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Tchaikovsky: Overtures, Vol. 2 / Chauhan, BBC Scottish Symphony
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Tchaikovsky: Overtures, Vol. 2 / Chauhan, BBC Scottish Symphony

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Details

Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artist
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Format
SACD
Label
Chandos
Released
Mar 15, 2024
Catalog #
CHSA 5331
UPC
095115533123

About

Alpesh Chauhan’s début recording for Chandos – Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (CHSA 5300) – met with widespread critical acclaim and awards, including recording of the week for both The Times and Presto Music, and the BBC Music magazine’s Orchestral Choice. This second volume – with the same forces – offers equally crisp and attentive playing from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, in another album that mixes well-known and less-heard Tchaikovsky. Three purely orchestral works form the core of the programme: Fatum (an early concert piece inspired by and dedicated to Balakirev), Hamlet (the last of his Shakespeare-inspired pieces), and Capriccio italien. These are interspersed with works conceived for the theatre: the Introduction to his opera The Queen of Spades and excerpts from The Oprichnik (an early opera) and The Snow Maiden (incidental music for a play by Ostrovsky). The album was recorded in Glasgow City Halls in SURROUND-SOUND and is available as a hybrid SACD.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Fatum (Fate), Op. 77 16:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fatum (Fate), Op. 77
    Duration
    16:14
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alpesh Chauhan
  2. 2 The Oprichnik, Act IV: Danses 06:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    The Oprichnik, Act IV: Danses
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alpesh Chauhan
  3. 3 Hamlet Fantasy Overture, Op. 67a 18:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    Hamlet Fantasy Overture, Op. 67a
    Duration
    18:48
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alpesh Chauhan
  4. 4 Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), Op. 68: Overture 04:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), Op. 68: Overture
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alpesh Chauhan
  5. 5 Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 14:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
    Duration
    14:33
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alpesh Chauhan
  6. 6 Prologue: Introduction 05:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prologue: Introduction
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alpesh Chauhan
  7. 7 Act II: Melodrama 05:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: Melodrama
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alpesh Chauhan
  8. 8 Act III: Dance of the Tumblers 04:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III: Dance of the Tumblers
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alpesh Chauhan