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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Rouvali, Philharmonia Orchestra
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Rouvali, Philharmonia Orchestra

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Composer
TCHAIKOVSKY, PIOTR ILYICH
Artist
Rouvali
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Sep 04, 2020
Catalog #
SIGCD648
UPC
635212064825

About

A self-critical composer, Tchaikovsky once said “‘I listened to the Delibes ballet Sylvia... what charm, what elegance, what wealth of melody, rhythm, and harmony. I was ashamed, for if I had known of this music then, I would not have written Swan Lake.” It is ironic that Tchaikovsky’s own words should actually be applied to Swan Lake itself; “what charm, what elegance, what wealth of melody, rhythm, and harmony.”

In the 2019/20 season Santtu-Matias Rouvali continued as Chief Conductor of Gothenburg Symphony and as Principal Conductor Designate of the Philharmonia Orchestra, where he succeeds Esa-Pekka Salonen as Principal Conductor in 2021/22. Alongside these posts he retains his longstanding position as Chief Conductor with Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, close to his home in Finland. His international profile continues to flourish. He debuted the season with the New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic and Royal Concertgebouw orchestras in wide-ranging repertoire. He conducted the New York premiere of Bryce Dessner’s Wires, and at the Concertgebouw he conducted the world premiere of Ariadne by Theo Verbey, as well as Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex. He has built a loyal following internationally after successful tour concerts last season with Gothenburg Symphony in Vienna, where he returned in December to conduct the Wiener Symphoniker and Nicola Benedetti. In 2019/20 he returned to several orchestras across Europe, including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.

REVIEW:

Rouvali is a most agreeable Tchaikovskian, shaping the Act I Valse with a danceable lilt, and bringing rhythmic verve to the Dance of the Cygnets, and flamboyance to the Spanish and Neopolitan Dances.

– Sunday Times (UK)

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Act I: No. 2. Waltz 07:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: No. 2. Waltz
    Duration
    07:29
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  2. 2 Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: I. Intrada 02:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: I. Intrada
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  3. 3 Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: II. Andante sostenuto 02:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  4. 4 Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: III. Allegro semplice - Presto 01:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: III. Allegro semplice - Presto
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  5. 5 Act I: No. 8. Dance of the goblets 03:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: No. 8. Dance of the goblets
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  6. 6 Act II: No. 10. Scene 02:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II: No. 10. Scene
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  7. 7 Act II: No. 13. Dances of the swans: IV. Allegro moderato 01:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: No. 13. Dances of the swans: IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  8. 8 Act III: No. 18. Scene 01:42
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III: No. 18. Scene
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  9. 9 Act III: No. 19. Pas de six: Variation III - Variation IV 01:03
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act III: No. 19. Pas de six: Variation III - Variation IV
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  10. 10 Act III: No. 19b. Pas de deux: Introduction: Moderato - Andante 04:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act III: No. 19b. Pas de deux: Introduction: Moderato - Andante
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  11. 11 Act III: No. 21. Spanish Dance 02:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act III: No. 21. Spanish Dance
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  12. 12 Act III: No. 22. Neapolitan Dance 02:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act III: No. 22. Neapolitan Dance
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali
  13. 13 Act IV: No. 29. Finale 07:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act IV: No. 29. Finale
    Duration
    07:12
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Santtu-Matias Rouvali