Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Rouvali, Philharmonia Orchestra

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Signum Classics
Release Date
September 4, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      TCHAIKOVSKY, PIOTR ILYICH
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Philharmonia Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Rouvali
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 04, 2020
    • UPC
      635212064825
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD648
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Act I: No. 2. Waltz

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    2. Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: I. Intrada

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    3. Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: II. Andante sostenuto

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    4. Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: III. Allegro semplice - Presto

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    5. Act I: No. 8. Dance of the goblets

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    6. Act II: No. 10. Scene

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    7. Act II: No. 13. Dances of the swans: IV. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    8. Act III: No. 18. Scene

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    9. Act III: No. 19. Pas de six: Variation III - Variation IV

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    10. Act III: No. 19b. Pas de deux: Introduction: Moderato - Andante

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    11. Act III: No. 21. Spanish Dance

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    12. Act III: No. 22. Neapolitan Dance

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    13. Act IV: No. 29. Finale

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali


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)