian) and superb recording. The LPs (and tapes) were so good that one could not expect the CDs to be so much better. Yet they are very impressive...
It is the Hamlet incidental music that resonates in the memory most strongly—there is some really lovely music here—especially the two entr'actes for strings, which show the composer at his most inspired and they are beautifully played. The recording gives the most natural and delicate effect, enhanced by the background silence, while the wide dynamic range is most effective in the more histrionic passages included here.
This is a set not to be missed by any dedicated Tchaikovsky-lover..."

From the GRAMOPHONE review of the original CD release (Chandos 8310/1)