Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Stravinsky & Shostakovich / Nelsons, CBSO

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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SHOSTAKOVICH STRAUSS STRAVIN
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Nelsons
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 15, 2019
    • UPC
      4011790987927
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ORF-C987199
    • LABEL
      Orfeo
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      9
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    2. I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    3. II. Andantino in modo di canzona

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    4. III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    5. IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    6. I. Andante - Allegro con anima

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    7. II. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    8. III. Valse: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    9. IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    10. Hamlet Fantasy Overture, Op. 67a

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    11. Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (3rd version, 1880)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    12. I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    13. II. Allegro con gracia

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    14. III. Allegro molto vivace

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    15. IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    16. Marche slave (Slavonic March), Op. 31

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    17. I. Lento lugubre - Moderato con moto

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    18. II. Vivace con spirito

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    19. III. Andante con moto

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    20. IV. Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    21. Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    22. Der Held (The Hero)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    23. Des Helden Widersacher (The Hero's Enemies)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    24. Des Helden Gefährtin (The Hero's Companion)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    25. Des Helden Walstatt (The Hero's Field of Battle)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    26. Des Helden Friedenswerke (The Hero's Works of Peace)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    27. Des Helden Weltflucht und Vollendung (The Hero's Withdrawal from the World)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    28. Einleitung -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    29. Von den Hinterweltlern -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    30. Von der grossen Sehnsucht -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    31. Von den Freuden-und Leidenschaften -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    32. Das Grablied -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    33. Von der Wissenschaft -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    34. Der Genesende -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    35. Das Tanzlied -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    36. Nachtwandlerlied

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    37. Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    38. Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op. 28, TrV 171

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    39. Nacht (Night) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    40. Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    41. Der Anstieg (The Ascent) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    42. Eintritt in den Wald (Entry into the Wood) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    43. Wanderung neben dem Bache (Wandering by the brook)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    44. Am Wasserfall (At the Waterfall) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    45. Erscheinung (Apparition) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    46. Auf blumigen Wiesen (On Flowering Meadows) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    47. Auf der Alm (On the Alpine Pasture) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    48. Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen (Straying through Thicket and Undergrowth) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    49. Auf dem Gletscher (On the Glacier) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    50. Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Dangerous Moments) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    51. Auf dem Gipfel (On the Summit) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    52. Vision

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    53. Nebel steigen auf (Mists rise) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    54. Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich (The Sun gradually darkens) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    55. Élégie

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    56. Stille vor dem Sturm (Calm before the Storm) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    57. Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunder and Storm, Descent) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    58. Sonnenuntergang (Sunset) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    59. Ausklang (Final Sounds) -

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    60. Nacht (Night)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    61. Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215: Dance of the Seven Veils

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    62. Applause

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Ensemble: Audience

    63. Introduction

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    64. Scene 1: Night. Kastchei's Enchanted Garden

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    65. Scene 1: The Firebird enters, pursued by Ivan Tsarevich

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    66. Scene 1: The Firebird's Dance

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    67. Scene 1: Ivan Tsarevich captures the Firebird

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    68. Scene 1: The Firebird begs to be released

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    69. Scene 1: Entrance of the Thirteen Enchanted Princesses

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    70. Scene 1: The Princesses play with the golden apples (Scherzo)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    71. Scene 1: Ivan Tsarevich appears

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    72. Scene 1: The Princesses' Khorovod (Round Dance)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    73. Scene 1: Daybreak

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    74. Scene 1: Ivan Tsarevich, entering Kastchei's palace …

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    75. Scene 1: Magic Carillon - Appearance of Kastchei's Guardian Monsters - Capture of Ivan Tsarevich

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    76. Scene 1: The entrance of Kastchei the Immortal

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    77. Scene 1: Dialogue between Kastchei and Ivan Tsarevich

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    78. Scene 1: The Princesses plead for mercy

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    79. Scene 1: The Firebird enters

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    80. Scene 1: Dance of Kastchei's retinue under the Firebird's magic spell

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    81. Scene 1: Infernal Dance of Kastchei and his subjects under the Firebird's magic spell

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    82. Scene 1: The Firebird's Lullaby

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    83. Scene 1: Kastchei awakens

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    84. Scene 1: Kastchei's death

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    85. Scene 1: Deep Darkness

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    86. Scene 2: Kastchei's spell is broken, his palace disappears, and the Petrified Knights return to life. General Thanksgiving …

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    87. I. Exaudi orationem meam, Domine

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    88. II. Expectans expectavi, Dominum

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    89. III. Alleluia. Laudate Dominum

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    90. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    91. II. Moderato (poco allegretto)

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    92. III. Adagio

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons

    93. IV. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andris Nelsons


Andris Nelsons, today simultaneously Principal Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, was discovered by Orfeo for the album. Christiane Delank, the long-standing artistic director of the label had taken him on to conduct the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in the recordings of the two violin concertos by Dmitri Shostakovich with Arabella Steinbacher and realized that in him one of the great conductors of his generation was maturing, a development that took place at breath-taking pace. When he was entrusted with conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, she won him over for the ambitious projects of a complete recording of the symphonies by Tchaikovsky (the first three symphonies were recorded, but no longer released following Nelsons’ departure to Boston) together with symphonic poems and other orchestral works by Richard Strauss and works by Stravinsky and Shostakovich. So, Orfeo had the privilege of documenting on album the Birmingham period, the first major international stage in Andris Nelsons’ career.

Excerpts of reviews from previously released volumes included in this set:

Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegel / Nelsons:

Don Juan has all the sparkle and the flood of testosterone that you might expect, dissolving into a string theme that is radiant with extrovert ambition. This is a reading full of passion and drive. Nelsons refuses to linger where some others do but keeps the adrenaline rushing throughout.

– MusicWeb International

Tchaikovsky: Francesca Da Rimini, Symphony No 4 / Nelsons:

In the last movement of the symphony Nelsons is just as blistering in tempo and febrile excitement as Svetlanov, and I never thought I would hear a living conductor equal that kind of intensity. These are great performances by a great conductor.

– Fanfare

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Symphony Of Psalms / Nelsons

Nelsons' interpretation of The Firebird has much in common with Boulez's New York recording for Sony--hyper-detailed (those three harps really tell), yet never at the expense of excitement. Emphasis on clarity also flatters the Symphony of Psalms, particularly in the central fugue. His fleet tempos come close to Stravinsky's own and project the quick outer movements with plenty of punch. This is a very good performance by any standard, and the sonics are impressively natural. If the coupling suits, then don't hesitate.

– ClassicsToday