Tchaikovsky: None But The Lonely Heart / Nishizaki, Breiner, Queensland SO

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
November 1, 2001
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      TCHAIKOVSKY
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Queensland Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Takako, Peter, Nishizaki, Breiner
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 01, 2001
    • UPC
      747313533220
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8555332
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Forgive, Op. 60, No. 8

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    2. If only I had known, Op. 47, No. 1

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    3. Was I not a little blade of grass, Op. 47, No. 7

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    4. 2 radiant eyes, Op. 16, No. 5

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    5. Behind the window of the shadow, Op. 60, No. 10

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    6. Amid the din of the ball, Op. 38, No. 3

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    7. The Canary, Op. 25, No. 4

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    8. Why?, Op. 6, No. 5

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    9. My spoiled darling, Op. 27, No. 6

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    10. Tell me what in the shade of the branches, Op. 57, No. 1

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    11. Why did I dream of you? Op. 28, No. 3

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    12. Not a word, O my friend, Op. 6, No. 2

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    13. The fearful minute, Op. 28, No. 6

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    14. I should like in a single word

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    15. He loved me so much, Op. 28, No. 4

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    16. I opened the window, Op. 63, No. 2

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    17. None but the lonely heart, Op. 6, No. 6

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    18. Frenzied nights, Op. 60, No. 6

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    19. Reconciliation, Op. 25, No. 1

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    20. Night, Op. 60, No. 9

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    21. Death, Op. 57, No. 5

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    22. Pimpinella Op. 38, No. 6

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Queensland Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki

      Conductor: Peter Breiner


This inventive album presents Tchaikovsky's occasionally heard songs in arrangements for violin and orchestra by Peter Breiner. Although the songs may not often be performed today by singers, these irresistible melodies provide justification enough to be heard in this almost equally satisfying form: "Why?", "Not a word, O my friend", and "The fearful minute" are among the composer's most inspired creations and should be heard more often. A few, however, such as the ever-popular "None But the Lonely Heart", need the soulful evocation of the human voice to make their full effect. Ljuba Kazarnovskaya's vocal recital (also on Naxos) demonstrates what a great singer can bring to this impassioned music.

But overall Takako Nishizaki's beautiful singing tone and sweetly-wrought phrasing, partnered with Breiner's affectionate conducting, make these transcriptions pleasing and satisfying musical experiences, even without the love poems that were Tchaikovsky's main impetus. My only caveat concerns the disc's tracking order: placing so many slow and similar-key selections together unavoidably engenders feelings of monotony. But since this easily can be remedied with the CD's programmability, there's no reason for you to hesitate about obtaining this serene, relaxing disc. Naxos' atmospheric recording balances Nishizaki's violin significantly forward relative to the orchestra.

--Victor Carr Jr., ClassicsToday.com